Open AccessTemporal patterns of physical activity in successful weight loss maintainers
Author(s) -
Seth A. Creasy,
Paul R. Hibbing,
Eleanor Cotton,
Kate Lyden,
Danielle M. Ostendorf,
Erik A. Willis,
Zhaoxing Pan,
Edward L. Melanson,
Victoria A. Catenacci
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.663
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1476-5497
pISSN - 0307-0565
DOI - 10.1038/s41366-021-00877-4
Subject(s) - weight loss , medicine , obesity , overweight , physical activity , morning , body mass index , cohort , zoology , endocrinology , demography , physical therapy , biology , sociology
Individuals successful at weight loss maintenance engage in high amounts of physical activity (PA). Understanding how and when weight loss maintainers accumulate PA within a day and across the week may inform PA promotion strategies and recommendations for weight management.