Effects of physical training with exergames in sedentary and/or overweight adolescents.
Obesity. adolescent. Exergames.
Obesity is defined as a chronic disease, endemic with multifactorial origin, which has increased considerably in recent decades. Metabolic alterations that result in obesity and overweight, acquired in childhood, can accompany the individual throughout life, and sedentary lifestyle is one of the responsible for this evolution. Physical training with exergames can be an alternative to increase the level of physical activity and combat obesity. Objective: To evaluate the effects of physical training intervention with Exergames in sedentary and/or overweight adolescents. Methodology: Uncontrolled clinical trial with non-probabilistic sample. The individuals analyzed were adolescents (n=20), between 10 and 17 years of age, all genders. Variables such as body mass index, fat percentage, glycemia, total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, muscle endurance and flexibility Pre and Post intervention of 24 sessions with exergames were collected. Results: Physical training with exergames, for 2 months, produced a decrease in body fat percentage, risk factors and hdl elevation, associated with cardiovascular diseases, even though there was no significant change in body mass index. Conclusion: There was a reduction in the percentage of fat, systolic blood pressure and heart rate in adolescents undergoing physical training with exergames, and there was a tendency to reduce risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.