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Now that we have the latest information on how much physical activity is part of the equation, SiteMap we can continue the educational process to help people who struggle with their weight, Donnelly added. In a 2001 position paper, the ACSM recommended a minimum of 150 minutes per week roughly 30 minutes per day times per week of SiteMap moderate-intensity physical activity for overweight and obese adults to improve health; however, 200 to 300 minutes per week was recommended for long-term weight loss. More recent evidence has supported this recommendation and has indicated that more physical activity may be necessary to prevent weight regain after weight SiteMap loss, reads the ACSM's position paper published in the latest issue of the College's journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Specifically, evidence published after 1999 indicates that between 150 and 250 minutes per week of moderate intensity physical activity SiteMap is effective in preventing weight gain greater than 3% in most adults but will provide only modest weight loss. Greater amounts of weekly physical activity in the order of 250 minutes or more per week have been associated with significant weight loss, the ACSM notes.