Status analysis and intervention of fitness programme on selected health related fitness Psychological and Biomechanical Gait variables among Obese school boys

Abstract

Obesity is caused by the imbalance between the numbers of calories intake and burnt. Nothing is wrong about eating pizza and burger, but it is essential to burn as many calories as ingested. newlineAccording to World Health Organization, around 22 million children worldwide are obese. It is no longer confined to developed countries. Developing countries like India, China, and Brazil too are showing an alarming rise in child obesity. newlineDeveloped countries like the United States have an alarming rate of obesity. 25% of children and teenagers are overweight or obese. The same is with the adult population there. Approximately 62% of the adult population is overweight and 26% is obese. This percentage is expected to increase to 75% overweight and a whopping 41% obese adult population by 2015 in the United States. newlineIn the analyses carried out for World Health Report 2002, approximately 58% of diabetes and 21% of ischaemic heart disease and 8-42% of certain cancers globally were attributable to a BMI above 21 kg/m2. newlineThere is a steady rise in obese children in India. This disturbing trend is found in cities, especially metros among children aged 5 to 10 years. newlineTwo factors are responsible for the rise in child obesity. The changing food consumption pattern of the child is the main culprit. It is further compounded by the inactive lifestyle of the child. In most developing countries the children live in areas which do not have any open space for physical sports. Schooling takes up the major part of their day. During free time, the children prefer to watch TV, or play computer games rather than play in garden or open spaces. Hence lots of physical activities are curtailed by technology. newline newline