School-based exercise program improves fitness, body composition and cardiovascular risk profile in overweight/obese children

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 337-347

  Kovacs V A ^a   Fajcsák, Zs ^b   Gabor A ^b   Martos, E ^a  

^a Táplálkozástudományi Intézet ^*  (Hungary)

^b National Institute for Sports Medicine   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aerobic training; Bioimpedance; Cardiovascular risk; Children; Exercise intervention; Fitness; Hypertension; Obesity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LIPID;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDURANCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; KINESIOTHERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INSULIN; LIPIDS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 70349784087     PISSN: 0231424X     EISSN: 15882683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/APhysiol.96.2009.3.7     Document Type: Article

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