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Motivation for participation in sports among Brazilian adults: National Househo...
Wendt,Andrea; Ricardo,Luiza Isnardi Cardoso; Costa,Caroline dos Santos; Costa,Francine dos Santos; Flores,Thaynã Ramos; Neves,Rosália GarciaAbstract This article aims to describe the reasons for sport participation in the Brazilian adult population according to gender, age and schooling level. This is a cross-sectional study with data from a National Household Sample Survey - 2015. The reasons to practice or not practice sports in the previous year were obtained by questionnaire with predetermined answer options. All analyses were performed in Stat...
Prevalence of sedentary behavior and its correlates among primary and secondary...
Ferreira,Rodrigo Wiltgen; Rombaldi,Airton José; Ricardo,Luiza Isnardi Cardoso; Hallal,Pedro Curi; Azevedo,Mario RenatoAbstract Objective: To determine the students’ exposure to four different sedentary behavior (SB) indicators and their associations with gender, grade, age, economic status and physical activity level. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013. The SB was collected using the HELENA instrument, composed by screen time questions (TV, video games and internet) and sitting activities on school opposite...
Adesão de idosos a programas de atividade física: motivação e significância
Ribeiro,José Antonio Bicca; Cavalli,Adriana Schüler; Cavalli,Marcelo Olivera; Pogorzelski,Letícia de Vargas; Prestes,Márcia RodriguesO estudo objetiva identificar motivos pelos quais idosos de Pelotas, RS, aderem a programas de atividade física (AF) e determinar a importância da AF. Com relação à metodologia, o estudo tem caráter descritivo com corte transversal e o instrumento utilizado na coleta de dados foi um questionário semiestruturado, com perguntas abertas e fechadas. A amostra é composta por 199 idosos - sendo 195 do sexo feminino e...