Effects of exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 72 randomized controlled trials
This study demonstrates that exercise is an effective tool for improving low CRF caused by overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. Exercise programs with a duration of ≤ 12 weeks, a frequency of ≥ 3 sessions per week, and a session length of ≤ 60 min were associated with greater improvements in CRF. Combined exercise or moderate-to-high-intensity interval training can achieve superior improvements compared with conventional exercise programs. In addition, stricter supervision plans are necessary during exercise.
Authors
- Jiaxin Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6250-9740)
- Wei An (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0760-1357)
- Zhengyang Yu
- Simin Wu
- Jie Men (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4019-1529)
- Yaoyong Wang
- Yu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9959-005X)
- Jingwen Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6794-2604)
- Pengbo Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7405-7905)
- Yuxi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8542-3955)
- Peiling Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4202-7570)
- Guoyu Zhu
- Chenglong Cui
- Xianru Hou
Institutions
- Shanxi Medical University (CN)
- Shanxi Fenyang Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25254-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.38
Funders
- Health Commission of Shanxi Province
- Shanxi Medical University