Position de consensus : activité physique et obésité chez l’enfant et chez l’adulte

Objectives. -Physical activity is recommended at every stage of the care of obesity in adults and in children, with a high level of scientific evidences. The objective of this review is to propose practical answers to key-questions of physicians faced to prescription of regular physical activity in obese subjects. Methodology. -Five "question-reply" were developed: (1) what are the costs of obesity? Of sedentary lifestyle? Of strategies to promote physical activity in obese subjects? (2) What are the benefits of regular physical activity in obese subjects? (3) What type of activity should be prescribed and/or avoided? (4) Is there contra-indications to physical activity in obese subjects? (5) How measuring habitual physical activity in obese subjects? Results and conclusion. -This review leads to a consensus statement of the French Society for Sports Medicine and proposes a "check list" that may help the physician to prescribe physical activity in obese subjects. (C) 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.