The effects of an 8-week multicomponent inpatient treatment program on body composition and anaerobic fitness in overweight and obese children and adolescents

• Published in: International journal of general medicine Vol. 6; no. default; pp. 159 - 166
• Main Authors: Karner-Rezek, Klaus, Knechtle, Beat, Fenzl, Matthias, Schlegel, Christian, Konrad, Manuela, Rosemann, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2013; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove Press; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Anaerobic exercise; Body composition; Children; Children & youth; diet; Diseases; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; Energy; Health aspects; obesity; Original Research; Physical fitness; Physical growth; Teenagers; training; Weight control; Wingate test; Wingate test; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; training; diet; obesity

High intensity exercise is considered as an effective means for reducing body fat. The aims of the present study were to investigate (1) whether body mass would be lost and body composition would change and (2) whether variables of anaerobic fitness prior to the intervention period would be related...