ABSTRACT Introduction: Aerobic gymnastics and cheerleading are two sports most high school students familiar with. Cheerleading is a relatively new sport. Few academic studies comparing the effects of aerobic training with on changes in fitness female school. Objective: This paper explores impacts by girls. Methods: 90 were selected random sampling. The three groups volunteers had their physica...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of water aerobics during pregnancy. METHODS A randomized controlled trial carried out in 71 low-risk sedentary pregnant women, randomly allocated to water aerobics or no physical exercise. Maternal body composition and perinatal outcomes were evaluated. For statistical analysis Chi-square, Fisher's or Student's t-tests were applied. Risk rat...

The article analyzes the features of use recreational and health technology in system physical education student youth. basic principles introduction health-improving technologies during classes are revealed. It is determined that fitness classes, aerobics, rhythmic exercises most popular among students, which significantly increases their level motivation to exercise. was found implementation ...

Step is a common physical activity which can have positive or negative influence on human movement system. Every step aerobics session involves a large number of loading cycles and if volume and intensity of the training are too high they may cause overloads or injuries [1]. The loads in step aerobics depend on movement technique [2], stepping ratemusic tempo [3], step height [4], damping prope...

CONTEXT Although levels of physical activity and aerobic capacity decline with age and the prevalence of obesity tends to increase with age, the independent and joint associations among fitness, adiposity, and mortality in older adults have not been adequately examined. OBJECTIVE To determine the association among cardiorespiratory fitness ("fitness"), adiposity, and mortality in older adults...

INTRODUCTION regular exercise has been recommended as an important behavior in controlling blood pressure. In recent years it has been demonstrated that a single session of exercise can lower blood pressure levels compared to pre-exercise period, becoming an effective non-pharmacological therapy for the treatment of hypertension. OBJECTIVE the purpose of this study was to analyze the levels o...