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Although weight training can be an aid to combat adolescent obesity, it is not the most effective way to get the job done. There are many different additives that are involved in combating obesity. Obesity is defined as a disease that increases body weight beyond limitation of skeletal and physical requirements, as the result of an excessive accumulation of fat in the body (medterms. ... Since the 1960’s, obesity has climbed tremendously and today 64. ... These unhealthy habits lead to obesity being the second leading cause of unnecessary deaths, and nearly 300,000 excess deaths a year (AOA). Sedentary behavior is a direct cause of obesity, it is defined as doing or requiring much sitting; it is characterized by a lack of physical activity (medterms. ... Lack of physical activity is also a cause of obesity in adolescents. ... This statistic from the American Obesity Association shows the children who are likely to become obese for their entire lives. ... If 70% of the overweight adolescents have the chance to become obese, the awareness of obesity needs to be taken more seriously. Children should be educated on the dangers of obesity before they reach the years of adolescents, because the knowledge of longevity from an early age can possibly help to combat against obesity in adolescents. The statistics presented above clearly point out the problem of obesity as an epidemic, and they plainly show the changes that must be incorporated if the obesity rate is expected to decrease. The most effective way to combat adolescent obesity is to incorporate physical activity, healthier eating habits, and resistance training into normal daily activities, the combination of these activities can help bring down the number of obese adolescents in the U. ... The activity in particular that is performed has an enormous effect on the body, especially in adolescents weight training can be too strenuous and at times too much.
Approximate Word count = 1536
Approximate Pages = 6.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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