Lower fitness levels, higher fat-to-lean mass ratios, and lower cardiorespiratory endurance are more likely to affect the body mass index of Saudi children and adolescents

Lower fitness levels, higher fat-to-lean mass ratios, and lower cardiorespiratory endurance are more likely to affect the body mass index of Saudi children and adolescents

BackgroundSeveral studies suggest that health-related physical fitness may play a prominent role in preventing obesity in children and adolescents.ObjectivesThe present study examined fitness levels using five components of health-related fitness in Saudi students aged 10–17 years (fat-to-lean mass...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Ahmed Said, Majed M. Alhumaid, Ibrahim I. Atta, Khairi Mahmoud Al-Sababha, Mohamed Abdelmoneim Abdelrahman, Mohammed Shaab Alibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
children
adolescents
body mass index (BMI)
health-related physical fitness (HRPF)
fat-to-lean ratio
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.984469/full

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