What’s good in fitness? More time in the gym. The recommended half an hour of exercise a day may not be enough to stop weight gain.
According to a US study of 34,000 women, an hour a day of moderate exercise is needed to fight the flab.
Overweight women need to diet as well as exercise, a Harvard team reports in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
“Firstly once overweight, it may be too late because physical activity – at least, at levels carried out by study participants – was not associated with less weight gain.
“Second, sustaining high levels of physical activity (60 minutes a day) is needed to successfully maintain normal BMI and prevent weight gain.” Read the full article… news.bbc.co.uk
