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- People with severe obesity lost weight on a diet.
- Researchers then followed these people for one year after.
- Some participants did regular exercise each week.
- They did spinning and circuit training sessions.
- Exercise made their artery walls thinner and healthier.
- Exercise also reduced signs of inflammation in blood.
- Exercise helped some people keep part of the weight off.
- A small amount of weekly exercise helped overall health.
- Activity was measured with heart-rate monitors.
Difficult words
- obesity — very high amount of body fat
- severe — very serious or bad health problem
- artery — blood vessel from the heart to body
- inflammation — body reaction with swelling and redness
- monitor — device that records or shows datamonitors
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Discussion questions
- Do you exercise each week?
- Have you ever used a heart-rate monitor?
- Which do you like more, spinning or circuit training?
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