Description

• Title:
  Youth Obesity: Sport as a Solution Strategy
• Creator:
  Pietrzak, Krzysztof;
  Wasilewska, Małgorzata;
  Polok, Sebastian;
  Demel, Karol
• Description:
  Purpose: This study examines organized sports as a multisectoral intervention against youth obesity, emphasizing physiological, psychosocial, and structural motivations. Materials and Research Methods: Long term cohort analyses (e.g., Finland’s 21-year tracking [7]), randomized trials, and regional case studies (Poland’s rural-urban disparities [10], Italy’s post-pandemic park programs [15]) were included. Data spanned adiposity metrics, accelerometry, mental health outcomes, and policy evaluations. Basic Results: Sustained sports participation reduced adulthood obesity risk by 26%, mediated by metabolic improvements and visceral fat loss [6,7]. Team sports enhanced adherence (30% higher retention) through social engagement, correlating with a 40% decline in depressive symptoms [3,9]. Rural-urban gaps (20% participation disparity) and gender-based attrition (35% female dropout by age 15) highlighted systemic inequities [9,10]. Culturally tailored initiatives, such as Poland’s folk dance revival and Verona’s community sports, boosted engagement by 32–60% [9,15]. Conclusions: Effective strategies require subsidized infrastructure in poorer regions, clinical integration of sports prescriptions, and gender-inclusive attitude. Policies must connect global evidence with local traditions, repurposing spaces like abandoned factories into activity hubs [25] and setting “exercise vital signs” into pediatric care [24]. Success depends on contextual adaptability- transforming sports from occasional leisure into a part of healthy life foundation.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights:
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2025 Krzysztof Pietrzak, Małgorzata Wasilewska, Sebastian Polok, Karol Demel;
  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
• Date:
  2025.04.14
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Quality in Sport; Tom 40 (2025); 59778;
  Quality in Sport; Vol. 40 (2025); 59778;
  2450-3118
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  University Center for Sports Research, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
• Relation: https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/59778/42216
• Subject:
  youth obesity;
  organized sports intervention;
  physical activity adherence;
  psychosocial health outcomes;
  metabolic health improvements;
  visceral fat reduction;
  socioeconomic disparities in sports;
  gender-specific sports participation;
  rural-urban obesity divide;
  COVID-19 and sedentary behavior;
  school-based physical activity programs;
  community sports infrastructure;
  cultural adaptation in sports;
  team sports retention rates;
  exercise vital signs;
  sports prescription in pediatrics;
  public-private partnerships;
  multisectoral obesity prevention;
  non-competitive physical activities;
  policy frameworks for active living
• Identifier: https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/59778
• Data provider:
  Akademicka Platforma Czasopism
• Can I use it?:
  seek permission
• Type:
  text