PAI App Can Help People Maintain a Healthy Weight

Research has shown that physical activity equivalent to 100 PAI a week can help prevent excessive weight gain. PAI is short for Personal Activity Intelligence whic monitors how physically active a person is during the week. PAI can be measured with any kind of device that measures heart rate.¹

It was previously revealed that 100 PAI a week gives us a healthier and longer life free of cardiovascular disease. This study demonstrates that PAI can also help in maintaining a healthy body weight. The research included over 85 000 healthy individuals who’ve been observed for over 20 years.

PAI measures all of the physical activity that results in the heart rate increasing over a certain level, and the higher the heart rate is, the faster PAI points are earned.

The PAI algorithm computes a score every week according to your personal profile as well as heart rate variations during the week. The PAI score can be measured easily with the PAI Health app that’s available free for both Android and iPhone, as an example.

This study secured its data from the large-scale, longitudinal population HUNT Study, which is among the largest health surveys worldwide., 85 000 of the participants were weighed and questioned about their physical activity levels up to 3 times during the course of 2008.

The body weight of participants increased on average by approximately 8 kilos between 1984 and 2008 for both men and women who took part at each follow-up. An important observation was that the weight gain was considerably lower among people who were sufficiently physically active to reach a minimum of 100 weekly PAIs throughout the period.

The study also revealed that even individuals who were not physically active in the 1980s were able to avoid excessive weight gain after increasing their activity levels in the 1990s and in the 2000s,.

Obesity and overweight are a serious health problem that results in nearly 5 million deaths around the world every year.

There is no doubt about physical activity being an effective strategy for minimizing or preventing weight gain in individuals. This study indicates that PAI can guide individuals so that they get adequate physical activity every week to prevent the adverse health effects of excessive weight gain.