NEW DELHI:(PTI) Aerobic exercises for at least 150 minutes a week is important for reducing waist and body fat, researchers have said after reviewing 116 studies involving nearly 7,000 overweight and obese adults.
While the highest reductions in body weight and waist circumference were seen with aerobic training for 300 minutes a week, best improvements in body fat percentage were seen with 150 minutes a week. The findings were published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open.
Aerobic, or cardiorespiratory, exercises, including running and cycling, get one’s heart rate up and improve oxygen delivery to muscles and organs.
