Obesity and exercise in adoloscent period
Keywords:
Adolescence, obesity, workoutAbstract
Adolescence period is a special period during which fastest growth and development occur in humans and which includes transition from childhood to adulthood. World Health Organization (WHO) define 10-19 age-group individuals as adolescence and 15- 24 age-group individuals as youthood.
That today’s community lacks knowledge of workout, inadequate awareness of the benefits of workout to human health and acceptance of the continuity of sedentary life gives rise to the incidence of lots of chronic diseases such as high-blood pressure, cardio-pulmonary diseases, obesity and diabetes.
In recent years, childhood and adolescence obesity has become an important health problem as a result of the decline in physical activities. In this context, workout along with balanced diet is one of the precautions that can be suggested in terms of the prevention of obesity. The purpose of this study (compilation) is to provide information on keeping human health by means of an awareness of workout in adolescence period which is the most important stage preceding adulthood; to summarize the issue in relation to the written documents existing in the relevant literature, and to make suggestions about healthy future generations through workout in adolescence period.
In conclusion, successful results regarding the treatment of obesity in adolescence can be achieved through aerobics along with low-calorie diet.
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