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Comparison of motivation, self-esteem and body image of elderly females practic...
Oliveira, Daniel Vicentini de; Jordão, Adrieli Camila; Franco, Maura Fernandes; Batista, Roseana Pacheco ReisThis study aimed to compare self-esteem, self-image and motivation to practice water aerobics according to the health conditions of 70 elderly women from Maringá are compared. Current cross-sectional study used a sociodemographic and health questionnaire, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale, the Nine-silhouette scale and the Exercise Motivation Inventory-2. Data analysis was conducted by Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Mann...
Factors associated with the practice of physical activity in elderly users of t...
Oliveira, Daniel Vicentini de; Peres, Priscila Martins; Antunes, Mateus Dias; Franco, Maura Fernandes; do Nascimento Júnior, José Roberto AndradeThis study aimed to investigate the association of physical activity level with sociodemographic and health variables, functional capacity and muscle strength among elderly. This cross-sectional study was carried out with 73 elderly, users of the Third Age Academies in the city of Maringá, Paraná State. The instruments were the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, the Latws Scale, the Lawton Scale, an...