Research
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Physical exercise provides cardiovascular and mental health benefits independent of weight loss, justifying its inclusion in obesity treatment even when pharmacological weight loss is significant.
Even if your medication helps you lose weight, keep exercising. It protects your heart and mood in ways that weight loss alone might not. Focus on brisk walking and basic strength exercises rather than intense workouts.
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Furthermore, the benefits of physical exercise extend beyond weight loss alone. Low cardiovascular fitness is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. In contrast, higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with health benefits that are independent of or enhance the effects of weight loss.
Why this rating
Cites meta-analyses and observational studies.
Source
The Benefit of Healthy Lifestyle in the Era of New Medications to Treat Obesity
Riccardo Dalle Grave · Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity · 2024
DOI 10.2147/dmso.s447582
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Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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