The Claim
Supervised exercise without pharmacotherapy resulted in a mean weight regain of 3.6 kg one year after treatment cessation, with 37% of participants maintaining at least 10% weight loss from baseline.
What the research says
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After stopping supervised exercise without medication, people regained an average of 3.6 kilograms one year later, but 37% kept at least 10% of the weight they had lost.
See the scientific wording
Supervised exercise alone, without pharmacotherapy, resulted in minimal weight regain (3.6 kg) one year after treatment cessation, with 37% of participants maintaining ≥10% weight loss from baseline, suggesting that exercise-induced behavioral changes may support durable weight control.
Repeated supervised exercise trains the brain to make physical activity a routine behavior that continues even after the program ends. This ongoing activity burns more calories each day, which balances out the body's natural tendency to slow down metabolism and increase hunger after losing weight. As a result, fat storage is prevented and weight loss is maintained.
What the research says
1 studyPeople who only did supervised exercise (no pills) lost weight and kept most of it off a year later — they gained back just 3.6 kg, and nearly 4 in 10 kept off at least 10% of their original weight. This shows exercise alone can help people maintain weight loss.
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