Resumo A prática regular da caminhada contribui para melhor qualidade de vida, reduzindo riscos para doenças cardiovasculares. O objetivo deste artigo é verificar a associação entre fatores sociodemográficos e de saúde relacionados à prática de caminhada de adultos no contexto rural brasileiro. ...
Factores de Edad,
Brasil,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/prevención & control,
Estudios Transversales,
Ejercicio Físico/fisiología,
Política de Salud,
Estado de Salud,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Distribución de Poisson,
Calidad de Vida,
Factores de Riesgo,
Población Rural,
Factores Sexuales,
Caminata/fisiología
To compare high active (HA) and low active (LA) adolescent’s physical activity (PA) levels in three different domains: commuting to school, physical education (PE) class and recess time at school.
Method:
This is a cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach and random sample of 176 (105 girl...
The current study examined the relationship between cognitive performances (executive function, selective attention and reaction time), fine motor coordination skills and perceived difficulty after active transport to school.
Method:
Fifteen right-handed children’s underwent session, 15-min walking s...
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the association between active commuting and blood pressure in adolescents. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with high school students from public education network in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Data from 6039 students (14 to 19 years) were collected using a...
Ciclismo/fisiología,
Presión Sanguínea/fisiología,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Ejercicio Físico/fisiología,
Hipertensión/epidemiología,
Hipertensión/fisiopatología,
Sobrepeso/epidemiología,
Prevalencia,
Características de la Residencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Población Rural,
Instituciones Académicas,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Estudiantes/estadística & datos numéricos,
Factores de Tiempo,
Caminata/fisiología
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate if middle-aged and older adults with a higher education would differ from those with an average education in cognitive-motor tasks involving lower limb function. Methods: A walking version of the Trail Making Test (Walking Executive Function Task, [WEFT]) was used. Ei...
OBJECTIVE: To verify the effect of an endurance exercise program in middle stages of Parkinson's disease. METHODS: The patients were two women and seven men with Parkinson's disease, aged 56 to 74 years, classified at Hoehn and Yahr stages 2 to 2.5. The study was designed as an open long-term pilot tria...
Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between peak cadence indicators and body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage (BF%)-defined weight status in children. The sample comprised 485 Brazilian children. Minute-by-minute step data from accelerometry were rank ordered for ...
Acelerometría,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Peso Corporal,
Brasil,
Impedancia Eléctrica,
Marcha/fisiología,
Obesidad/epidemiología,
Sobrepeso/epidemiología,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores de Tiempo,
Caminata/fisiología
ABSTRACT Objective: The purpose was to evaluate the effectiveness of a progressive muscle strengthening program using a Swiss ball for AS patients. Methods: Sixty patients with AS were randomized into the intervention group (IG) or the control group (CG). Eight exercises were performed by the IG patien...
Terapia por Ejercicio/instrumentación,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Fuerza Muscular/fisiología,
Equilibrio Postural/fisiología,
Espondilitis Anquilosante/fisiopatología,
Espondilitis Anquilosante/rehabilitación,
Espondilitis Anquilosante/terapia,
Equipo Deportivo,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Caminata/fisiología
AIMS: The aim of the study was to determine the effects of deep-water running on muscle function and functionality in community dwelling old women. METHODS: Older women (n=19) were randomly assigned to one of the two groups: deep-water running (DWR: n=09, 64.33±4.24 years, 75.15±12.53 kg, 160.45±7.52...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To quantify the intensity adopted by walkers in public squares and check the occurrence and magnitude of post-exercise hypotension in the spontaneously adopted intensity and in a prescribed intensity. METHODS In 98 volunteers (38 of them being hypertensive), walkers in public squar...
Análisis de Varianza,
Presión Sanguínea/fisiología,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Estudios Transversales,
Terapia por Ejercicio,
Frecuencia Cardíaca/fisiología,
Hipertensión/fisiopatología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Hipotensión Posejercicio/fisiopatología,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Factores de Tiempo,
Caminata/fisiología
