Adults who follow exercise guidelines still gain weight

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Adults who follow exercise guidelines still gain weight

By Ronnie Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people who want to avoid packing on extra pounds, a new study suggests going above and beyond commonly cited exercise guidelines. “Current recommendations of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise or 60 minutes of vigorous exercise per week might not be sufficient to prevent long-term weight gain,” lead researcher Trine Moholdt told Reuters Health in an email. Moholdt, from the KG Jebsen Center of Exercise in Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, advocates as big a dose of exercise as possible to stave off chronic illnesses and maintain weight. But the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sets a lower bar, recommending at least 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity for general health, though in prior research that amount has failed to be sufficient for weight control.

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