Mixed
Resistance training at moderate-to-high intensity is advised to preserve lean body mass during weight loss in adults with overweight or obesity.
If you are dieting to lose weight, include resistance training (weights or bodyweight) at moderate-to-high intensity. This prevents your body from burning muscle for fuel, ensuring you lose fat, not muscle. Aerobic exercise alone is not sufficient for this purpose.
For preservation of lean mass during weight loss, an exercise training program based on resistance training at moderate-to-high intensity is advised.
Why this rating
Based on systematic reviews, rated as 'Moderate' strength of evidence.
Source
Exercise training in the management of overweight and obesity in adults: Synthesis of the evidence and recommendations from the European Association for the Study of Obesity Physical Activity Working Group
Jean‐Michel Oppert et al. · Obesity Reviews · 2021
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