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Review
. 2022 Aug 30;9(9):1323.
doi: 10.3390/children9091323.

School-Based Exercise Programs for Promoting Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Overweight and Obese Children Aged 6 to 10

Stefan Mijalković  1 , Dušan Stanković  1 , Mario Tomljanović  2 , Maja Batez  3 , Maki Grle  4 , Ivana Grle  5 , Ivan Brkljačić  6 , Josip Jularić  6 , Goran Sporiš  6 , Suzana Žilič Fišer  7
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School-Based Exercise Programs for Promoting Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Overweight and Obese Children Aged 6 to 10

Stefan Mijalković et al. Children (Basel). .

Abstract

The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the school-based exercise programs for promoting cardiorespiratory fitness in overweight and obese children aged 6 to 10. Electronic databases (Web of Science and PubMed) were used as searching tools for collecting adequate studies published in the past 20 years. A total of 13 studies met the criteria for inclusion in this review, with a total of 2810 participants, both male and female. According to the results of this systematic review, overweight and obese children aged 6 to 10 who underwent certain interventions had their CRF improved. Furthermore, evidence suggested that interventions carried out during a longer period of time suggested led to greater improvement of cardiorespiratory fitness than a shorter one, but the level of cardiorespiratory fitness gradually decreases after the intervention.

Keywords: children; health; monitoring and promoting; motor competence; obesity; physical activity; physical fitness; sedentary behavior; sport; well-being.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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