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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Children and Health
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1409660

'Commentary: [Effects of aerobic exercise combined with resistance training on body composition and metabolic health in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity: systematic review and meta-analysis]'

Provisionally accepted
Xuan Liu Xuan Liu Qiang Li Qiang Li *Xiang F. Lu Xiang F. Lu Sheng D. Zhu Sheng D. Zhu
  • Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China

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    Background: To systematically review the effects of aerobic exercise and resistance training on Metabolic Health in children and adolescents with overweight/obesity. Methods: Employing a retrieval strategy that combines subject terms and free terms, searches were conducted in the CNKI, WanFangData, VIP, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases up to October 31, 2023. Results: A total of 29 studies involving 2 140 subjects were included. The combination of aerobic and resistance training significantly reduces body composition and metabolic health in children and adolescents with overweight/obesity, as evidenced by changes in various parameters (BMI, WC, FM, BF%, VO2max, TG, TC, HDL-C, HOMA-IR, FPG, INS). However, there were no significant differences observed in hs-CRP. Subgroup analyses further showed that changes in intervention measurement had a significant effect on the effectiveness of the intervention. Conclusion: Aerobic exercise combined with resistance training has a positive impact on the physical health of children and adolescents with overweight/obesity. The recommended exercise prescription is at least three sessions of more than 60 minutes per week for 12 weeks or more for better health benefits.

    Keywords: aerobic exercise, Resistance Training, Body Composition, Metabolic Diseases, Pediatric Obesity Aerobic Exercise, Pediatric Obesity

    Received: 30 Mar 2024; Accepted: 01 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Liu, Li, Lu and Zhu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Qiang Li, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China

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