introduction: the old age is one of the vulnerable classes of people in every society. the most important issue concerning the improvement of health and quality of life of the old age deals with preservation of a high degree of their independence in physical activities and continuation of an active life. the present research aimed at comparing the effect of two types of physical activity in wat...

The interactions of sex, age, season, and habitual physical activity were examined in 41 male and 54 female Japanese age 65-83 yr, using a pedometer/accelerometer that determined step counts and amounts of physical activity (<3 and >3 metabolic equivalents [METs]) throughout each 24-hr period for an entire year. All 3 measures were greater in men than in women. In women, age was negatively corr...

BACKGROUND This study investigated the number of pedometer assessment occasions required to establish habitual physical activity in African American adults. METHODS African American adults (mean age 59.9 ± 0.60 years; 59 % female) enrolled in the Diet and Physical Activity Substudy of the Jackson Heart Study wore Yamax pedometers during 3-day monitoring periods, assessed on two to three disti...

this review based upon studies searched from the major scientific libraries has the objective of clarifying what is fitness training in modern days, the implications that it has on health in both youth and elderly and finally discuss fitness training practical implications.the prisma statement was partially adopted and a number of 92 items were selected, according to the inclusion criteria. res...

The depth of our current knowledge of the dose-response gradient for physical activity and health is highly variable across the different health parameters. To the extent that the existing literature allows conclusions, it appears that (a) most health parameters are related to the amount of habitual physical activity in a graded fashion; (b) intensity of physical activity may be independently r...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether physical activity and fitness differ among normal-weight-for-height, multiethnic, prepubertal girls whose parents are lean, obese, or both. SETTING Conducted in Houston, Texas. STUDY PARTICIPANTS Normal-weight white, black, and Hispanic prepubertal girls (mean age +/- standard deviation: 8.5 +/-.4 years) participated in this study. Girls were recruited accordi...

Methods The Baecke questionnaire for the evaluation of habitual physical activity (HPA), assessment of quality of life (WHOQOL-Bref), and the Fatigue Severity Scale were administered to patients with PPS, poliomyelitis sequelae (PS) and to a control group (CG). Participated in the study 116 individuals (PPS=52,PS= 28,CG=36). Results Patients with PPS tended to increase their HPA from 10 to 20...