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Successful weight loss maintainers and normal-weight individuals engage in significantly more light-intensity physical activity (LPA) and spend less time in sedentary behavior (SB) compared to individuals with overweight/obesity.
In addition to structured exercise, try to increase your daily light activity (like standing, slow walking, or household chores) and reduce long periods of sitting. Breaking up sedentary time with standing or light movement can help support your weight management efforts.
ModerateSupportsMEDIUM confidence
WLM and NC spent more total time in LPA... and spent a greater percentage of time awake in LPA than OC... Both WLM and NC spent a lesser percentage of time awake sedentary... and had a higher sedentary break rate than OC
Why this rating
Observational case-control study with objective measurement, but limited by small sample size and lack of randomization.
Source
Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Successful Weight Loss Maintainers
Danielle M. Ostendorf et al. · Obesity · 2017
DOI 10.1002/oby.22052
case_control · n=90Cited 55×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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