Live
- DMK analysis predicts victory for INDIA bloc in TN but concedes gains for BJP and NDA too
- India showcasing innovative technologies at World Energy Congress
- IPL 2024: Mitchell comes in for Ravindra as Lucknow opt to bowl first against Chennai
- La Liga: Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao, Spain's longest-running sibling rivalry set for new chapter
- ED attaches properties valued over Rs 55 cr in VMC Systems bank fraud case
- India carries out successful launch of medium-range ballistic missile's new version
- K'taka BJP files complaint with EC over Congress' protest on Vidhana Soudha premises
- Time for Global South to assume greater role: EAM Jaishankar at ASEAN meet
- Rajender Rao is Congress candidate for Karimnagar Lok Sabha : Ponnam
- Part-2 sequel of fraud of Congress is being witnessed by people: KTR
Obese women get only one hour of exercise
Highlights
Obese Women Get Only One Hour Of Exercise
Washington: A new study suggests that obese women get an average of one hour of exercise annually.
Researchers analyzed data from a 2005-2006 government survey that included nearly 2,600 adults between ages 20 and 74. They studied participants' weight, diet and sleeping patterns, in addition to analyzing exercise levels as measured by an accelerometer.
They concluded that the average obese woman exercised vigorously for about an hour a year. Vigorous activity was defined as an activity that burns fat, such as jogging or jumping rope. Obese men exercised for around 3.6 hours per year.
"They're living their lives from one chair to another," Edward Archer, a research fellow with the Nutrition Obesity Research Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham told HealthDay.
"We didn't realize we were that sedentary. There are some people who are vigorously active, but it's offset by the huge number of individuals who are inactive," he said.
Next Story
ADVERTISEMENT
