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Helping Children with Obesity "Move Well" To Move More: An Applied Clinical Review.

Authors :
Tsiros, Margarita D.
Vincent, Heather K.
Getchell, Nancy
Shultz, Sarah P.
Source :
Current Sports Medicine Reports (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins); Jul2021, Vol. 20 Issue 7, p374-383, 10p
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

<bold>Abstract: </bold>Children with obesity experience musculoskeletal pain and reduced physical function and well-being, which collectively impact their fitness, strength, motor skills, and even their ability to undertake simple tasks, like walking and climbing stairs. Disrupting obesity-related disability may be critical to increasing children's physical activity. Thus, barriers to movement should be considered by health practitioners to improve the efficacy of prescribed physical activity. This applied clinical review highlights key subjective and objective findings from a hypothetical case scenario, linking those findings to the research evidence, before exploring strategies to enhance movement and increase physical activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1537890X
Volume :
20
Issue :
7
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Current Sports Medicine Reports (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
151891553
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000000861