Does physical education modify the body composition? - Results of a longitudinal study of pre-school children

作者：Christiane Scheffler, Kerstin Ketelhut, Iman Mohasseb · 发表于：Anthropologischer Anzeiger · 年份：2007 · DOI：10.1127/anthranz/65/2007/193 · 被引用次数：40 · 研究领域：Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet、Children's Physical and Motor Development

The aim of the study is the analysis of body composition, motor development and cardiovascular parameters of preschool-children. In 2001/2002 a longitudinal study started in 17 nursery schools in Berlin. A total of 160 children out of the 264 children participated in a regular exercise programme. After 24 months of training significant differences of body composition, motor skills and cardiovascular parameters between 5 complete year old children of the intervention and the control group were observed. The results show that such an exercise programme is successful as a preventive measure to decrease the risk of obesity.