Marcelo Cozzensa da Silva

• Phd
• Professor (Associate) at Federal University of Pelotas

A escola representa o espaço principal de produção e disseminação do conhecimento, a Educação Física desempenha papel fundamental na integração entre educação e saúde. Visando a saúde dos adolescentes o objetivo deste artigo foi investigar a relação entre o Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC) e a capacidade cardiorrespiratória dos escolares (do 5º ao 9º...

Aim This study aimed to evaluate the association between screen time and health behaviors (physical activity and healthy eating habits) in adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional school-based study was conducted on 1233 adolescents (13-19 years) from private and public schools of Pelotas, RS, Brazil. Participants reported socio-demographic and beha...

Aim This study aimed to evaluate the association between screen time and health behaviors (physical activity and healthy eating habits) in adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional school-based study was conducted on 1233 adolescents (13 - 19 years) from private and public schools of Pelotas, RS, Brazil. Participants reported sociodemographic and beh...

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the association between physical activity (PA) and the risk of incident multimorbidity in adults from southern Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. Study design: Prospective Study. Methods: We analyzed data from the Prospective Study about Physical and Mental Health (PAMPA) cohort, a longitudinal study of adults...

Background Social and economic factors, such as food insecurity, contribute to long coronavirus disease (COVID). During the pandemic, a significant rise in food insecurity was observed, both in Brazil and worldwide. We aimed to investigate the association between food insecurity and long COVID in Brazilian adults. Methods Cross-sectional study nes...

Objective We aimed to identify the factors associated with using digital platforms for physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic among adults living in Southern Brazil. We also compared the trajectory of physical activity between users and non-users and by type of digital platform used. Methods We analyzed data from the PAMPA (Prospective Stu...

Objective We aimed to prospectively evaluate the association between leisure-time physical activity and outcomes related to low back pain (LBP), such as pain intensity and daily activity limitation. Methods We analyzed data from the PAMPA (Prospective Study about Mental and Physical Health) cohort, a longitudinal study with adults residing in Sout...

O estudo buscou identificar a prevalência de Síndrome de Burnout (SB) e sua associação com fatores ocupacionais e atividade física (AF) em servidores técnico-administrativos (STA) de uma universidade federal do sul do Brasil. A amostra foi composta por 203 STA. Foram coletados dados sociodemográficos, ocupacionais, nutricional, SB e prática de AF....

Most COVID-19 survivors have reported experiencing persistent symptoms after the infection – these types of cases are known as long COVID. Since Brazil was an epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, a high burden of long COVID is expected. This study aimed to identify the prevalence and factors associated with long COVID in adults in Southern Brazil, a...

Objectives: The study investigated the longitudinal association between physical activity and the risk of long COVID in patients who recovered from COVID-19 infection. Study design: We analyzed longitudinal data of the Prospective Study About Mental and Physical Health cohort, a prospective cohort study with adults living in Southern Brazil. Metho...

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, people with low back pain (LBP) might have avoided seeking care for their pain. We aimed to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected LBP care seeking behavior among adults. Methods Data from four assessments of the PAMPA cohort were analyzed. Participants who reported experiencing LBP during wave o...

Unlabelled: Population-level studies investigating the incidence of memory complaints during the COVID-19 pandemic are scarce. Objective: This study aimed to examine the incidence of memory complaints over 15 months during the COVID-19 pandemic in adults from Southern Brazil. Methods: Data from the PAMPA (Prospective Study about Mental and Phy...

Objective To analyze the association of sleep duration and use of sleeping medication with multimorbidity. Materials and Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study using data from the Prospective Study about Mental and Physical Health (PAMPA) cohort. Multimorbidity was defined as the presence of two or more conditions from a list of twelve health...

El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la concordancia entre las respuestas de niños de 8 y 9 años y sus padres o tutores, por Proxy-report, de un instrumento propuesto para tal fin sobre barreras para la práctica de actividad física en niños. Este es un estudio observacional, con diseño de sección transversal. La muestra estuvo conformada por 70...

To investigate the relationship between objectively measured physical activity and occupational stress in different work environments. This systematic review, registered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42020214884), followed the PRISMA methodology. The search took place in October/2020 in the following databases: Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, MedLine/P...

