Muscular strength (MS) and jump power (JP) tests are used to assess athletic ability and measure the effectiveness of training programs. However, their use in various sport modalities needs to be investigated further. This study aimed to explore the changes in MS and JP during three different moments of ...
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
OBJECTIVE: To determine running economy in a large sample of elite soccer and futsal players to obtain benchmarks in different positions. METHODS: Running Economy is the energy demand at a submaximal running velocity. Players were divided into 6 subgroups. Soccer: defenders, midfielders, and strikers; f...
O objetivo foi verificar os efeitos de exercícios aquáticos no equilíbrio de idosos. Os artigos foram identificados por busca sistemática no Pubmed, SciELO e Lilacs, descritores “elderly”, “exercise” e “water”; “elderly”, “water” e “balance”; “elderly”, “water” e “ga...
Background Part of having healthy lifestyles should be a regular practice of physical activities. Aim To evaluate the association between the practice of physical activity and healthy lifestyles in older people. Material and Methods The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile survey was applied to 1688 olde...
Ejercicio Físico/fisiología,
Promoción de la Salud,
Estilo de Vida Saludable/fisiología,
Conducta Sedentaria,
Factores de Edad,
Antropometría,
Chile,
Estudios Transversales,
Evaluación Geriátrica,
Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud/fisiología,
Encuestas Epidemiológicas,
Encuestas Nutricionales,
Estado Nutricional/fisiología,
Valores de Referencia,
Conducta de Reducción del Riesgo,
Factores Sexuales,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas
Objective: Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness characterized by positive and negative symptoms. Cognitive impairment continues to be a core and consistent deficit. Previous studies have shown that physical activity (PA) is positively associated with cognitive performance. Thus, it may play a suppor...
Resumen: Introducción: La rehabilitación cardiovascular ha demostrado tener efectos beneficiosos en pacientes con antecedentes de patología coronaria. Objetivos: Identificar los factores que determinan el resultado de un programa de rehabilitación cardiovascular (PRC) aplicado a pacientes coronar...
Díaz-Martínez, Ximena;
Petermann, Fanny;
Salas-Bravo, Carlos;
Garrido-Méndez, Alex;
Martínez, María Adela;
Leiva, Ana María;
Alvarez, Cristian;
Valdivia-Moral, Pedro;
Zagalaz, María Luisa;
Durán, Eliana;
Labraña, Ana María;
Poblete-Valderrama, Felipe;
Celis-Morales, Carlos.
Background Physical inactivity and obesity are major risk factors for type 2 diabetes (T2D). Aim To investigate whether if the association between obesity and diabetes is modified by levels of physical activity in the Chilean population. Material and Methods Cross-sectional study including 4,712 partic...
Adiposidad/fisiología,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/etiología,
Ejercicio Físico/fisiología,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Estudios Transversales,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/fisiopatología,
Encuestas Epidemiológicas,
Obesidad/fisiopatología,
Factores de Riesgo,
Conducta Sedentaria,
Factores Socioeconómicos
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between total and segmental bone mineral density (BDM) and physical activity (PA) in different domains (school, leisure and sports) among adolescents and children. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study in the Universidade Estadua...
