O efeito de um programa de futebol recreativo de 12 semanas na aptidão física de crianças com excesso de peso e obesidade

Abstract

Introduction: Obesity is currently a global epidemic that worries many health professionals. The World Health Organization constantly disseminates studies, data and prevention campaigns, with the aim of combating and mainly preventing obesity. The main target is children and adolescents, who increasingly give way to a sedentary lifestyle forgetting the benefits of sports. This study is aimed at understanding the impact that a recreational soccer program has on the physical fitness of overweight or obese children. Methods: A survey of online electronic databases Pub-Med was conducted, which gave rise to the review work presented in the first part of the paper. Following in the evaluation of the body composition components, aerobic and muscular fitness were used several tests of the FITescola, for the statistical analysis the SPSS version 23 program was used. Results: The results indicated that recreational soccer for 3 months, 2x per week, lasting 60 minutes each session, correlates with significant and beneficial changes in body composition, such as the loss of% fat mass, and an increase % Lean mass, and physical fitness. Conclusion: The present study allowed observing important trends on the effect of recreational soccer programs on the body composition and physical fitness of overweight and obese children.