Background To evaluate the short-term impact of COVID-19 pandemic on low back pain (LBP) outcomes in southern Brazil. Methods Data from the PAMPA Cohort were analyzed. Adults were recruited between June and July 2020 in the Rio Grande do Sul state using online-based strategies. Participants responded a self-reported, online questionnaire on LBP wi...

Background: Physical activity (PA) surveillance, policy, and research efforts need to be periodically appraised to gain insight into national and global capacities for PA promotion. The aim of this paper was to assess the status and trends in PA surveillance, policy, and research in 164 countries. Methods: We used data from the Global Observator...

Background: Although gym club instructors are closely linked to health and well-being, this group of workers shows specific characteristics that may favor the involvement in musculoskeletal disorders in their occupational routines. Objective: To identify the prevalence of knee, low back, and disabling pain and their association with sociodemographi...

Background: Police officers are exposed to specific occupational tasks, which require lifting, trunk flexion and rotation, carrying weight, and frequent standing periods, which may be associated with an increased risk of experiencing low back pain (LBP). Objective: To describe the prevalence and intensity of chronic LBP (CLBP) in Brazilian Feder...

Objetivo: Revisar a literatura científica sobre Estudos Clínicos Randomizados (ECR/Estudos Experimentais) e Estudos Clínicos não randomizados Controlados (ECC/Estudos Quase experimentais) que testaram a eficácia de intervenções no local de trabalho, com aconselhamentos para promoção de saúde e estilo de vida saudável sobre a dor musculoesquelética...

We examined the longitudinal association between physical activity (PA) and the incidence of self-reported diagnosed depression in adults in southern Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data from the PAMPA (Prospective Study About Mental and Physical Health) cohort was used. Data collection for baseline was carried out on June-July 2020, with two...

Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the effect of interventions to increase stair use. Study design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: An online search was conducted in January 2021 in five databases (Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, MedLine/PubMed, PsycINFO, and CINAHL). Experimental studies (randomized and non-randomized) conduct...

Resumo Intervenções com aconselhamento têm sido amplamente usadas para modificar o nível de atividade física das populações. O presente estudo teve como objetivo realizar uma revisão sistemática sobre intervenções com aconselhamento de atividade física (AF). Foram incluídos estudos originais de intervenção com aconselhamento tendo como desfecho a a...

This study aimed to describe the effects of social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic on physical and mental health, chronic disease management, and economic situation in adults from a southern Brazilian state. Data from the baseline of the PAMPA (Prospective Study About Mental and Physical Health) cohort, a population-based, longitudinal stud...

Background: Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, access to healthcare services may have become difficult, which may have led to an increase in chronic diseases and multimorbidity. Objectives: To assess the incidence of multimorbidity and its associated factors among adults living in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. De...

Background A continuous tracking of the PA level during the COVID-19 pandemic is important to understand how people’s behaviour has varied along time. The aim of this study was to evaluate the physical activity (PA) trajectory over the first 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the south of Brazil. Methods Data from three timepoints of the PAMPA...

OBJETIVO: Verificar a prevalência de transtornos mentais comuns (TMCs) e sua associação com variáveis sociodemográficas, comportamentais e de saúde em professores de um pequeno município da região sul do Rio Grande do Sul.MÉTODOS: Foi realizado um estudo transversal do tipo censo com professores de todas as escolas de Morro Redondo, com exceção da...

INTRODUÇÃO: O tênis é um dos esportes mais competitivos no qual a diferença entre os jogadores melhores classificados é resultado da combinação de componentes físicos, técnicos, táticos e psicológicos. OBJETIVO: Identificar as características demográficas, antropométricas e dominância lateral de tenistas profissionais e sua associação com o número...

Resistance training associated with partial blood flow restriction confers functional benefits to patients with different clinical profiles. This study aimed to investigate, through a systematic review, the effects of resistance exercise with partial blood flow restriction on strength, muscle volume and pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Th...

O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a estabilidade, durante um período de 12 meses, no uso e não uso de um espaço público para atividade física (AF) em adultos residentes de Canguçu (RS). Um segundo objetivo foi verificar a associação de estabilidade com variáveis sociodemográficas, comportamentais, nutricionais e de saúde. Por meio de um processo...

Objective To examine the changes in depression and anxiety symptoms among Brazilian adults over 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Study design The present study used data from wave 1 (June/July, 2020) and wave 2 (December, 2020/January, 2021) of the Prospective Study About Mental and Physical Health (PAMPA) Cohort, a state-level, ambispective lo...

