El objetivo de este estudió fue analizar la producción científica actual sobre el nivel de actividad física, rendimiento académico y funciones ejecutivas, con el fin de relacionar los beneficios del ejercicio con los procesos cognitivos de escolares. Metodología: Para la revisión y selección de artículos, se siguió la metodología de revisión sistemática basada en las declaraciones internacionales PRISMA. Las principales bases de datos utilizadas son; Dimensions, LILAC, PubMed, Scielo, Scopus y Dialnet. Búsqueda de artículos de intervención y de revisión publicados entre 2013 y 2020, con un rango etario de 10 a 18 años y escritos en idioma español. Los resultados indican que los estudios centran sus objetivos en analizar y comparar las relaciones entre las variables AF, RE y FE. Se concluye que existe una influencia positiva de la actividad física sobre las variables de rendimiento académico y funciones ejecutivas, lo que se traduce principalmente en una mejora en matemáticas y/o lectura, en la memoria y la atención.

Background: Prehabilitation is a strategy used aiming to reduce the risk factors and complications of surgery procedures, but there is no consensus on the effectiveness of supervised physical exercise and its optimal prescription during this phase. Objectives: To determine the effects of exercise prehabilitation on body composition, functional capacity and quality of life in candidates for bariatric surgery. Search methods: A search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, SciELO, Scopus, MEDLINE and CINAHL. Selection criteria: Only randomized clinical trials that examined the effectiveness of supervised physical exercise were included. The main outcomes were body composition, functional capacity, quality of life and surgical outcomes. Data collection and analysis: Two researchers independently selected the literature, extracted the data and evaluated the risk of bias. A third researcher was consulted when a consensus was not reached. The risk of bias was assessed by the tool recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration, the quality of the evidence by GRADE, and to analyze the effects of prehabilitation on the primary objectives, RevMan software, version 5.3 was used. Main results: The search resulted in 4550 articles, of which 22 met the eligibility criteria, leaving 5 articles selected for this review. One article was assessed as a high bias risk and four as an uncertain risk, which included 139 candidates for bariatric surgery. Most of the studies evaluated the body composition, functional capacity and quality of life; none reported surgical outcomes. Conclusions: Supervised physical exercise has positive effects on the body composition, functional capacity and quality of life; there was no evidence for surgical outcomes, which opens up a field of study for future research of this population.

Objectives: to analyze the effects of a multiprofessional remote intervention and telenursing in the treatment of obesity. Methods: pragmatic clinical trial of intervention, conducted with obese adults. The multiprofessional remote intervention with a nurse occurred for 16 weeks through a messaging application. The application analyzed body composition, hemodynamic and laboratory variables, comparing the results obtained with the group that participated in face-to-face multiprofessional intervention without a nurse. The study investigated the effects of the intervention comparing the intervention groups and the moments through the ANOVA test for repeated measures. Results: Group 1 obtained significance in the variables: percentage of body fat (p = 0.008); blood glucose (p = 0.014); insulin (p = 0.001); abdominal and waist circumference; and HDL cholesterol (p = 0.000). Conclusions: the effects of multiprofessional remote intervention and telenursing significantly decreased the risk variables for metabolic syndrome in the treatment of obesity.

The epidemic of obesity worldwide has been recognized as a very important challenge. Within its complexity, the identification of higher-risk patients is essential, as it is unsustainable to offer access to treatment to all people with obesity. Several new approaches have recently been presented as important tools for risk stratification. In this research, we applied several of these tools in a cross-sectional study involving adults with obesity classes I, II, III, and super-obesity. The participants had their cardiometabolic risk profiles assessed. The study included adults with obesity aged 18 to 50 years (n = 404), who were evaluated using anthropometric, body composition, hemodynamic, physical fitness, and biochemical assessments. These variables were used to identify the prevalence of risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases according to the classes of obesity by gender and age group. The results showed high prevalence of risk factors, especially among the upper classes of obesity (BMI > 35 kg/m²) using single parameters as the waist circumference, with almost 90% above the cut-off point. For smaller numbers such as Glycated Hemoglobin, however, the prevalence was around 30%. Indexes such as the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) had the highest prevalence, with 100% of the male participants identified as being at increased risk for cardiovascular disease.

Introduction: Obesity is a global public health problem with negative impact on health. Therefore, effective treatments options are needed. Objective: to evaluate the responses of a supervised functional training program on physical fitness and functional capacity of women with obesity. Methods: a prospective and controlled study was conducted with twenty-four women, BMI >30 and <55 kg/m² and age between 20 and 59 years. The evaluation consisted of anthropometric measurements and physical fitness tests that assessed the cardiorespiratory fitness and functional capacity [6-minute step test (ST6min)], the indirect strength of the lower limbs [sit-to-stand test (STS)] and the flexibility [sit and reach test (SR)]. After the baseline evaluations, the volunteers were allocated in two groups: individualized training group (ITG) (n=13), which consisted of aerobic and strength training, for three months, three times a week, 60 minutes per session; and the control group (CG) (n=11) which did not participate in any regular physical exercise program during the same period. At the third month the two groups were reassessed. Results: it was observed significative reductions in waist circumference, hip and neck measurements; all with p<0.01; and increase in VO2max, in the number of movements of STS and in distance reached in the SR test, all with p<0.01 for the ITG. The ITG showed superiority over CG for all exercise test variables studied. Conclusion: The training program improved the distribution of body fat, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, flexibility and functional capacity. These are indicatives that the strategy is feasible for women with obesity.

The primary objective of this research was to identify effective modes of physical exercise to optimize the quality of life and health ofindividuals affected by severe obesity. To conduct this systematic review, the PubMed, Web of Science, and Dimensions databases were consulted. The inclusion criteria encompassed original articles publicly available, written in Portuguese, English, or Spanish, addressing exercise protocols targeted at individuals with severe obesity, aged between 18 and 65 years, and with a body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 40 kg/m2. The methodological quality of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) was individually assessed by reviewers based on the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale. Anthropometric measurements, functional capacity, parameters of physical fitness, and quality of life were employed as performance indicators in the results. A notable heterogeneity was observed in the protocols adopted, encompassing variation in the number of sessions, intervention duration, outcome criteria, and sample size, among other factors. The results indicated that intervention programs for severe obesity, regardless of the training modality, demonstrated effectiveness in reducing various anthropometric parameters and improving biochemical variables. Additionally, these programs encouraged the adoption of a healthier lifestyle by individuals affected by severe obesity. Keywords: Severe obesity; Activities Physical; Exercise; Multiprofessional treatment; Lifestyle; Sedentary Behavior.