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Adaptation to university studies affects on functional state of freshmen

Acta sci., Health sci; 44 (), 2022
According to different researches, 30% of university graduates have a low level of health, and studying at university is one of the factors of its deterioration, besides the first year is considered critical. The purpose of research is to study the dynamics of physical development, physical fitness and f...

Motivaciones de los estudiantes de fisioterapia para practicar actividad físico-deportiva

Introducción. El sedentarismo es un problema de salud pública, siendo un riesgo latente para las enfermedades crónicas no trasmisibles. En un estudio previo en la Fundación Universitaria María Cano se encontró sedentarismo de 97% en estudiantes. El propósito del estudio es contribuir a ...

Path analysis of the effect of irrational beliefs on the structures of the planned behavior model in the field of physical activity

ABSTRACT The aim of the present study was to path analysis of the hypothesized model of the irrational beliefs on the constructs of the planned behavior model, in particular the physical activity intention, and also the prediction of the physical activity intention based on the constructs of irrational b...

Effects of table tennis practice on balance and physical fitness in the elderly

ABSTRACT The Table Tennis game does not involve large displacements by the practitioner in the environment, a characteristic that can promote greater safety for the elderly in locomotor terms. In addition, it needs coordination, agility, speed of reaction, dynamic balance, which have been the focus of cu...

Efeitos de dois programas de educação física na aptidão física relacionada à saúde de crianças de acordo com sexo

RESUMO Este estudo quase-experimental avaliou os efeitos de dois programas de exercício físico, ofertado no contexto das aulas de Educação Física escolar, sobre indicadores de aptidão física. A amostra por conveniência foi composta por 91 alunos com idades entre 9-12 anos que formaram os grupos F...

The improvement of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy women after a 12-week Classical Pilates training

Aims: to evaluate the effects of 12 weeks of Pilates training (Classical Method) on cardiorespiratory fitness and heart rate responses of healthy sedentary women. Method: fifteen women (average age 29±4) performed 12 weeks of Pilates training for 60 minutes, three times per week (Pilates Group). Thirtee...

Effects of functional training on pain and functional capacity in elderly women

Abstract Introduction: The growing rate of elderly people in the world can became a public health problem when they exhibit insufficient levels of physical activity, which can increase chronic pain and lead to functional disability. Objective: To analyze the effects of functional training on pain and f...

Prevalence of responders of a school intervention at physical fitness and mental health of children: a quasi-experimental study

Motriz (Online); 28 (), 2022
Abstract Aim: to verify the effect of a physical education program at school on physical fitness and mental health in children and to determine the individual prevalence of responders. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study, developed with 67 children aged between 6 and 11 years old. (8.09 ± 1.81...

A construção da sociabilidade no crossfit: corpos coletivamente individualizados

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a construção das sociabilidades no CrossFit, como um meio de captar os valores e práticas inerentes ao investimento corporal nessa modalidade. Para tanto, com base na abordagem socioantropológica, observaram-se as práticas corporais em campo e analisaram-se as rep...

Excess adiposity and low physical fitness hamper Supine-to-Stand test performance among sedentary adolescents

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 97 (6), 2021
Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between body adiposity and physical fitness with performance in the Supine-to-Stand test (STS-test) in sedentary adolescents. Methods: Sixty-two adolescents, of both sexes, between 10 and 16 years old, participated in the study. ...