Oh, come ON!

"A new study says that middle-aged women need to work out an hour a day just to maintain their current weight. Researchers say women who want to lose weight need to work out for even longer periods.

Researchers at Harvard's Brigham and Women Hospital monitored 34,079 women for about 13 years. Those who consistently did 60 minutes of moderate activity a day, only 13-percent of the study group, did not gain weight. Less active women gained an average of almost six pounds in that same period.

Nutrition and fitness expert Dr. Pamela Peeke says as women age their metabolism slows down 3 to 5 percent per decade, making it harder to keep the weight off. The study's results bolster a 2002 Institute of Medicine report that emphasized the importance of balancing diet and exercise and recommended at least 60 minutes daily of moderate activity for adults and children.

But the study also indicates that the 2008 U.S. guidelines urging about a half-hour of exercise five days a week won't stop weight gain while getting older without cutting calories, said Dr. I-Min Lee, the study's lead author."


Goodbye, Cadbury eggs. Just know that I will always love you...