SynthesisBMC pediatrics2024
Effects of different supervised and structured physical exercise on the physical fitness trainability of children and adolescents: a meta-analysis and meta-regression : Physical fitness trainability in children and adolescents' health.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparative effects of high-intensity and sprint interval training on cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Reviewing the association between motor competence and physical activity from a behavioral genetic perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- The Fontan Choir: Singing for Single Ventricle Health and Wellbeing Feasibility Study.Pediatric cardiology · 2026Article
- Supervised versus non-supervised exercise intervention for blood pressure reduction in patients with hypertension and prehypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Brazilian journal of physical therapy · 2026Review
- Chrononutrition and Physical Fitness in Schoolgirls Aged 10-14 Years: Associations with Obesity Risk.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Improving National Fitness: An Updated Review on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Screening and Exercise Training in School-Aged Children in the U.S.Current cardiology reports · 2026Review
- Trends in physical fitness among children and adolescents in Europe: A systematic review and meta-analyses during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of sport and health science · 2025Review
- From habits to harm: the effects of lifestyle, sleep, and fitness on injury risk in students using a structural equation modeling approach.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical fitness has been considered an important health indicator. Several factors can impact the increase in physical fitness in children and adolescents, including chronological age, sex and BMI, in addition to training variables such as weekly frequency, session and intervention duration, and types of exercises performed. To know the importance of variables that can impact physical fitness, it is important for health professionals to identify the most efficient way of prescribing physical exercises for children and adolescents. The aim is review and meta-analyses of the effects of supervised and structured physical exercise on the physical fitness trainability of children and adolescents.
methodsRelevant articles were searched in the PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase and Scopus platform databases and selected based on the following criteria: children and adolescents aged between 7 and 17 years who performed any type of structured physical exercise compared to a control group without exercise and evaluating physical fitness (strength or muscular power, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) or speed. The results are reported in accordance with PRISMA 2020.
resultsEighty studies were included with a total of 5769 participants. Strength exercises (ES: 1.073; 95% CI, 0.612-1.533; P < 0.001; I2: 74%), concurrent (ES: 1.054; 95% CI, 0.255-1.853; P < 0.010; I2: 72%) and sports (ES: 0.573; 95% CI, 0.015 to 1.132; P < 0.044; I2: 34%) seem to be the most effective in increasing muscular strength. Aerobic activities (ES: 0.400; 95% CI, 0.258-0.542; P < 0.001; I
conclusionSupervised and structured physical exercise can improve muscular strength (15-35%), CRF (5.4-8.5%), muscular power (5.6-11.8%), and MAS (5.4%) trainability in children and adolescents. Sex, BMI of the subjects and type of exercise performed (aerobic activities, exclusive to strength, HIIT or sports) should be considered when prescribing the exercise.
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