Eat less, move more and lift weights to beat obesity

By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY

Getting physical is good for you, and there are dozens of new reasons to get moving. Here's a look at the latest findings from studies presented over the weekend at the Obesity Society meeting in San Diego.

Strength training works well with aerobics

New evidence is reinforcing the notion that the combination of strength training and aerobic activities, such as walking, may be just what the doctor ordered.

To examine the impact of exercise on people with type 2 diabetes, Timothy Church, director of preventive medicine research at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, and colleagues had people with type 2 diabetes do either aerobics only (mostly walking), strength training only or a combination of the two.

They found that those who did both forms of exercise for nine months lost the most body fat (3 pounds), trimmed the most from their waistlines (1 inch), had the most improvements in fitness and got the most significant improvement in hemoglobin A1C, a test for blood-sugar levels.

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