Effects of Exercise Intervention on Health-Related Physical Fitness and Blood Pressure in Preschool Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Antonio García-HermosoAlicia M Alonso-MartinezRobinson Ramírez-VélezMikel Izquierdo

Published in: Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) (2020)

Physical exercise whether combined or not with additional intervention has a small effect on both body weight and physical fitness in preschoolers. Also, it seems that interventions to prevent obesity should be directed towards improving physical fitness of preschoolers.

Keyphrases

body weight
randomized controlled trial
blood pressure
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
weight loss
high intensity
hypertensive patients
weight gain
resistance training
body mass index
skeletal muscle
blood glucose