INTRODUCCIÓN: Mundialmente existe una transición demográfica, así la población de adultos mayores para el 2050 pasará de 10% a 22%, en Ecuador al 2010 representaban el 7% y al 2050 representarán el 18%. El envejecimiento poblacional ocasiona un aumento de los índices de enfermedade...
Introduction: The study of social and emotional behavior in children is associated with their responses to a certain stimulus, inferring an analysis of the factors that cause it and the design of the intervention strategies according to the needs established. Objective: The present paper is aimed at the ...
Introduction: The study of leisure not only favors an approach to the time dedicated to non-working activities, but also to relate recreational habits with levels associated to physical inactivity and health. Objective: This research paper focuses on the evaluation of leisure (active and passive) of Ecua...
Abstract Objective: To analyze physical activity and sedentary behavior in preschool children during their stay at school and the associated factors. Methods: 370 preschoolers, aged 4–6 years, stratified according to gender, age and school region in the city of Londrina, PR, participated in the s...
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) supplementation in association with concurrent training on morphological soleus muscle of rats. Wistar male rats were divided randomly into four groups: Control (C), Supplemented (S), Training (T) an...
Purpose: To analyze the effects of water intake on heart rate variability (HRV) during and after exercise. Methods: Thirty-one young males performed three different procedures: I) a maximal exercise test to determine the load for the protocols; II) the control protocol (CP); III) the experimental protoco...
Background: Despite the evidence supporting metabolic benefits of high intensity interval exercise (HIIT), there is little information about the cardiovascular response to this type of exercise in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hypertension (HTA). Aim: To analyze the changes in heart rate at res...
La regulación fisiológica de la función vascular es esencial para la salud cardiovascular y depende de un adecuado control de mecanismos moleculares desencadenados por células endoteliales en respuesta a estímulos mecánicos y químicos inducidos por flujo sanguíneo. La disfunción endotelial es un...
RESUMEN Objetivos. Determinar el nivel de actividad física (AF) y la asociación con el uso excesivo de Internet entre los adolescentes del distrito de "Mi Perú", en la región Callao. Materiales y métodos. Estudio descriptivo transversal. Los sujetos participantes fueron estudiantes de 15 a 19 a...
Objective: Anxiety symptoms are common in older adults with or without anxiety disorders. Pharmacological options may be limited for these patients. Alternative treatments, such as physical activity (PA), are often indicated, although few trials have evaluated their efficacy. The aim of this review was t...
