Korean J Obes.  2011 Mar;20(1):1-7.

Exercise Prescription for Visceral Fat Obesity

• Kim HS

Abstract

Accumulating evidence indicates that abdominal adiposity is positively related to cardiovascular disease risk and some other diseases independently of overall adiposity. Exercise-induced weight loss preferentially reduces abdominal fat with obese subjects. Weight gain and risk factors of metabolic syndrome may be prevented with moderate exercise alone, such as walking for at least 30 minutes a day, without diet control. However, moderately intense exercise, as brisk walking for 1 hour a day, is required for overweight or obese people to lose weight and visceral fat. And there is dose-response relationship between amount of weekly exercise and amount of weight and/or abdominal visceral fat changes. Health professionals could encourage positive lifestyle changes in their patients by counseling them that obesity and its associated health risks can be reduced by increase in physical activity with or without weight loss.

Keyword

Abdominal visceral fat; Brisk walking; Physical activity; Dose-response relationship; Life-style

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Fat
Adiposity
Cardiovascular Diseases
Counseling
Diet
Health Occupations
Humans
Intra-Abdominal Fat
Life Style
Motor Activity
Obesity
Overweight
Prescriptions
Risk Factors
Walking
Weight Gain
Weight Loss