The review was registered ( Number CRD42013004632 ) on PROSPERO , the International Prospect i ve Register of Systematic Review s. Results The results indicated that PA is associated with significant and beneficial changes in fat percentage , waist circumference , systolic blood pressure , insulin , low-density lipoprotein cholesterol , and total cholesterol , as well as with small non-significant changes in diastolic blood pressure , glucose , and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol .
Conclusion Although limited , results from controlled trials suggest that PA intervention may improve physical fitness and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adolescents who are overweight or obese
Background The increasing prevalence of obesity in the pediatric age range has become a major concern .
Studies have investigated the role of physical activity ( PA ) to prevent obesity in this population .
However , previous review s did not focus on the effects of PA in overweight/obese adolescents on physical fitness and risk factors for cardiovascular disease altogether .
Objective The present systematic review analyzed trials investigating the effect of PA on aerobic capacity , muscle strength , body composition , hemodynamic variables , biochemical markers , and endothelial function in obese/overweight adolescents .
Dance for health: improving fitness in African American and Hispanic adolescents.
Cardiovascular disease begins early in life but might be prevented or delayed by primary prevention programs design ed for children and adolescents .  Regular physical activity is an important part of primary prevention programs , and school physical education programs have potential for the promotion of regular physical activity . Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of death among Hispanics and African Americans in the United States . Low levels of fitness and increased body mass index are common in African American and Hispanic adolescents . Increased physical activity and the adoption of healthy eating habits would increase fitness and reduce body mass index among these adolescents . The purpose of the study was to undertake a small-scale controlled trial to determine if Dance for Health , an intervention program design ed to provide an enjoyable aerobic program for African American and Hispanic adolescents , has a significant effect on improving aerobic capacity , helping students maintain or decrease weight , and on improving attitudes toward physical activity and physical fitness . In the first year of the program ( 1990 - 91 ) , approximately 110 boys and girls ages 10 - 13 years participated in an aerobic dance pilot program three times per week for 12 weeks . Dance for Health was revised and continued in the 1992 - 93 school year with seventh grade students and an added culturally sensitive health curriculum . Forty-three students were r and omized to Dance for  Health and 38 to  usual physical activity . Those in the intervention class received a health education curriculum twice a week and a dance oriented physical education class three times a week . The usual physical activity consisted mostly of playground activities . Students in the intervention had a significantly greater lowering in body mass index and resting heart rate than students in regular physical activity
The review was registered ( Number CRD42013004632 ) on PROSPERO , the International Prospect i ve Register of Systematic Review s. Results The results indicated that PA is associated with significant and beneficial changes in fat percentage , waist circumference , systolic blood pressure , insulin , low-density lipoprotein cholesterol , and total cholesterol , as well as with small non-significant changes in diastolic blood pressure , glucose , and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol .
Conclusion Although limited , results from controlled trials suggest that PA intervention may improve physical fitness and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adolescents who are overweight or obese
Background The increasing prevalence of obesity in the pediatric age range has become a major concern .
Studies have investigated the role of physical activity ( PA ) to prevent obesity in this population .
However , previous review s did not focus on the effects of PA in overweight/obese adolescents on physical fitness and risk factors for cardiovascular disease altogether .
Objective The present systematic review analyzed trials investigating the effect of PA on aerobic capacity , muscle strength , body composition , hemodynamic variables , biochemical markers , and endothelial function in obese/overweight adolescents .