To loose weight, is it more important to diet, exercise, or both? Which is more important to just maintain your current weight? Susan Roberts, author of The Instinct Diet, found that in reviewing studies that exercising alone reduced weight only 3-6 pounds over months with 30-60 minutes of daily exercise.
(Did You Know? To loose one pound you need to burn or eliminate 3,500 calories.)
Therefore reduced caloric intake is the mainstay to loose weight. Regular exercise, eating breakfast, monitoring calories, and limiting sedentary activities all help. In fact, exercise is extremely important in maintaining a certain weight. But the majority of people who loose an appreciable amount of weight do so by watching their diet.