Something to Think About on the Treadmill

A research study of more than 5,000 middle-aged people published in the International Journal of Obesity found that each one-minute improvement in treadmill time significantly minimized weight gain by about 1.3 pounds during a follow-up period after a two-year cardiorespiratory fitness program. Further, each one-minute improvement in treadmill time reduced the chance of an 11-pound weight gain by 14 percent in men and by 9 percent in women and the chance of a 22-pound gain by 21 percent in both men and women. These and other findings suggest that increasing amounts of physical activity may be necessary to effectively maintain a constant body weight with increasing age.

- From The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center's Lifetime Health Letter

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