Weight Management

 

Both eating patterns and physical activity routines play a critical role in weight management. You gain weight when you consume more calories through eating and drinking than the amount of calories you burn, including those burned during physical activity.

To maintain your weight: Work your way up to 150 minutes a week of moderate physical activity, which could include dancing or yard work. You could achieve the goal of 150 minutes a week with 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week.

People vary greatly in how much physical activity they need for weight management. You may need to be more active than others to reach or maintain a healthy weight.

To lose weight and keep it off: You will need a high amount of physical activity unless you also adjust your eating patterns and reduce the amount of calories you’re eating and drinking. Getting to and staying at a healthy weight requires both regular physical activity and healthy eating.

See more information about:

Getting started with weight loss: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/losing_weight/getting_started.html

Getting started with physical activity: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/physical_activity/getting_started.html

Improving your eating patterns: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/losing_weight/eating_habits.html