Losing weight requires at least 250 minutes of exercise per week
Adults need at least 250 minutes per week – divided into 50 minutes of physical exercise, do five days a week – to lose much weight, according to the latest recommendations of the Department of Health and Human Services U.S. ( U.S. Department of Health & Human Services).
“In the midst of a real health crisis related to what we eat and our slow progress in changing eating behaviors, they are designed to provide understanding and clarification of the role of physical activity and its relationship with the weight, “said Joseph E. Donnelly, chairman of the committee that wrote the report. “Now that we have the latest information on the quantitative importance of physical activity into the equation, we can continue the education process to help people who struggle with their weight.”
If you try to maintain your weight rather than lose weight, you could get away with 5 training sessions of 30 minutes per week. The report recommends that adults get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week to prevent any significant weight gain.
However, adults are overweight or obese are more likely to achieve their goals with at least 250 minutes of physical activity. The report also recommends training in weight lifting or weight during exercise to increase fat free mass (ie muscle mass) and further reduce health risks.
We remind you that the terms “overweight” and “obese” are defined by calculating the Body Mass Index (BMI).
The weight management remains a major problem for public health, the report says. Over 66% of American adults are overweight or obese. People can reduce their risk of chronic diseases with a reduction of only 2% to 3% of excess weight.