If current trends continue, the number of overweight young children aged 5 and under could reach 70 million by 2025. Without intervention, these obese children are likely to remain so through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood. adulthood. This meta-analysis reports on the progress of programs for the prevention and treatment of obesity in young people, in particular those based on strength and resistance exercises. This analysis from the University of Edinburgh, presented in the journal Sports Medicine – Open, indeed concludes that encouraging young people to do strength-based exercises (squats, push-ups and rapid movements) is one of the measures effective in combating childhood obesity.
This is the most comprehensive study to date on the impact of resistance training on young people. This meta-analysis of 18 trials selected and published between May 2016 and June 2017 in 7 databases and conducted in 8 countries, relating to the effect of resistance training on the weight status of young people aged 5 to 18 has allowed to conclude on 8 results related to the state of the weight.
- The effects of strength exercises in young people appear to be significant on the % of body fat and the extent of skin folds;
- The analysis also finds better muscle and bone contraction and strengthening, which explains the reduction in body fat;
Small (but not statistically significant) reductions are also seen for
- body weight,
- l'IMC,
- fat mass and lean mass (in VA),
- and waist circumference.
The results thus suggest the independent effect of a resistance exercise program on weight in young people. The authors urge further research to study the impact of resistance training in young people, and the effectiveness of new exercise programs that may play a significant role in the treatment and prevention of obesity. .
“ The treatment, and more importantly, the prevention of obesity in children is a priority. Our findings underscore the need for more robust research on the role of strength-based exercise in helping everyone make healthy lifestyle choices
