Physical inactivity is a major public health challenge due to its association with chronic diseases and the resulting economic impact on the public healthcare system. However, walking can help alleviate these problems. Aim To verify associations between walking during leisure-time, risk factors and health care expenditure among users of the Brazilian public health care system. Methods The sampl...

Background and Objectives: High aerobic exercise capacity and sport-related physical activity are reported to be inversely associated with arterial stiffness in healthy young adults. However, it is unknown whether increased physical activity and/or high aerobic exercise capacity attenuate arterial stiffness in patients with untreated hypertension. Subjects and Methods: We studied subjects with ...

OBJECTIVES Physical activity (PA) research during pregnancy relies heavily on indirect/subjective measures of PA, which may be less accurate than directly measured PA. We tested whether the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ) could accurately estimate PA by comparing PPAQ results to directly measured PA. METHODS In a sample of 29 women who completed the PPAQ, PA was directly meas...

BACKGROUND To describe the dietary intake of participants in the Personalized Medicine Research Project (PMRP), and to quantify differences in nutrient intake by smoking status and APOE4-a genetic marker that has been shown to modify the association between risk factors and outcomes. METHODS The PMRP is a population-based DNA, plasma and serum biobank of more than 20,000 adults aged 18 years ...

In this study, the relationship between physical activity habits, quality of life and sleep individuals who exercise regularly those do not, were examined by considering types. 300 participants (X ̅age: 33.92±9.59) from sports (Fitness, Tennis, Swimming) random sampling method 200 not 32.72±8.45) simple selection defined units participated voluntarily. in addition to personal information form cr...

BackgroundPeople with epilepsy (PWE) may have a sedentary lifestyle and less physical activity (PA) as they are often advised against engaging in sports, despite plethora of evidence suggesting seizure control, major health psychosocial benefits associated PA. We aimed to investigate PWE’s beliefs on PA their level compared controls.MethodsThe Baecke questionnaire for measuring habitual adults,...