Abstract Introduction: The negative impact of prolonged immobilization results a physical decline during hospitalization in patients with acute brain injury. Objective: To investigate the benefits of early exercises on the mobility of patients with acute brain injury assisted at an Intensive Care Unit ...
Abstract Introduction: Studies have shown the importance of healthy habits in older adults, emphasizing physical activity or mobility for a better quality of life and to delay physical degeneration in this population. Yoga is one of several exercises recommended for therapeutic purposes to reduce the ri...
Abstract Aim: Cardiovascular physiology learned by exercise science students is often quickly forgotten. We tested whether a state rotation model would help students to recall key principles of Cardiovascular Physiology (CV). Methods: Seventy-one undergraduate students enrolled in the Exercise Physiolo...
Abstract Aim: This systematic review aimed to investigate the acute effects of cardiovascular exercise on motor learning of non-disabled individuals. Methods: Forty studies were identified through database searching (PsycINFO, CENTRAL, Google Scholar, Scielo, and PUBMED). The studies demonstrated heter...
Introdução: Apesar do aumento na sobrevida de pacientes com neoplasias de mama, muitas persistem com ansiedade, depressão, fadiga e dor mesmo após o tratamento anticancerígeno, fatores associados a uma pior qualidade de vida. Objetivo: Avaliar a influência do treinamento combinado na ansiedade, dep...
Objetivo: Analisar os indicadores sociodemográficos associados ao engajamento em atividade física (AF) nos domínios do lazer, do deslocamento, doméstico e do trabalho, em adultos brasileiros. Métodos: Estudo transversal com dados secundários da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde (PNS) de 2019. Os fator...
Abstract Introduction: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) transformed HIV from a fatal disease to a chronic one, but it has adverse effects, such as the lipodystrophy syndrome, characterized by morphological and metabolic changes, such as reduced bone mineral density (BMD), potentiating morbid...
Resumo Políticas de promoção da saúde em diversos países propõem a prática de atividade física em suas diretrizes. Avaliar os resultados dessas intervenções, ao mesmo tempo em que se constitui em importante apoio às decisões, pode ser desafiador. Para este estudo, utilizou-se uma avaliação ...
SUMMARY: Somatotype characters have been defined for many diseases. However, there is insufficient information on the somatotype characters of chronic kidney patients. The first aim of our study was to define the specific somatotype in patients diagnosed with CKD. The second aim was to investigate the re...
SUMMARY: This study aimed to explore the effects of a single moderate-intensity aerobic endurance running program on the morphological characteristics of normal-weighted and overweighted female adolescents and whether effects differ between individuals of different nutritional statuses. A total of 47 ado...
