<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The present research aims to identify and justify adequate forms to practice physical exercises, curricular and extracurricular, that lead to effective results in combating obesity in middle school students. The study group consisted of 12 female subjects, pupils of middle school age from rural areas. The experiment was conducted during seven months, including an initial test in October and a final one in May. The final results show a clear improvement in the value of the body mass index (BMI) of subjects involved in the experiment. Therefore, it is proposed to use the physical program from the experiment in order to decrease weight, in overweight or obese pupils in middle schools.</p></abstract>

The present research aims to identify and justify adequate forms to practice physical exercises, curricular and extracurricular, that lead to effective results in combating obesity in middle school students. The study group consisted of 12 female subjects, pupils of middle school age from rural areas. The experiment was conducted during seven months, including an initial test in October and a final one in May. The final results show a clear improvement in the value of the body mass index (BMI) of subjects involved in the experiment. Therefore, it is proposed to use the physical program from the experiment in order to decrease weight, in overweight or obese pupils in middle schools.

Contributions regarding combating obesity in middle school students (girls) from rural areas through motor activities

„Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași

Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Human Movement Science

Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal

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The present research aims to identify and justify adequate forms to practice physical exercises, curricular and extracurricular, that lead to effective results...

Contributions regarding combating obesity in middle school students (girls) from rural areas through motor activities

Published Online: Mar 28, 2019

Page range: 125 - 129

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/tperj-2017-0029

Keywords
body mass index, overweighting, weight, pupils

© 2017 Adrian Cojocariu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Contributions regarding combating obesity in middle school students (girls) from rural areas through motor activities

Published Online: Mar 28, 2019

Page range: 125 - 129

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/tperj-2017-0029

Keywordsbody mass index, overweighting, weight, pupils

© 2017 Adrian Cojocariu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
body mass index, overweighting, weight, pupils