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2. Obesity and walking - Wikipedia

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   Obesity and walking describes how the locomotion of walking differs between an obese individual (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2) and a non-obese individual. The prevalence of obesity is a worldwide problem. In 2007–2008, prevalence rates for obesity among adult American men were approximately 32% and over 35% amongst adult American women. [1]

3. Trainers Say to Walk This Many Miles a Day for Best Results - AOL

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   And yes, walking can help you lose weight. One randomized trial found that people with obesity who walked 8,000 steps or more a day lost 10% or more of their body weight over 18 months and kept it ...

4. Human body weight - Wikipedia

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   Excess or reduced body weight is regarded as an indicator of determining a person's health, with body volume measurement providing an extra dimension by calculating the distribution of body weight. Average adult human weight varies by continent, from about 60 kg (130 lb) in Asia and Africa to about 80 kg (180 lb) in North America, with men on ...

5. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 January 2025. Relative weight based on mass and height Medical diagnostic method Body mass index (BMI) Chart showing body mass index (BMI) for a range of heights and weights in both metric and imperial. Colours indicate BMI categories defined by the World Health Organization ; underweight, normal ...

6. Exercise intensity - Wikipedia

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   Perceived intensity varies with each person. It has been found that intensity has an effect on what fuel the body uses and what kind of adaptations the body makes after exercise. Intensity is the amount of physical power (expressed as a percentage of the maximal oxygen consumption) that the body uses when performing an activity. For example ...

7. Scientists Say Walking This Much Could Add 11 Years to ... - AOL

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   Walking a certain amount of time each day could add up to 11 years to your life, new study finds. ... they found that 25% of the most active people in the study walked 160 minutes daily at 3 mph ...

8. Weight management - Wikipedia

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   The human body is very good at ... day = 447.59 + 9.25 (weight in kg) + 3.10 ... contributing to the current increase in average body weight in ...

9. Corpulence index - Wikipedia

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   The corpulence index yields valid results even for very short and very tall persons, [7] which is a problem with BMI — for example, an ideal body weight for a person 152.4 cm tall (48 kg) will render BMI of 20.7 and CI of 13.6, while for a person 200 cm tall (99 kg), the BMI will be 24.8, very close to the "overweight" threshold of 25, while ...