Management of somatometric and cardiometabolic parameters

Within this article we want to present a project in which we propose the validation of a protocol for testing and monitoring thephysical effort based on the use of some advanced methods with a high degree of sensitivity and specificity that established asobjective the development of physical therapy programmes destined to enhance the life style and to diminish the cardiometabolicrisk at young obese persons. To this purpose, we suggest the realization of kinetoprophylaxic individualizedprogrammes, based on a process of carefully monitored and quantified increase of the physical activity level in addition to aspecific hygienic– diet procedure on a group of 90-100 obese students from West University of Timisoara. In consistency withthe protocol, both components (physical training and diet) are to be adapted to the personal particularities of the subjectsinvolved in the study. The assessment of the subjects relies upon the testing of their capacity to effort as well as upon thenutritional analysis performed by means of ergospirometrics associated to the classical somatometric methods. The final goalof the study is the reduction and maintenance of the selected subjects’ body weight at levels closer to the optimum, thediminution of cardio-metabolic risk, the improvement of the eating and physical activity related behaviour study with animportant impact on their quality of life.