A new study has come out which shows that even walking 10,000 steps a day does not reduce weight.
According to the British newspaper "The Independent" magazine Obesity, walking 10,000 steps actually, will not prevent weight gain or cause weight loss.
Experiments on female students.
According to the report, researchers from the Department of Exercise Science at a British university, along with experts from the Department of Dietetics and Food Sciences, conducted a study on a group of university freshmen
During the first 6 months of college, data were analyzed from 120 female students who participated in the step experiment, walking 10,000, 12,500, or 15,000 steps per day for 6 consecutive days per week.
The data included the number of steps and calories the students took and their weight.
Weight gain instead of weight loss.
The researchers found that the number of steps walked did not prevent the female students from gaining more weight, even among the participants who walked 15,000 steps per day.
At the end of the study period, it was also found that the female students gained an average of 1.5 kg, which is extra weight.
The researchers also wrote that the lack of weight loss among the participants in terms of step count is a surprising result, as physical activity increases gradually with each step and consequently increases energy expenditure and body composition. The energy balance changes. Other benefits of walking During the research, Bruce Bailey, professor of physical exercise sciences at Brigham Young University, concluded that exercise alone is not always the most effective way to lose weight, but the results of the study showed that the number of steps May not be an effective means of maintaining weight or preventing weight gain.
However, the researchers found that walking more has an overall positive effect on students' "physical activity patterns" and may have "other moral and health benefits."
Bailey concluded that the biggest benefit of the more walking recommendations is getting them out of a sedentary lifestyle.
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