These 6 sports help against Obesity

Scientists have identified six types of sports that are good to lose weight. The greatest effect when Jogging is: With just 30 minutes a day, you can hold according to the results, a healthy weight, to Overweight, a predisposition. Many other popular sports seem to be less for weight management suitable.

Under 18 sports have identified researchers from Taiwan and six, which counteract a hereditary predisposition to obesity. Especially regular Jogging – three times per week for 30 minutes – reduced the genetic effect on BMI, the body portion and the waist fat. Other sports that are suitable for climbing mountain, Walking, Power Walking, ballroom dancing, and extensive yoga exercises. It was also shown that individuals with a higher susceptibility for obesity have greater benefits of regular physical activity. Cycling, Stretching, Swimming, Qigong or the console game Dance Dance Revolution had, however, little to the body weight.

A genetic predisposition for obesity does not necessarily mean that you are ill in mind: "Obesity is due to hereditary factors and the lifestyle verursacht", the epidemiologist Wan-Yu Lin of the National Taiwan University says. While hereditary conditions are congenital, could life style factors are self-determined.

The researchers had data from 18.424 Han Chinese from Taiwan hang of the hip between the ages of 30 and 70 years after the between the sports and the BMI, body fat percentage, abdominal circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio sought. For the assessment of the effects of activities such as strength training, table tennis, Badminton or Basketball, the sample was not enough scope to make a statement.

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