Physical Activity and Long-Term Maintenance of Weight Loss

To examine the effect of exercise on the long‐term maintenance of weight loss, two types of literature were reviewed ‐ correlational studies of predictors of long‐term weight loss, and randomized trials comparing diet, exercise, and the combination of diet plus exercise. Both literatures were striking in the consistency with which activity emerged as a determinant of long‐term maintenance of weight loss. The benefits of exercise for long‐term...