ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Associations between behaviors and individual chronic diseases have been demonstrated. However, the relationship between time spent on sedentary behavior and multimorbidity remains less clear. OBJECTIVE: To identify the predictive power of various intensities of physical activity versus sedentary behavior, as discriminatory factors for cardiometabolic multimorbidity (cardiovascular diseases...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze the association between sociodemographic characteristics of census tracts and the presence/quality of public open spaces and physical activity facilities. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 643 census tracts in Florianópolis, Brazil, the presence and quality of public open spaces and physical activity facilities were objectively analyzed and the data by census tract...
Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar a prática de atividades físicas de pessoas com deficiência física em diferentes fases da vida. Participaram do estudo nove adultos jovens, do sexo masculino, que possuem deficiência física e praticavam atividades físicas e/ou esportivas. Na coleta de dados foi utilizada uma entrevista com perguntas referentes à história de vida, à deficiência e a atividades físicas em dif...