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Study Finds People in Diet-and-Walking Programs Averaged 8,500 Daily Steps and Lost Modest Weight Over 3 Months
A new analysis of 14 clinical trials shows that participants who increased their daily steps to around 8,500 during weight loss and maintenance phases sustained an average 3.28 percent reduction in body weight. The research, involving nearly 4,000 overweight or obese adults, was presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul.
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People who combine dieting with increased walking can maintain significant weight loss by reaching approximately 8,500 steps per day, according to a new study by the European Association for the Study of Obesity. The analysis covered 14 existing studies involving 3,758 individuals classified as overweight or obese with an average age of 53 from the UK, US, Australia, and Japan.
Of those, 1,987 patients participated in lifestyle modification programmes including dietary recommendations and advice to walk more, while 1,771 patients were either dieting alone or not receiving any treatment.
At the start of the trials, the lifestyle group averaged 7,280 daily steps and the comparison group averaged 7,180 daily steps. 3 months. 39 percent of body weight, around 4 kg.
28 percent, or around 3 kg. The control group did not increase their number of steps and did not lose weight at any time. Researchers concluded that increasing the number of steps walked to 8,500 each day is a simple and affordable strategy to prevent weight regain.
"Participants should be always encouraged to increase their step count to approximately 8,500 a day during the weight loss phase and sustain this level of physical activity during the maintenance phase to help prevent them from regaining weight," said Marwan El Ghoch, a professor at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy.
" The findings are being presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey, and are slated for publication in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
