Benefícios do exercício físico em pessoas obesas: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

Obesity rates are growing more and more in Brazil and in the world as a consequence mainly of physical inactivity and bad eating habits, increasing the development of other associated chronic non-communicable diseases. These diseases could be avoided with a more active and healthy lifestyle. This study presents the benefits of physical exercise/physical activities (PE/PA) in obese people through an integrative review. Twenty-one Brazilian journals classified as A1 and A2 by Qualis CAPES in the area of Physical Education were selected. For the selection of articles, cross-words EF/AF and obesity were used, and articles published from 2010 onwards and available in full in Portuguese were selected. After analysis, only three articles were selected, meeting the inclusion criteria of the study. Among the main benefits presented from the practice of PE/PA for obese people, we can mention: reduction of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (AC), blood pressure (BP) and triglycerides (TG); reduction of the enzyme butyrylcholinesterase (BuChe), of the glycemia; improvement in social, emotional and psychosocial issues, respiratory and cardiovascular conditioning. It can be concluded that the practice of PE/PA is a strong ally to prevent and treat people with obesity, however more research needs to be done objectively presenting these benefits and reaching the needy population in a more accessible way.