Background: To evaluate how COVID-19 pandemic impacted low back pain (LBP) outcomes in southern Brazil. Methods: Data from the Prospective Study about Mental and Physical Health (PAMPA) Cohort were analyzed. Adults were recruited between June and July 2020 in the Rio Grande do Sul state using online-based strategies. Participants responded a self-r...

Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has affected workers in different health services including exercise professionals (EP). The urgent need to adapt in-person to online activities might have led to increased frequency of anxiety and depressive symptoms. Objective: We aimed to identify the determinants of aggravated depressiv...

To investigate the relationship between objectively measured physical activity and occupational stress in different work environments. This systematic review, registered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42020214884), followed the PRISMA methodology. The search took place in October/2020 in the following databases: Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, MedLine/P...

Introduction: Health behaviors are fundamental for healthy aging. In this sense, the practice of physical activity is one of the most beneficial factors for the health of individuals. Objective: To describe the prevalence of leisure-time physical activity among the older adults and analyze in terms of sociodemographic characteristics, national regi...

Background A continuous tracking of the PA level during the COVID-19 pandemic is important to understand how people’s behaviour has varied along time. The aim of this study was to evaluate the physical activity (PA) trajectory over the first 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the south of Brazil. Methods Data from three timepoints of the PAMPA C...

This pilot study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a Gamification-based intervention on physical activity levels of High School students. This quasi experimental study was conducted in two federal high schools in Southern Brazil. One class from each school was selected to be either intervention (INT) or control (CON) group. Experiment duration...

Background Although working activities are associated with several pregnancy outcomes, there is scarce information regarding the association between working activities and low back pain (LBP) during pregnancy. This study aimed to investigate whether leisure-time and work-related physical activities during pregnancy are associated with LBP. Methods...

Background: Primary health unit (PHU) nursing work is different when compared to hospital environment. Although LBP literature presents studies conducted in hospital nursing personnel, there is a lack of studies in PHU nurses. Objective: This study aimed to measure the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) in (PHU) nursing personnel in the city of P...

There is no doubt of the benefits brought by the practice of physical exercises in the promotion of health, but the use of combined capacities in a same session is still contradictory. The aim of the present study was to verify the influence of a 10- week program of concurrent training on body composition and strength in adult women comparing it to...

Objectives This study aimed to identify the effects of different physical activities practised during the time period when COVID-19 social distancing measures were in place on the risk of subjective memory decline in adults. Study design Retrospective cohort study. Methods Data from the Prospective Study about Mental and Physical Health (PAMPA),...

Objective This study aimed to evaluate how social distancing measures affected physical activity (PA) patterns in adults from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Methods Participants were recruited from social and local media campaigns, contacts with private and public universities, as well as research personal contacts across the state. PA was assessed be...

We aimed to examine the agreement between submaximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) measures and peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) in adults with epilepsy. Data from a randomized controlled trial with adults with epilepsy (N = 21) were analyzed. VO2peak was assessed using indirect calorimetry during a treadmill graded maximal CPET. Oxygen...

Este estudo teve como objetivo identificar os níveis de atividade física de estudantes do curso de Educação Física no Brasil. Metodologicamente tratou-se de uma revisão sistemática da literatura, a qual foi estruturada a partir das recomendações do Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). As buscas foram realizad...

The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact in several areas, and in scientific research was not different. Researchers are working from their homes since research facilities and universities were closed, and face-to-face interaction where limited to stop the virus spread. This brought a lot of changes in observational studies, especially in epidemiology r...

To evaluate the effects of an exercise program on the health of people with epilepsy (PWE) and seizure frequency. A randomized clinical trial was carried out in Pelotas/Brazil. Recruitment was conducted through social media, in local press, and Public Health System facilities. The intervention program was performed at the gym of the Physical Educat...

The aim of this study was to evaluate how accurate is a smartphone app to measure a physical activity parameter (steps). Physical Education undergraduate students (n = 46), both male and female, were recruited. A tally counter, a validated device (Xiaomi Mi Band 2®) and My Active Life app were used to perform the steps count. Each participant took...

The objective was to identify the impact of social distance in the management of noncom- municable diseases (NCD) in the adult popula- tion from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. This is an ambispective, population-based cohort study. Descriptive analysis and Poisson regression models were used and the results were reported as preval...

