The effect of a physical health program to improve some anthropometric variables for obese patients

Abstract

There are many therapeutic methods used for obesity patients, and their use has spread among people because they believe that they are the correct methods for treating obesity. These methods may often be more harmful than beneficial, as most of these methods are not positive at the expected level, given that some of them are accompanied by cases of general weakness and imbalance in some body functions. And the emergence of side effects as well as high material costs. Some recent scientific studies conducted by the American College of Sports Medicine indicated that people who suffer from obesity usually suffer from lower back pain or knee pain, which leads them to avoid exercise and fear of movement, and thus their weight continues to increase and joint pain worsens, which leads to physical disability And "Mahmoud Muhammad Bayoumi" (2018) adds that the individual's need to practice sports activity increases after the age of forty, as he becomes susceptible to weight gain due to the increase in the stock of fat in the human body and sagging of the muscles of the buttocks, and in the abdominal area. Therefore, the actual practice of sports activities helps to develop many qualities. Physical activity and prevention of diseases, but these physical activities must be rationed and gradual so that they do not have an adverse effect on the functional state of the body.