title: Exercise Training Improved Body Composition,Cardiovascular Function, and Physical Fitness of 5-Year-Old Children With Obesity or Normal Body Mass.
abstract: To explore the effects of exercise training on body composition, cardiovascular function, and physical fitness in 5-year-old obese and lean children.
  
  
  
  42 obese and 62 lean children were randomly allocated into exercise and control groups separately. Body composition, cardiovascular function, and physical fitness were measured at baseline and the end of the intervention. The exercise groups participated in 10 weeks of supervised moderate intensity exercise training (at 50% of heart rate reserve), 50 training sessions in total.
  
  
  
  The physical activity program was successfully completed and no sport injury occurred. Exercise training decreased BMI, waist circumference, body fat%, and fat mass; and slowed down the growth speed of body mass of both trained obese and lean children. Exercise training significantly decreased systolic blood pressure of obese children and decreased their heart rate responses during exercise. Trained obese children improved the performances of long jump, 10-m × 4 shuttle run, and 3-m balance beam walk; while trained lean children improved more items of physical fitness.
  
  
  
  10 weeks of moderate intensity exercise training is an effective and safe treatment for children aged 5 years, either obese or with normal body mass.
authors: 1 Tianjin University of Sport.
authors: Sijie
authors: S
authors: Tan
authors: 1 Tianjin University of Sport.
authors: Cheng
authors: C
authors: Chen
authors: 1 Tianjin University of Sport.
authors: Mingyang
authors: M
authors: Sui
authors: 1 Tianjin University of Sport.
authors: Lunan
authors: L
authors: Xue
authors: 2 University of Southern Queensland.
authors: Jianxiong
authors: J
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005080:Exercise Test; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010809:Physical Fitness; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: cardiovascular function; childhood obesity; exercise; physical fitness