Vigorous exercise reduces weight gain risk
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- People who say they do about 30 minutes of jogging, bicycling or swimming a day were twice as likely to maintain a stable weight, a U.S. study found.
Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine researchers said a consistently high level of physical activity -- 30 minutes a day of vigorous activity -- from young adulthood into middle age increases the odds of maintaining a stable weight and lessens the amount of weight gained over time.
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"The results will hopefully encourage young people to become more active and to maintain high activity over a lifetime," Hankinson said in a statement.