Walking for the management of obesity

M Fogelholm - Disease Management & Health Outcomes, 2005 - Springer
Walking during weight reduction leads to modest weight loss, abdominal fat loss, and total
fat loss. The response is barely observable at a prescribed level of 150–200 min/wk. Hence …

The influence of age, sex and body mass index on the effectiveness of brisk walking for obesity management in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

L Mabire, R Mani, L Liu… - Journal of Physical …, 2017 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Brisk walking is the most popular activity for obesity management for adults.
We aimed to identify whether participant age, sex and body mass index (BMI) influenced the …

The effects of exclusive walking on lipids and lipoproteins in women with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AM Ballard, A Davis, B Wong, R Lyn… - American Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To evaluate the effects of walking, independent of diet and weight-loss, on lipids
and lipoproteins in women with overweight and obesity. Data Source Academic Search …

Further evidence for the benefits of walking

ME Nelson, SC Folta - The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2009 - ajcn.nutrition.org
How much physical activity is necessary for long-term weight maintenance? Thisisoneofthekeyquestionsaddressedbyth…
Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee as it met over the last yeartodevelopthenation' …

Validation of the intensity of walking for pleasure in obese adults

AP Hills, NM Byrne, S Wearing, T Armstrong - Preventive Medicine, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND.: Despite evidence that 'walking for pleasure'represents the most common
leisure-time physical activity, the exercise intensity associated with 'walking for pleasure'in …

Dose–response effect of walking exercise on weight loss. How much is enough?

J Bond Brill, AC Perry, L Parker, A Robinson… - International journal of …, 2002 - nature.com
OBJECTIVE: Exercise is the cornerstone of behavioral weight loss programs. The total
volume of exercise needed to both promote weight loss and elicit health benefits has not …

The role of free-living daily walking in human weight gain and obesity

JA Levine, SK McCrady, LM Lanningham-Foster… - Diabetes, 2008 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—Diminished daily physical activity explains, in part, why obesity and diabetes
have become worldwide epidemics. In particular, chair use has replaced ambulation, so that …

Daily walking combined with diet therapy is a useful means for obese NIDDM patients not only to reduce body weight but also to improve insulin sensitivity

K Yamanouchi, T Shinozaki, K Chikada… - Diabetes …, 1995 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of walking combined with diet therapy (1,000–1,600
kcal/day) on insulin sensitivity in obese non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) …

Walking, lipids, and lipoproteins: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

GA Kelley, KS Kelley, ZV Tran - Preventive medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
Background. The purpose of this study was to use the meta-analytic approach to examine
the effects of walking on lipids and lipoproteins in adults. Methods. Randomized controlled …

Effect of a Long Bout Versus Short Bouts of Walking on Weight Loss During a Weight‐Loss Diet: A Randomized Trial

A Madjd, MA Taylor, A Delavari, R Malekzadeh… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different daily physical activity (PA)
frequencies, while maintaining the same daily volume of PA, on weight loss, carbohydrate …