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Background National, regional and global scientific production and research capacity for physical activity - PA may contribute to improving public health PA policies and programs. There is an uneven distribution of research productivity by region and country income group, where countries with the highest burden of non-communicable diseases attribut...

Implementation of social distancing reduced the incidence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Nevertheless, this strategy has other undesirable effects such as physical inactivity and psychological distress, which are associated with cognitive impairment. We aimed to examine whether physical activity during social distancing restrictions could...

Objectives: We aimed to compare the prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms before and during the pandemic and identify factors associated with aggravated mental health symptoms. Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Methods: We identified the proportion of normal, mild, moderate, and severe symptoms of depression and anxiety before and d...

Aim: This study aimed to describe an experimental protocol to evaluate how a structured exercise program can impact on the health of people with epilepsy. Methods: For this purpose, a randomized control trial will be conducted in the city of Pelotas, southern Brazil. Participants will be randomized into two groups: 1) Control- maintain usual activ...

Limited evidence exists about non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) interventions among tactical personnel (police officers, firefighters, or army forces). The aim was to identify and systematically review the findings of randomized control trials (RCTs) investigating conservative interventions for the treatment NSLBP in tactical personnel. A search o...

RESUMO: O objetivo do estudo foi verificar o nível de atividade física e os fatores associados em adolescentes. Foi realizado um estudo transversal com 114 indivíduos (14 a 21 anos), estudantes do ensino médio, da cidade de Morro Redondo-RS. A atividade física foi mensurada pelo questionário de prática de atividade física para adolescentes (PAQ-A)....

This study aims to investigate the effects of physical activity before, during, and after social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic on low back pain (LBP), mental health and healthcare access. The PAMPA Cohort (Prospective Study About Mental and Physical Health) is a state-level ambispective longitudinal observational study that will be conduc...

Objective To examine the effect of 12‐week exercise program on cognitive function in people with epilepsy. Methods Twenty‐one physically inactive subjects were randomized into two groups: the exercise group (EG) or the control group (CG). EG performed 12 weeks of combined physical training. CG was advised to maintain usual daily activities. EG rec...

The aim of this study was to describe the profile of the gym club owners in the city of Pelotas-RS. This descriptive study is part of the Pelotas-RS gym club census held in 2012. To map the gym clubs in the urban area of the city, the municipality was divided into 19 sectors. We found 170 gym clubs and 183 owners. Data were collected through a stru...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Musculoskeletal symptoms are considered one of the major health problems among police officers. However, no study has synthesized the frequency of these disorders in different parts of the body in this population. The study aimed to describe the frequency of musculos-keletal symptoms in different body regions of the polic...

We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study to identify the prevalence of aging male's strength reduction (AMSR) and factors associated to this condition. The study included 421 men aged 40 years or older, living in the urban area of Pelotas, Southern Brazil. The questionnaire covered sociodemographic, behavioral and health variables and,...

Summary Objectives: Investigate if low frequency sports practice has beneficial effects on bone mineraldensity (BMD) in adolescent females. Equipment and Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited girls between 13 and 17 yearsold from two schools in Brazil. Participants in the control group could not be involved in anyregular physical activity i...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Musculoskeletal symptoms are considered one of the major health problems among police officers. However, no study has synthesized the frequency of these disorders in different parts of the body in this population. The study aimed to describe the frequency of musculoskeletal symptoms in different body regions of the police...

O objetivo do estudo foi verificar a prática de atividade física (AF) no deslocamento em estudantes de Educação Física. Estudo longitudinal realizado com acadêmicos de uma Universidade Federal do Sul do Brasil. Foram avaliados 115 estudantes através de um questionário aplicado em dois períodos, 2014 e 2015. O nível de AF foi avaliado através do dom...

Background: To investigate whether engagement in leisure-time physical activity before or during pregnancy is associated with low back pain (LBP) outcomes during pregnancy and postpartum prevalence of LBP in women who reported LBP during pregnancy. Methods: Data from the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study, were used. Demographic, socioeconomic, and...

The exercise dependence is defined by a behavior of excessive practice of physical exercises that can result in physical and psychological injuries. The objective of the study was to verify the prevalence of exercise dependence in health club's users in the urban area of the city of Uruguaiana, Southern Brazil. An epidemiological survey of the desc...

