Morris Patrick J
Department of Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Family Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0341, USA.
Curr Sports Med Rep. 2008 Nov-Dec;7(6):353-8. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0b013e31818f0795.
Youth with low physical activity and fitness levels and high body fat levels are more likely to develop additional risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as elevated blood pressure and serum cholesterol levels. Participation in daily physical activity can reduce body fat, encourage weight loss, and improve aerobic fitness in youth without disabilities. Recent research involving youth with cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, cystic fibrosis, asthma, diabetes, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and hemophilia suggest positive effects of exercise therapy upon the aerobic capacity, functional ability, and quality of life of children and adolescents with disabilities and chronic diseases. Strategies exist for introducing exercise as a lifelong intervention in pediatric populations with chronic diseases.
身体活动水平低、健康状况不佳且体脂率高的青少年更有可能出现心血管疾病的其他风险因素，如血压升高和血清胆固醇水平升高。参与日常身体活动可以减少青少年的体脂、促进体重减轻并改善无残疾青少年的有氧适能。最近涉及脑瘫、脊髓损伤、囊性纤维化、哮喘、糖尿病、幼年特发性关节炎和血友病青少年的研究表明，运动疗法对患有残疾和慢性病的儿童及青少年的有氧能力、功能能力和生活质量有积极影响。有一些策略可将运动作为对患有慢性病的儿科人群的终身干预措施。
