School-based exercise program improves fitness, body composition and cardiovascular risk profile in overweight/obese children.
Acta Physiol Hung
; 96(3): 337-47, 2009 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
We determined the effect of a school-based exercise training (ET) without dietary intervention, on body composition, fitness and cardiovascular risk in overweight/obese children. Subjects were 51 overweight/obese 6.5- to 12.5-year-old children (23 boys, 28 girls; BMI 25.6+/-4.3 kg/m 2 ), of whom 48 completed the program. Participants were enrolled in a 15-week aerobic training (three 60-minute sessions/week). Working heart rate was between 120-185 beats/minute. Participation rate was 87%. BMI, waist circumference, body composition (bioimpedance), aerobic capacity (treadmill), blood pressure, lipids and insulin sensitivity (HOMA) were assessed. Waist circumference (85.9+/-12.4 vs. 80.9+/-10.2 cm), muscle mass (32.4+/-6.2 vs. 33.7+/-6.1 kg), maximal oxygen consumption (37.0+/-3.9 vs. 42.6+/-11.2 ml/kg per minute), systolic blood pressure (113.3+/-11.2 vs. 106.7+/-11.6 mmHg) and LDL cholesterol (2.4+/-0.6 vs. 1.9+/-0.6 mM/l) improved significantly. Number of children with abdominal obesity (29 vs. 20), hypertension (10 vs. 5) and elevated triglyceride (18 vs. 14) also declined significantly over time. We concluded that as a result of high attendance and appropriate training program, cardiovascular fitness and abdominal obesity improved in overweight/obese children along with the improvement in metabolic risk factor profile.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Servicios de Salud Escolar
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Composición Corporal
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Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
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Aptitud Física
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Sobrepeso
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Terapia por Ejercicio
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Obesidad
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Acta Physiol Hung
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Hungria