O objetivo foi descrever o conhecimento de programas públicos de atividade física, a prática de atividade física em programas públicos e as barreiras relacionadas à não participação nestes programas de uma amostra representativa nacional, segundo o sexo, idade, cor da pele, renda, Unidades da Federação (UF) e ter sido visitado por uma equipe de saú...

Estresse ocupacional e fatores associados em servidores públicos de uma universidade federal do sul do Brasil Occupational stress and associated factors among civil servants of a federal university in the south of Brazil Resumo O objetivo do estudo foi verificar a prevalência de estresse e os fatores associados em servidores técnico-administrativos...

The aim of the study was to verify the prevalence of stress and associated factors in technical-administrative employees of a federal university of the south of Brazil. The sample was comprised of 371 civil servants. Sociodemographic, behavioral and occupational variables were collected. The occupational stress was measured by the Job Stress Scale...

O objetivo do estudo foi identificar a prevalência de atividade física (AF) e fatores associados em trabalhadores técnico-administrativos (TA) de uma universidade pública do sul do Brasil. Realizou-se um estudo transversal com TA, selecionado em múltiplos estágios. Foi utilizado um questionário estruturado autopreenchível com variáveis sociodemográ...

Background: Sleep disorders are receiving increasing attention in the occupational medicine literature as a function of their substantial impact on the functional recovery of workers. Objective: To investigate the relationship of leisure-time and transportation physical activity with sleep duration among technical-administrative employees at a p...

Objective: To evaluate the correlation between physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) of Physical Education (PE) undergraduates over a year in the program. Methods: A quantitative and longitudinal study, involving all students of associates’s degree (day and evening) and bachelor's degree programs of the Federal University of Pelotas (U...

Introdução e objetivos: O futebol de campo está organizado em sua estrutura, a nível nacional e regional, por divisões. O estudo objetivou descrever o perfil dos treinadores e a composição da comissão técnica dos clubes da 2ª Divisão do Futebol do Rio Grande do Sul. Materiais e métodos: A avaliação do perfil do treinador e composição da comissão té...

Background: Decreasing the time of exposure to the sun and increasing sunscreen use are important actions to prevent skin cancer. Objective: This study aimed to verify the prevalence of exposure to the sun and the use of sunscreen, as well as associated factors among physical education teachers of the basic education network from city of Pelotas...

OBJETIVO: Descrever o conhecimento de programas públicos de atividade física (CAF), a prática de atividade física em programas públicos de atividade física (PAF) e as barreiras relacionadas à não participação nesses programas (BAF) de uma amostra representativa nacional, segundo o sexo, idade, cor da pele e renda. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal com da...

OBJETIVO: identificar a prevalência de atividade física (AF) e fatores associados em trabalhadores técnico-administrativos de uma universidade federal do sul do Brasil. MÉTODOS: estudo transversal com uma amostra de servidores da universidade, escolhidos por múltiplos estágios. Foram coletadas, através de questionário autopreenchível, variáveis soc...

Resumo O objetivo do estudo foi verificar quais as fontes de informação utilizadas por estudantes do Ensino Médio da zona rural sobre os benefícios da prática de atividade física (AF) e sua rela-ção com a prática efetiva. Foi realizado um estudo transversal de base escolar com 510 ado-lescentes, no qual se avaliaram aspectos demográficos, socioecon...

O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar o nível de atividade física e fatores associados em motoristas e cobradores do transporte coletivo urbano da cidade de Pelotas-RS. Trata-se de um estudo observacional de caráter transversal, com uma amostra composta por 233 indivíduos. Para coleta de dados foi utilizado questionário contendo questões sobre aspe...

O futsal é uma das modalidades esportivas que vem ganhando, mundialmente, ascensão no número de praticantes. Entre os grupos em que a prática cresceu nas últimas décadas, o sexo feminino apresenta-se em destaque. Entretanto, o crescimento da prática apresenta íntima relação com o ensino e evolução dos elementos técnico/táticos do mesmo. Nesse conte...

This study aimed to verify the prevalence and factors associated with psychological symptoms of male aging in a representative sample of men aged 40 years or older living in the urban area of the city of Pelotas, RS. A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted, including 421 men who lived in the urban area of the city. The psychological...

