Physical activity interventions for cardiopulmonary fitness in obese children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study [PROSPERO CRD42023416272] systematically analysed the effects of a physical activity intervention on cardiorespiratory fitness in obese children and adolescents and elucidated the factors that influenced those effects.

Methods

A systematic review of the literature on physical activity interventions for improving cardiopulmonary fitness in obese children and adolescents from January 1, 2011, to March 1, 2023, was conducted. The search was performed on the Web of Science and PubMed databases, and the selected literature was first screened and then assessed for quality. Finally, a systematic review was conducted.

Results

Out of the initially identified 1424 search records, 28 studies were eventually included in the systematic review. These studies enco

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10626758 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature