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Physical performance, body composition and metabolic syndrome in military personnel from the brazilian army

Rev. bras. med. esporte; 24 (6), 2018
INTRODUCTION: The Brazilian Army (BA) considers Military Physical Training (MPT) essential for the development of physical conditioning and general health, including prevention of chronic noncommunicable diseases (CNCDs), including metabolic syndrome (MS) risk factors. The evaluation of body composition ...

Correlation between eccentric training and functional tests in subjects with reconstructed acl

Rev. bras. med. esporte; 24 (6), 2018
INTRODUCTION: Eccentric training and jump tests are widely used to recover and measure deficits in knee strength and functionality after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. OBJECTIVE: To correlate knee extension and flexion torque generated by eccentric isokinetic training, with functional j...

Evidencia original directa (dinamométrico-tomográfica) de la influencia sitio-específica de la musculatura sobre la estructura ósea: hacia una concepción más amplia del mecanostato
Original dynamometric and tomographic evidence of site-specific muscle effects on bone structure: towards a wider scope on the bone mechanostat concept

Actual. osteol; 14 (3), 2018
Para analizar el impacto directo de la musculatura sobre la estructura ósea se determinaron el área (CtA), la densidad mineral ósea volumétrica (vDMOc) y los momentos de inercia corticales para flexión anteroposterior y lateral (MIap, MIlat) ajustados a CtA, y las relaciones entre MI y vDMOc (de ʻd...

Asociación entre el polimorfismo rs9939609 del gen FTO con la ingesta energética, macronutrientes y consumo de alcohol en población chilena

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Background: Fat-mass-associated-gene (FTO) is associated with higher energy intake and specific food preferences. Aim: To investigate the association of the FTO genotype with energy intake, macronutrient and alcohol consumption. Material and Methods: Four hundred and nine participants of the GENADIO (G...

Effect of mild aerobic exercise in atrial granules of mice with chronic Chagas Disease

Background: Chagas disease presents in different clinical forms, ranging from asymptomatic to acute, with destruction of heart cells and a possibility of death. In the chronic phase, the parasites can cause serious injuries to different tissues.Objectives: Our objective was to study the effects of physic...

Prevalence of physical inactivity and its effects on blood pressure and metabolic parameters in a Brazilian Urban Population

Background: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in the world and physical inactivity represents an important risk factor. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of physical inactivity in the adult population and its effects on blood pressure, blood glucose and lipid p...

Comparison betweent the effects of swimming and treadmill-based aerobic training protocols in diabetic rats

Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) can cause damage to several physiological systems.Objectives: To compare and characterize the effects of aerobic exercise training (ET) performed by swimming with those of ET performed on a treadmill on the skeletal muscle and heart of rats with DM1. Methods: 4...

Effects of conventional and virtual reality cardiovascular rehabilitation in body composition and functional capacity of patients with heart diseases: randomized clinical trial

Background: Virtual reality is an alternative therapeutic resource to be inserted into cardiovascular rehabilitation, stimulating the practice of physical activity through man-machine interaction. Objective: To compare the effects of conventional and virtual reality cardiac rehabilitation on body composi...

Fatores associados ao bem-estar subjetivo em mulheres participantes de um programa social em Minas Gerais, Brasil, 2017

Introdução: o bem-estar subjetivo se refere a como as pessoas se sentem e avaliam suas vidas. Largamente insinua-se que uma pessoa com altas taxas de bem-estar subjetivo encontra-se satisfeita com a vida e possui altas taxas de afetos positivos e relativa falta de afetos negativos. Objetivo: estimar a ...