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Interventions to promote physical activity for youth with intellectual disabilities

Salud pública Méx; 59 (4), 2017
Abstract: Objective: To describe interventions designed to promote physical activity for youth with intellectual disabilities. Materials and methods: A systematic review of nine databases until January 31, 2015 identified 213 citations. The inclusion criteria were: a) the study sample consisted of yo...

Interventions to promote physical activity for adults with intellectual disabilities

Salud pública Méx; 59 (4), 2017
Abstract: Objective: To describe interventions designed to promote physical activity for adults with intellectual disabilities and the effects on overall physical activity levels and on health outcomes. Materials and methods: A systematic review of eight databases until January 31, 2015 identified 38...

Imagem corporal da mulher praticante de exercício físico
Bod image of women practicing exercise

HU rev; 43 (1), 2017
Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar a Imagem Corporal (IC) de mulheres inativas (IN) e praticantes de exercícios físicos: Body Combat (BC) e Yoga (Y). Foram selecionadas 24 mulheres de 18 a 45 anos, praticantes de Yoga (n=8), praticantes de Body Combat (n=8) e Inativas (n=8), que foram avaliadas po...

The role of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in mediating the relationship between central adiposity and immunometabolic profile in postmenopausal women

ABSTRACT Objectives To analyze the role of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in mediating the relationship between central adiposity and immune and metabolic profile in postmenopausal women. Materials and methods Cross-sectional study comprising 49 postmenopausal women (aged 59.26 ± 8.32...

The association between healthy lifestyle behaviors and health-related quality of life among adolescents

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 93 (4), 2017
Abstract Objective: The aim of this research was to examine the association between body mass index, physical activity, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and health-related quality of life in a sample of Spanish adolescents. Method: The study involved 456 adolescents aged between 11 and 14 years. Th...

Influencia del esquema corporal en el rendimiento deportivo

Med. UIS; 30 (2), 2017
RESUMEN Introducción: el esquema corporal es la representación abstracta que las personas perciben de su cuerpo en el espacio situándolo con una amplia participación propioceptiva. Además, se modifica a medida que el deportista recibe estímulos somatosensoriales y sociales con el fin de perfeccion...

Quality of public urban parks for physical activity practice in Bucaramanga, Colombia

Abstract The characteristics of parks (availability, accessibility, conservation, quality, safety, etc.) are important predictors of their use for physical activity practices. The aim of this study was to verify the association among the socioeconomic level of neighborhoods, the characteristics and quali...

Avaliação da flexibilidade e força muscular de membros inferiores em idosas praticantes de hidroginástica

Saude e pesqui. (Impr.); 10 (1), 2017
Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a flexibilidade e força muscular de membros inferiores de idosas praticantes de hidroginástica no município de Sarandi, Estado do Paraná. Foram avaliadas 31 idosas praticantes de hidroginástica. Para a avaliação da flexibilidade foi utilizado o teste de Senta...

Prueba de escalón de Mcardle: una ecuación para estimar el Vo2 máx. en estudiantes de educación física

El objetivo de esta investigación es obtener una ecuación para determinar VO2 máx. a través de una prueba submáxima utilizando la frecuencia cardíaca de recuperación (FCr). Se diseñó en un estudio descriptivo correlacional dentro de un marco cuantitativo y se evalu...