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Constructing a logical model in school health: experience on the Lower Amazon region

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: This experience report presents the construction of the theoretical and logic model for intervention to promote physical activity and healthy eating habits of the public schools students in the city of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil. Method: We carried out a theoretical research and al...

Water workout application effects on the body composition and motor abilities of 13-year-old female adolescents

Int. j. morphol; 36 (2), 2018
The aim of this research was to determine the water workout application effects on anthropometric characteristics, body composition and motor abilities of 13-year-old female adolescents. The research was conducted on the sample of 154 female adolescents from south-eastern Serbia, divided into experimenta...

Effects of a 20-week concurrent training program on bone metabolism in elderly women

Int. j. morphol; 36 (2), 2018
The present study evaluated the effect of a 20-week concurrent training program on bone metabolism in elderly women. The sample consisted of 51 elderly women living in the municipality of Muriaé (MG), distributed into two groups: a concurrent training group (CTG = 25), with an average age of 69.44 ± 6....

Low intensity training provokes adaptations on muscle fibrosis of a muscular dystrophy model

Int. j. morphol; 36 (2), 2018
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic neuromuscular disorder with progressive clinical signs until death, around the second decade of life. Mdx is the most used animal model to pre-clinical studies of DMD. Parameters of exercise on this muscular disease are still unknown. This research aimed to ...

Combatiendo el metabolismo de las células cancerosas mediante la activación de SIRT3 y el ejercicio físico

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (6), 2018
One of the main features of cancer is the high rate of cell proliferation and growth. To do this, cancer cells need to redirect their metabolism mainly towards anaerobic glycolysis and an increased mitochondrial glutamine energy metabolism. Sirtuins are cellular proteins with regulatory functions on meta...

Efecto del entrenamiento pliométrico en la fuerza explosiva en deportes colectivos: un metaanálisis

Pensar mov; 16 (1), 2018
Resumen Alfaro-Jiménez, D.; Salicetti-Fonseca, A. y Jiménez-Díaz, J. (2018). Efecto del entrenamiento pliométrico en la fuerza explosiva de deportes colectivos: Un metaanálisis. PENSAR EN MOVIMIENTO: Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud, 16(1), 1-35. El entrenamiento pliométrico (EPLI) es ...

Motivos de participación en una carrera de fondo, según edad, sexo y experiencia deportiva, en corredores aficionados

Pensar mov; 16 (1), 2018
Resumen Rosales-Obando, D.M.; Araya-Vargas, G. y Rivas-Borbón, O.M. (2018). Motivos de participación en una carrera de fondo, según edad, sexo y experiencia deportiva en corredores aficionados. PENSAR EN MOVIMIENTO: Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud, 16(1), 1-18. Propósito: examinar los m...

Revisión de los beneficios de la intensidad y modalidades de ejercicio físico sobre el estrés psicológico

Pensar mov; 16 (1), 2018
Resumen Azofeifa-Mora, C.A. (2018). Revisión de los beneficios de la intensidad y modalidades del ejercicio físico sobre el estrés psicológico. PENSAR EN MOVIMIENTO: Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud, 16(1), 1-21. El propósito de esta revisión sistemática fue hacer un recuento de los pr...

Effects of simvastatin associated with exercise on the mechanical resistance of muscle and bone in rats

ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of simvastatin on mechanical properties of muscle and bone in hypercholesterolemic rats submitted to physical exercise. Methods: Ten male Wistar rats were submitted to a high-fat diet rich in cholesterol for 90 days. The ani...

Neurotrophin expression and histomorphometric evaluation in Wistar rats subjected to neural mobilization after compression of the median nerve

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the neurotrophin mRNA expression and axon count in the median nerve of Wistar rats submitted to neural mobilization (NM) after nerve compression. Methods: Eighteen animals were randomly divided into G1 (nerve compression only), G2 (NM for 1 min), and G3 (NM for 3 min). F...