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04 July

In an online survey of 1,300 U.S. adults, mostly women, the researchers found that participants who had an exercise routine the majority of the time showed the greatest success in maintaining weight loss, while those who exercised irregularly “did not demonstrate sufficient self-control” to maintain their weight loss. The scientists theorized that the group that exercised regularly had better control over their calories because they were exercising more often, not necessarily because they’d eaten fewer calories while at the gym.

“If someone is exercising regularly and consistently, they might get hungry or have trouble being disciplined to eat less when they’re not exercising,” says study researcher Carsten Kahl, Ph.D., of the University of Florida’s Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. …

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