L'effet de l'activité sportive sur l'obésité chez les jeunes (une étude de terrain auprès des jeunes universitaires)

Abstract

Since ancient times, physical activity has played an important role in the energy balance equation in order to maintain a normal weight. Among the chronic diseases that damage the body and result from a lack of movement is obesity, which is considered to be the disease of our time and the greatest threat to individual health, as the World Health Organisation has classified it as one of the most dangerous diseases. diseases of our time and against which we must guard and fight. Many specialists also believe that the real role of sporting activity in the fight against obesity lies in its long-term prevention, since the results of numerous studies indicate that low levels of physical activity in adults is one of the main factors predisposing them to obesity, and consequently the aim of our research paper is to highlight the role of sporting physical activity in the treatment and reduction of obesity in young Algerian university students. For this study, a descriptive methodology was followed and the questionnaire was used as a tool to achieve the results