weight maintenance
Are you familiar with reverse dieting? Learn more about this popular dietary approach, whether there’s science behind it, and whether it can help you with weight loss maintenance after weight loss.
Weight training vs. cardio for weight loss – which has more advantages? You should probably do some of both, but don’t neglect the weights. Here are five ways weight training trumps cardio for building a leaner, tighter physique.
A new study shows that physical activity is important for maintaining your body weight once you lose a significant amount of weight. It’s also essential for healthy body composition. Here’s why exercise must be part of your weight maintenance arsenal.
Losing weight is only part of the battle. It’s even tougher to avoid regaining the weight you shed! What’s the secret? A study identified the most important factor that determines successfully weight maintenance. Find out what it is.
Recently, small studies have suggested that what you eat and how much is more important for controlling weight than physical activity. Don’t be too quick to believe it. According to a new study, exercise trumps diet for weight control as you age. Get the full story.
After losing weight, you need a sound nutritional and exercise strategy to keep from undoing all your hard work. How much you eat matters but so does the composition of your diet. Find out what a new study shows about diet composition and weight maintenance.
Think you’re home free after losing weight? Now comes the hard part – weight loss maintenance. How can you prevent weight regain? According to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, five habits are important for maintaining your new weight once you’ve lost it. Find out what they are.
Losing weight is part of the battle but maintaining it can be tough too. One problem is resting metabolic rate slows down after weight loss. That means you have to reduce your calorie intake to compensate. On a positive note, research suggests that altering the composition of what you eat may reduce the compensatory decline in metabolic rate that happens after weight loss. Find out more.
You’ve lost weight? Congratulations! Now comes the hard part – keeping it off. Unfortunately, sometimes your body works against here. Here are three hormones that make it more difficult to maintain your new weight once you’ve lost it.
What’s more challenging than losing weight? Maintaining it long-term after you’re lost it. This article looks at research on weight maintenance and what distinguishes successful weight maintainers from those who gain back the weight they lost over time.
It’s an unfortunate fact that most people who lose a significant amount of weight gain a significant amount of it back over time. Statistics show that up to 90% of people who lose weight regain it back within 5 years. Why is weight maintenance so difficult?
Even if you were able to lose weight without exercising, you still need exercise to keep those unwanted pounds from coming back. Find out why and how much exercise is best for preventing weight regain.
