Association Between Wake‐Time Movement Behaviors and Weight Loss Maintenance
Authors' conclusion
The composition of wake-time behaviors, specifically MVPA, reduces weight regain after clinically meaningful weight loss in a behavioral weight loss maintenance intervention.
Study context
- Population
- Individuals with clinically meaningful 3-month weight loss (>5% of initial weight) in a behavioural weight loss maintenance intervention; 80.4% female, 69.9% White
- Participants
- 153 individuals
- Comparison
- Wake-time movement composition and weight regain
- Primary endpoint
- Weight regain (kg)
- Follow-up
- Over 12 months of maintenance (3 to 15 months)
Methodological detailscompositional data analysis, accelerometry
- Compositional data analysis
- Accelerometry
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Weight regain
- Wake-time movement composition related to weight regain
- p = 0.001
- MVPA negatively associated with weight regain
- p's < 0.05
- Reallocating 10 min/day from ST to MVPA: weight regain
- −0.32 kg [−0.53, −0.12]
- Reallocating 10 min/day from LPA to MVPA: weight regain
- −0.37 kg [−0.59, −0.15]
Further findings
Wake-time movement composition in maintainers vs non-maintainers of clinically meaningful weight loss
- Composition differed, driven by MVPA (maintainers vs non-maintainers)
- 36.1 vs. 24.3 min/day
Original publication
Association Between Wake‐Time Movement Behaviors and Weight Loss Maintenance. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 16 November 2025. doi:10.
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