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Incorporating moderate levels of activity into everyday life may be one way of getting regular exercise. Regular execise has definite health benefits but only 22% of Americans are regularly active. Researchers randomly assigned 40 obese women to do regular aerobic exercise or to incorporate moderate-intensity activities into their life. This includes activities such as walking more often, taking steps rather than an elevator and doing yard work. Both groups also followed a low-fat diet. After 16 weeks, both groups had lost similar amounts of weight and had lowered their blood cholesterol levels.
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People who incorporate moderate activity into their lifestyle may achieve some of the same health benefits as those who participate in regular exercise programs. Although doctors have observed that moderate activity on a regular basis has health benefits, no large-scale clinical trials had been done. Two such trials were reported in 1999 and both showed that people who incorporated moderate exercise into their daily activities benefitted from this activity. Most were compliant with the program and were able to choose a wide variety of activities to fulfill their exercise goals.
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Children who watch television several hours a day are likely to by physically inactive and have a higher body weight and more body fat. Researchers analyzed data from a survey of 4,063 American children taken between 1988 and 1994. Twenty percent of the children participated in physical activity two times a week or less. Twenty-six percent of the children watched four or more hours of television per day and these children had more body fat and weighed more than children who watched less television.
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