The aim of the study was to investigate the association of physical activity in three categories (inactive, insufficiently active and active) with health outcomes in people with epilepsy. The dependent variables and the instruments used in the study were: a) quality of life — measured by Quality of Life in Epilepsy-31 for adults and Quality of Life...

This study aimed to identify the prevalence and associated factors from psychological symptoms of aging males in a representative sample of men with 40 years or older living in the urban area of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. A population-based cross-sectional study including 421 men living in urban area. To evaluate the psychological symptoms...

The aim of the study was to analyze the pre-competitive stress symptoms in adolescent handball athlete. The instrument, List of Pre-competitive Stress Symptoms for Children and Youth, was administered to 97 adolescents of both sexes, 30 minutes before the first game of a state event. Boys and girls presented mean values of moderate stress (2.6 ± 0....

O objetivo do estudo foi verificar a prática de atividades físicas e os fatores a ela associados em estudantes de Educação Física. Estudo longitudinal realizado com acadêmicos de uma Universidade Federal do sul do Brasil. Foram avaliados 81 estudantes dos cursos de licenciatura e bacharelado os quais responderam um questionário padronizado aplicado...

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2017v19n2p185 Fitness zones (FZ) are a great alternative to physical activity practice. The aim of this study was verify physical activity practice and associated factors among FZ users of Pelotas. Participants answered a questionnaire containing demographic, socioeconomic, behavioral, health and on the use...

The aim of this study was to develop an instrument to identify barriers to PA in children. This is a validation study with observational and cross-sectional design. The population consisted of students aged 06-09 years from the city of Uruguaiana/RS. The instrument content was obtained by theoretical matrix, constructed from the literature review a...

The process of urbanization observed in recent decades has brought with it some consequences for the quality of life and change in the profile of diseases, which are related to higher rates of physical inactivity. The lack of sufficient physical activity (PA) is currently being considered as a risk factor for diseases and comorbidities, especially...

Objective: to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with excessive consumption of dietary supplements among professionals working at gyms in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study with all local fitness professionals identified in 2012; excessive consumption of dietary supplements was defin...

O objetivo do estudo foi verificar as fontes de informação sobre a importância da prática de atividade física e sua associação com nível de atividade física em estudantes do ensino médio da zona urbana da cidade de Pelotas, RS. Foi conduzido um estudo transversal de base escolar na cidade de Pelotas, com uma amostra de 1233 alunos de 13 a 19 anos....

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In light of the social and economic impact caused by pain and the evidences of benefits provided by physical activity to individuals affected by this unpleasant sensation, this study aimed at evaluating the prevalence of self-reported musculoskeletal pain and at determining its association with the level of physical activ...

Several studies show the benefits of including muscle strength and aerobic physical activity in the routine of elderly people. Among the various possibilities of physical activity, the Pilates method has become a popular modality in recent years, through a system of exercises enabling to work the whole body and that corrects posture and realigns th...

Introdução: O aumento dos níveis de atividade física (AF) tem sido importante para uma vida saudável, e identificar os fatores que se associam a essa prática pode incentivar a adoção de um estilo de vida ativo. Objetivo: Analisar os fatores associados à prática de AF atual em homens de meia-idade. Métodos: Estudo transversal com amostra probabilí...

O objetivo do estudo foi descrever o nível de atividade física (NAF) no lazer e no deslocamento e seus fatores associados em estudantes de Educação Física da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal. Foi realizado um estudo transversal com alunos matriculados nos três primeiros anos do curso. Foi aplicado um questionário contendo questões sociodemográfica...

Several studies show the benefits of including muscle strength and aerobic physical activity in the routine of elderly people. Among the various possibilities of physical activity, the Pilates method has become a popular modality in recent years, through a system of exercises enabling to work the whole body and that corrects posture and realigns th...

O objetivo do estudo foi verificar o perfil dos frequentadores das academias ao ar livre (AAL) localizadas no perímetro urbano de Pelotas-RS. Todos indivíduos adultos com 20 anos ou mais de idade que utilizaram algum dos aparelhos das três AAL entre os meses de outubro e dezembro de 2014 foram entrevistados. As entrevistas foram realizadas nas segu...

This study compared all-domains and domain-specific physical activity scores assessed through four variations of the IPAQ long version: (a) typical week, administered by an interviewer; (b) typical week, self-administered; (c) past seven days, interviewer-administered; (d) past seven days, self-administered. The sample included 38 physical educatio...