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Does 'getting physical' help weight control?

L Wigg
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BACKGROUND: It may be time to embrace new attitudes in relation to health, weight loss and physical activity. While Australians spend around $1 million every day in attempts to lose weight, the number of people who are over their most healthy weight is increasing. OBJECTIVE: This article discusses practical ways to encourage patients to be more active by emphasising optimal health for each individual. DISCUSSION: Focusing on weight loss as the primary motivation to exercise, from a health and aesthetic perspective, may be the problem. Understanding the barriers to people exercising and focusing on the health benefits rather than the weight loss component is a useful way to get more people to exercise.

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L Wigg. 2000. Does 'getting physical' help weight control?. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10800214/

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