Abstract Objective To investigate the physical performance of Brazilian individuals older than 80 years with and without OD. Methods The sample consisted of 135 individuals (aged > 80 years) of both gender. Identification of osteopenia/osteoporosis was verified by Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry, and the presence of others osteoarticular diseases (OD) was obtained using a questionnaire of morbidities. Physical...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Several human studies have shown an inverse relation between pain perception and blood pressure. This study aimed at investigating the association between musculoskeletal pain report and hypertension in a group of workers. METHODS: Using a body diagram with image and intensity scale (1 to 10), 349 workers (243 males and 106 females) were asked about the presence and sensitivity to mus...
<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To compare the measurements of systolic and diastolic blood pressure obtained by auscultatory (mercury sphygmomanometer) and oscillometric (digital device Omron HEM-412C) methods.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> Participated in the study 22 older men (age: 67.4 ± 4.8 years; body mass: 79.4 ± 13.1 kg; stature: 1.7 ± 0.8 m), members of a program of regular exercise. The digital device Omron HEM-412C was ...
The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of sarcopenia and its association with risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in non-sedentary women. Study participants were 124 women (control group (CG) n = 33; 24.5 ± 2.9 years and study group (SG) n = 91; 61.9 ± 8.7 years). Anthropometric measurements, blood parameters, body composition (DXA), anthropometric indices and questionnaire answers we...
The aim of this study was analyze the effects of Square-Stepping Exercise (SSE) on depressive symptoms, balance and functional mobility in older adults. Participants were distributed into two groups: Trained Group (TG), who performed a 16-week intervention with SSE and Control Group (CG), who performed only evaluations. The Berg Balance Scale and Time Up and Go Test (TUG) constituted the evaluation protocol to ...
INTRODUÇÃO: O treinamento com pesos (TP) tem sido amplamente empregado em adultos idosos com objetivo de minimizar ou reverter os efeitos deletérios do processo de envelhecimento no sistema neuromuscular. No entanto, os potenciais benefícios do TP para a pressão arterial e frequência cardíaca de repouso de adultos idosos ainda permanecem controversos. OBJETIVO: Analisar o efeito de oito semanas de TP na pressão...
A low rate of physical activity (PA) participation is observed worldwide. The identification of feasible and reliable instruments able to accurately measuring PA and help in the development of interventions to promote PA are necessary. This study aimed to analyze the concordance between the Stages of Behavior Change Questionnaire (SBCQ) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ long-version) i...
OBJETIVO: Verificar a influência de dois diferentes intervalos de recuperação (IR) entre as séries no exercício leg-press sobre o número e sustentabilidade das repetições e no volume total, em idosas não treinadas. MÉTODOS: Onze idosas (66,5 ± 5,0 anos; 59,2 ± 9,1kg; 146,4 ± 34,9cm) foram submetidas a duas sessões experimentais de exercícios com pesos com intensidade de 15 repetições máximas. Cada sessão experi...
O objetivo do presente estudo foi comparar a resposta aguda da sustentabilidade das repetições e do volume de sessões de exercício com pesos realizados com diferentes intensidades, em idosas treinadas. Fizeram parte deste estudo 16 idosas (68,3 ± 6,0 anos; 69,8 ± 10,6kg; 157,6 ± 6,5cm). Após a determinação das cargas referentes a 15 repetições máximas (RM) no exercício leg press, duas sessões experimentais (int...
OBJETIVO: Realizar revisão sistemática de artigos que utilizaram o método de bissecção, para avaliar a percepção de tempo em idosos com doença de Alzheimer e analisar seus parâmetros. MÉTODO: As buscas dos artigos foram conduzidas no período de março a maio de 2011, nas seguintes bases de dados: Web of Science, Science Direct on Line, Biological Abstracts, PsychoInfo e Medline. As palavras-chave e operadores bo...