Weight Training Can Help <br />Keep the Pounds Off, Study Confirms.<br />A recent study found that those <br />who incorporate some type <br />of weight training into their exercise routines... .<br />... were between 20 and 30 percent <br />less likely to develop obesity.<br />The study was published in the <br />medical journal 'PLOS Medicine.'.<br />It cross-checked data of more than 12,000 mostly <br />middle-aged participants of a well-known fitness <br />survey conducted from 1987 through 2005.<br />The findings of the study indicate that those who <br />trained with weights between a total of one to two <br />hours a week in addition to their regular cardio routines...<br />... were much less likely to become obese over <br />the course of several years as they aged.<br />Researchers say that more the half of all <br />Americans will be obese by 2030.<br />Once in the obese range, the weight is likely to either <br />stay or return, even for those who have lost weight.<br />The study suggests that <br />weight training can help <br />a person prevent obesity altogether
