Meta-analyses Studies Participants Interventions Outcomes Atlantis et al. [42 ] 14 481 boys and girls 8–16 years of age (
,
) Supervised/unsupervised aerobics, strength training, aerobics + strength training; length (
,
weeks), frequency (2–5x week), duration (10–60 minutes per session), intensity (aerobics 60%–80%
; strength 50%–100% 10RM), compliance (51%–88%), minutes per week (120–180) Body weight, BMI, percent body fat using DEXA, bioimpedence and hydrodensitometry, central obesity (waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, visceral adipose tissue) McGovern et al. [43 ] 17 791 boys and girls (410 exercise, 381 control), approximately 5–18 years of age (
,
) Supervised/unsupervised aerobics, strength training, aerobics + strength training; length (6–104 weeks,
,
), frequency (1–7x week,
,
), duration (30–75 minutes per session,
=
), 90–200 minutes per week
=
) BMI + (kg/m2 , z -score, percentile, percent overweight, adjusted for height), percent body fat
