ABSTRACT Introduction: Low aerobic fitness levels are associated with excess body adiposity in adolescents. However, studies that have analyzed this association in adolescents have used different methods and measures to evaluate aerobic fitness, making it difficult to compare the results. Objective: To conduct a systematic review with meta-analysis of studies that have analyzed the association between aerobic f...
Resumo Analisar programas de intervenção para atividade física (AF) é de grande importância para auxiliar o avanço na área. A ferramenta RE-AIM vem sendo amplamente difundida na literatura. Neste sentido, o presente estudo objetivou identificar programas de intervenção para AF em escolares brasileiros e analisá-los por meio da ferramenta RE-AIM. A busca foi realizada nas bases Lilacs, SportDiscus, SciELO, Scopu...
Abstract Aim: To estimate the prevalence of sedentary behavior in school recess and to verify sociodemographic factors (sex, age, economic level and type of school), anthropometric indicators (body mass index [BMI] and waist circumference) and lifestyle (level of physical activity and eating habits) associated with adolescents. Method: A cross-sectional study with 583 adolescents (aged 11-17 years), from the ci...
Abstract AIM To estimate the prevalence of the classifications of overweight and obesity in adolescents according to three criteria for nutritional status classification (Conde & Monteiro, International Obesity Task Force - IOTF and Word Health Organization - WHO), and to investigate whether sociodemographic factors associated with overweight and obesity differ among the three criteria. METHOD cross-sectional s...
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of low aerobic fitness levels and to analyze the association with sociodemographic factors, lifestyle and excess body fatness among adolescents of southern Brazil. Methods: The study included 879 adolescents aged 14-19 years the city of São José/SC, Brazil. The aerobic fitness was assessed by Canadian modified test of aerobic fitness. Sociodemographic variables (sk...
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with low levels of lumbar strength in adolescents.METHOD: This was a cross-sectional study involving 601 adolescents, aged 14 to 17 years, enrolled in public schools in the western region of Santa Catarina State - Southern Brazil. Lumbar strength was analyzed by the lumbar extension test developed by the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology, which...
O estudo teve como objetivo verificar a aptidão física funcional de idosos praticantes de hidroginástica. A amostra foi constituída por 18 mulheres idosas, com idade média de 65,5±5,84 praticantes das aulas de hidroginástica do Centro de Excelência em Atividade Física - CEAF. A aptidão física foi avaliada através da bateria de testes de Rikli e Jones (1999), adaptados por Morrow Jr. (2003), com avaliação de for...