AbstractThis short communication was intended to provide an overview of published reviews in PubMed to assimilate the existing evidence for exercises in pediatric obesity.The existing evidencedemonstrated positive effects of exercise training on body composition, haemodynamic and metabolic variables, cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength and vascular function in pediatric obesity, and also recommended that aerobic exercise (60 min, 3 times/week, d”75% maximum heart rate) improved lipid profile in obese children.
Keywords: pediatric endocrinology; childhood obesity; pediatric obesity; pediatric rehabilitation.