Effects of aerobic exercise on the body composition and lipid profile of overweight adolescents

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an aerobic physical exercise picgram without dietaty intervention prescribed with blood lactate /eve/s on body composition and lipid pio/'ile of ovetweight adolescents. A randomized study consisting of pre- and post-treatment tests was conducted on ovetweiglit ado escents who were tandomly divided into an expetimental gioup submitted to an aetobic exeicise piogram and a control gioup. The exercise program lasted 12 weeks. After the intervention, a reduction in triceps skin fold thickness, percent body fat and fat mass and an increase in fat-free mass and lipid pta file (1-1Db-c) were observed in the experimental group (pO.05). These findings indicate a possibe reduction in the risk of cordiovasculot diseoses in overweight adolescents who tegulotly exeicise.