Exercise for obese youth: Refocusing attention from weight loss to health gains

Gabriel Q. Shaibi*, Justin R. Ryder, Joon Young Kim, Estela Barraza

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Despite evidence to the contrary, exercise interventions for obese youth target weight loss as a means of improving health. Using Exercise is Medicine® as a framework, we present a conceptual model for the beneficial effects of exercise independent of weight loss in obese youth and highlight novel biomarkers of cardiometabolic health that could prove useful as interventional targets for this population.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)41-47
Number of pages7
JournalExercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
Volume43
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 3 2015

Funding

Keywords

  • cardiometabolic syndrome
  • exercise
  • insulin resistance
  • obesity
  • type 2 diabetes
  • weight management
  • youth

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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