Resistance training for overweight and obese youth: Beyond sets and reps

摘要

Pediatric obesity with its associated comorbid con-ditions and likelihood of persistence into adulthood JL is considered a critical public health threat for the 21~st century.Unless interventions specifically designed to reduce overweight and obesity in children and adolescents are successfully implemented, future healthcare costs will continue to increase, the readiness of the military may be at risk, and youth with a BMI less than the age- and gender-specific 85 percentiles may be appear "abnormal." The significance of this trend has created a need for immediate action to manage, if not prevent, overweight and obesity during the pediatric years.