If you go solo in trying to lose weight and/or increase your physical activity, you may have better results teaming up. But choose your teammates wisely -- their success will predict your success. Being on a team that was successful in losing weight or increasing their pedometer steps per day was the biggest factor predicting success for Shape Up Rhode Island program participants. Researcher Tricia Leahey, Ph.D., of The Miriam Hospital and Alpert Medical School has published two papers on these findings, one for the increase in physical activity (pedometer steps per day) being team-dependent. The other just came out last week, showing that weight loss success in the same program depended on the success of your team. Press Release: Weight Loss Can Be Contagious, Study Says.
Source: http://walking.about.com/b/2012/02/16/team-up-to-lose-weight-and-move-more.htm
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