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Associação entre a provocação referente ao peso corporal e a atividade física em adolescentes

Rev. paul. pediatr; 35 (3), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo: Investigar a associação entre a atividade física e a provocação referente ao peso corporal em escolares matriculados no sistema público de ensino em Curitiba, Paraná. Métodos: A amostra foi composta por 95 escolares (48 meninos e 47 meninas) com idades entre 12 e 14 anos. Par...

Acciones motivacionales para promover actividad física en la comunidad que asiste a un Hospital Universitario
Taking action for promoting physical activity in the community attending a university hospital

Introducción: el sedentarismo ha llegado para quedarse. Cualquier tipo de acción para combatirlo será de gran utilidad; solo bastará con conocer su eficacia y con que la gente se adhiera. Métodos: se ha realizado un estudio cuasi experimental antes-después no controlado, con 3 intervenciones aditiv...

Physical activity in Brazil: lessons from ELSA-Brasil. Narrative review

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) was conducted among civil servants at six higher education institutions located in six Brazilian state capitals. The objective of this review was to identify the publications produced within the scope of ELSA-...

Time trends in physical activity of adult users of the Brazilian National Health System: 2010-2014. Longitudinal study

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: In this longitudinal study, we aimed to describe time trends of physical activity (PA) in different domains from 2010 to 2014 among users of the Brazilian National Health System, taking into account the effects of sex, age and economic status (ES). DESIGN AND SETTING: ...

El auto-reporte de actividad física y comportamientos sedentarios no concuerda con la acelerometría en escolares mexicanos

Resumen: Introducción: La evaluación precisa de la actividad física (AF) en escolares es necesaria para implementar estrategias que favorezcan estilos de vida activos. El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar la validez de un cuestionario autoadministrado de AF y actividades sedentarias y ligera...

Can hepatic steatosis compromise the effect of physical exercise on body composition in obese children and adolescents?

Abstract Physical exercise is one of the forms of prevention and treatment of obesity and associated diseases such as hepatic steatosis. The aim of this study was to analyze whether hepatic steatosis interferes in the effect of physical exercise on the body composition of obese children and adolescents. ...

Stages of behavior change for physical activity in adolescents from the Amazon

Abstract The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of stages of behavior change (SBC) for physical activity and to verify the associated demographic and economic factors, in adolescents from the Amazon. A total of 2.517 adolescents (aged 14-19 years) from public high schools participated of th...

Is the internal training load different between starters and nonstarters volleyball playerssubmitted to the same external load training? A case study

Abstract The same training stimulus can provide different physiological adaptations for athletes of the same team. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze and compare the load training of starters and nonstarters players, athletes of a men's volleyball team at different times of the season. The sample...

Physical Activity during Pregnancy: Recommendations and Assessment Tools

Abstract The literature that supports and recommends the practice of exercise during pregnancy is extensive.However, although a more complete research on ways to evaluate the physical activity performedby pregnant women has been perfomed, it is found that there is no gold standard and that the articles i...

Gameterapia na coordenação motora e integração viso-motora em pessoas com Síndrome de Down

Saude e pesqui. (Impr.); 10 (2), 2017
O objetivo deste estudo foi examinar os efeitos da gameterapia na coordenação motora e integração viso-motora em indivíduos com síndrome de Down (SD). Quatro indivíduos com SD participaram do estudo. Os testes de Coordenação Corporal para Crianças (Körperkoordinationstest Für Kinder – KTK) ...