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Increasing physical activity may help maintain diet-induced body mass loss in the long term.
Encouraging clients to increase physical activity can support long-term weight loss maintenance.
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It might be wise to increase the physical activity and thus the energy flux of an individual when possible to maintain diet-induced body mass loss in the long term.
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Metabolic Adaptations to Weight Loss: A Brief Review
Mario G. Martínez-Gómez et al. · The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · 2021
DOI 10.1519/jsc.0000000000003991
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