Systematic Review about the Effectiveness of Physical Activity Programs to Reduce Overweight and Obesity in School-Age Youth

Authors

  • Miguel Angel Tapia-Serrano Departamento de didáctica de la expresión musical, plástica y corporal. Facultad de formación del profesorado. Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres,
  • Juan J Pulido Departamento de didáctica de la expresión musical, plástica y corporal. Facultad Ciencias del Deporte. Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres
  • Mikel Vaquero-Solís Departamento de didáctica de la expresión musical, plástica y corporal. Facultad de formación del profesorado. Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres
  • David Cerro-Herrero Departamento de didáctica de la expresión musical, plástica y corporal. Facultad de formación del profesorado. Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres
  • Pedro A Sánchez-Miguel Departamento de didáctica de la expresión musical, plástica y corporal, Facultad de formación del profesorado. Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres

Keywords:

Physical activity, Body mass index, Obesity, Body fat

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of intervention programs aimed to reduce overweight and obesity in young people. A total of 266 publications were selected, obtained by searching the databases: Pubmed (n = 83), Science Direct (n = 2091), Scopus (n = 100) and Web of Science (n = 107). After reading the abstract and full text, the selected studies were reduced 21. The age of the participants ranged from 6 to 16 years. The conclusions of the study were that the most effective programs were those that carried out two weekly sessions of physical activity, lasting 45 minutes, at a moderate and vigorous intensity.

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Published

2020-09-30

How to Cite

Angel Tapia-Serrano, M. ., J Pulido, J., Vaquero-Solís, M. ., Cerro-Herrero, D. ., & A Sánchez-Miguel, P. (2020). Systematic Review about the Effectiveness of Physical Activity Programs to Reduce Overweight and Obesity in School-Age Youth. Revista De Psicología Del Deporte (Journal of Sport Psychology), 29(2), 83–91. Retrieved from https://rpd-online.com/index.php/rpd/article/view/14

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 2 (2020): Journal of Sport Psychology

Section

Original Article