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Association of parents’ physical activity and weight status with obesity and me...
Werneck,André Oliveira; Silva,Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da; Silva,Ellen Caroline Mendes da; Collings,Paul; Ohara,David; Fernandes,Rômulo AraújoAbstract Our aim was to analyze the joint association of parental characteristics and offspring obesity indicators with metabolic risk in adolescents. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 972 adolescents and their parents. We observed that overweight adolescents who have a normal weight mother show lower metabolic risk in comparison with their counterparts with overweight mothers. In conclusion, mother’...
Self-perceived social relationships are related to health risk behaviors and me...
Silva,Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da; Werneck,André de Oliveira; Agostinete,Ricardo Ribeiro; Bastos,Afrânio de Andrade; Fernandes,Rômulo AraújoAbstract Although changes have been observed in social relationships in the recent years, especially among younger generations, little evidence is available concerning factors associated with adolescents’ perceived social relationships. In this study we investigated the association between self-perceived social relationships, health-related behaviors, biological maturation, and mental health in adolescents. Thi...
The usefulness of Tanita TBF-310 for body composition assessment in Judo athlet...
Domingos,Christophe; Matias,Catarina Nunes; Cyrino,Edilson Serpeloni; Sardinha,Luís Bettencourt; Silva,Analiza MónicaSUMMARY Body composition assessment at the molecular level is relevant for the athletic population and its association with high performance is well recognized. The four-compartment molecular model (4C) is the reference method for fat mass (FM) and fat-free mass (FFM) estimation. However, its implementation in a real context is not feasible. Coaches and athletes need practical body composition methods for body ...
EFFECT OF 16 WEEKS OF RESISTANCE TRAINING ON STRENGTH ENDURANCE IN MEN AND WOMEN
Cyrino,Letícia Trindade; Cyrino,Edilson Serpeloni; Silva,Evelyn Caroline de Araujo e; Avelar,Ademar; Trindade,Michele Caroline de CostaABSTRACT Introduction Although resistance training (RT) can provide numerous benefits for both men and women, morphological, neuromuscular, metabolic, physiological, and behavioral differences between sexes may influence the magnitude of training responses. Objective To analyze the impact of 16 weeks of progressive RT on strength endurance in untrained men and women. Methods Twenty-eight men and 31 women (18-30...
Identifying children who are susceptible to dropping out from physical activity...
Silva,Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da; Werneck,André Oliveira; Collings,Paul; Fernandes,Rômulo Araújo; Ronque,Enio Ricardo Vaz; Sardinha,Luís BettencourtABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Although the benefits of physical activity are clear, adherence to physical activity programs is a challenge, especially during transitional phases of life. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to identify adolescents who were more likely to drop out from physical activity and sports participation, from childhood to adolescence. DESIGN AND SETTING: This was a cross-sectional study on retrospective data rega...
Prenatal, biological and environmental factors associated with physical activit...
Werneck,André Oliveira; Silva,Danilo Rodrigues; Collings,Paul James; Fernandes,Rômulo Araújo; Ronque,Enio Ricardo Vaz; Sardinha,Luís BettencourtAbstract Our aim was to identify prenatal, biological and environmental correlates of child to adolescence physical activity maintenance in 1,186 Brazilian youth (525 boys) aged between 10 and 16 years. Current and former physical activity levels were obtained cross-sectionally through questionnaires. As potential correlates, parent’s activity levels, socioeconomic status and offspring’s birth weight were self-...
Social, behavioral and biological correlates of cardiorespiratory fitness accor...
Werneck,André Oliveira; Silva,Danilo Rodrigues; Agostinete,Ricardo Ribeiro; Fernandes,Rômulo Araújo; Ronque,Enio Ricardo Vaz; Cyrino,Edilson SerpeloniABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Our aim was to analyze multilevel correlates of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) according to sex, nutritional status and maturity status among adolescents. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study conducted in public schools. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study on 1,209 adolescents aged between 10 and 17 years. CRF was estimated from the 20-meter shuttle run test. Anthropometric data...
Effect of traditional resistance training on blood pressure in normotensive eld...
Schiavoni,Durcelina; Pereira,Ligia Maxwell; Pereira,Hugo Maxwell; Cyrino,Edilson Serpeloni; Cardoso,Jefferson RosaAbstract The objective of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of the regular practice of traditional resistance training (RT) on systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in normotensive elderly persons. A systematic review of randomized clinical trials and meta-analyses was performed. Searches were performed without language restrictions in different databases. Randomized clinical tria...
Prevalence of physical activity through the practice of sports among adolescent...
Christofaro,Diego Giulliano Destro; Fernandes,Rômulo Araújo; Martins,Catarina; Ronque,Enio Ricardo Vaz; Coelho-e-Silva,Manuel João; Silva,Analiza MônicaThis study evaluated the prevalence of physical activity through the practice of sports in adolescents from schools in two Brazilian cities and a Portuguese school, and its association with independent variables, such as gender and age. A cross-sectional study was conducted of schoolchildren from two cities in Brazil and one in Portugal. The total study sample was 3694 subjects (1622 males and 1872 females). Ph...
Morfologia do ventrículo esquerdo em adolescentes: comparação entre atletas e n...
Castanheira,Joaquim; Valente-dos-Santos,João; Duarte,João; Vaz,Vasco; Figueiredo,António José; Leite,Neiva; Cyrino,Edilson SerpeloniIntrodução: A morfologia do ventrículo esquerdo altera-se com o crescimento e desenvolvimento, durante a infância e adolescência. Contudo, são escassos os estudos comparativos entre não atletas e jovens atletas de elite.Objetivo: Analisar possíveis diferenças na morfologia do ventrículo esquerdo entre jovens atletas de elite e não atletas, do sexo masculino.Métodos: Trinta atletas de elite (15,4±0,6 anos; 68,0±...