Introduction: Low physical activity (PA) levels are a public health problem. Despite the evidence of benefits PA, studies show that Portuguese population is not active enough to benefit their health. Health professionals, including Physiotherapists, have an important role play in promoting PA patients. If Physiotherapists be called upon act as specialists, it must first determined whether they ...

background: considering the lack of data available on changes of physical activity over time in iran, this study was designed to evaluate changes in physical activity levels among iranian adults over a median 6.5 yr period. methods: in this population-based cohort study, 3515 participants, aged ≥ 20 yr (2100 females and 1415 males) were followed from phase ii (2002-2005) to phase iv (2008-2011)...

objectives the aim of this study was to identify the relation between physical activity level and the structures of trans-theoretical model (ttm). materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted on 423 female students of tonekabon in iran. participants completed the demographic questionnaires, the ttm’s structural questionnaires as well as the international physical activity ques...

researchers demonstrate that individuals in different levels of physical activity have different motivations for sport activity. this study was designed to examine how motivations can discriminate three physical activity levels (inactive, active, sustained maintainers) according to self-determination theory. 159 zanjan university staff (mean age: 33 years old) completed exercise motivation inve...

background: sport and exercise therapy can be used for low back pain's prevention. this research was aimed to evaluate the level of functional disability, pain intensity difference between the two groups of patients with chronic low back pain.   methods: this study was a cross-sectional-applied research conducted from december 2015 to march 2016 on the employed (n=50) and no employee peopl...

background : the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of demographic, psychological, social and environmental factors with physical activity and to determine whether indicators of physical activity differ by gender among macedonian adolescents from albanian ethnic community from 11 to 14 yr (n = 886). methods : research were conducted in 2014 in several primary schools random...