Importance Obesity in adolescence has reached epidemic proportions around the world,
with the prevalence of severe obesity increasing at least 4-fold over the last 35 years. Most …

Background Discerning the determinants of weight loss maintenance is important in the
planning of future interventions and policies regarding overweight and obesity. We have …

One of the biggest challenges in the management of obesity is the prevention of weight
regain after successful weight loss. Weight regain after weight loss has large interindividual …

Greater effects of high- compared with moderate-intensity interval training on cardio-metabolic
variables, blood leptin concentr Page 1 Biology of Sport, Vol. 33 No2, 2016 145 High-intensity …

Abstract Objectives Fewer than 1.5% of women with obesity in the USA are physically active
at recommended levels. High-intensity interval exercise (HIIE) has been proposed as a …

Physical activity and exercise guidelines for weight management call for at least 60 min of
daily activity. However, these documents fail to acknowledge that almost no obese adults …

Background The existence of metabolic adaptation, following weight loss, remains a
controversial issue. To our knowledge, no study has evaluated the role of energy balance …

Background The existence of metabolic adaptation, at the level of resting metabolic rate
(RMR), remains highly controversial, likely due to lack of standardization of participants' …

The purpose of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in the obese person, as in any
cardiopulmonary exercise test, is to determine the patient's exercise tolerance, and to help …

Weight regain remains the main challenge in obesity management, and its etiology remains
elusive. The aim of the present review was to revise the available evidence regarding the …