title: [Current views on the importance of physical activity].
abstract: To improve the individual health profile and to solve the growing overweight problem, a long-term change in the lifestyle to one which includes an energetically balanced combination of diet and activity is essential. Physical activity and the muscles involved are the primary means by which body composition and energy turnover are regulated. A state of imbalance has decisive consequences on the development of atherogenic and inflammatory risk factors. Additionally, the aging process is significantly influenced by the long-term retention or loss of muscle mass. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sportmedizin und Prävention (German Society for Sports Medicine and Prevention, a registered association) offers within the concept of a therapeutic lifestyle change, an educational program for overweight adults (M.O.B.I.L.I.S.).
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinikum Freiburg-Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Abt für Rehabilitative und Präventive Sportmedizin. berg@msm1.ukl.uni-freiburg.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deibert
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: König
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Dickhuth
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D018752:Diet, Fat-Restricted; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology; D011788:Quality of Life