… heavily concentrated in the South and Southeast of Brazil, and there were few studies on
physical activity in children and adolescents. In all the studies, physical activity was measured …

… physical activity promotion are currently underway in Brazil. It is extremely necessary to have
a country-wide effort on physical activity … physical activity in adults from Southern Brazil: a …

… One should note that our data were gathered between 1999 and 2000, and due to the fact
that Brazil is undergoing a rapid epidemiological transition, physical activity patterns found in …

… the prevalence of inadequate levels of practice of physical activity and related factors (sociodemographic,
lifestyle and body weight status) in adolescents from a city in southern Brazil. …

The purpose of the study was to estimate the prevalence of insufficient physical activity and
associated factors in adolescents 10 to 19 years old living in the Health Districts of Restinga …

… Thus, the aim of this study was to describe physical activity, measured by accelerometers in
a population-based sample of older adults residents in a Southern city of Brazil, highlighting …

… of physical activity and identify its correlates among adolescents from Southern Brazil. …
out in the municipality of Pelotas, Southern Brazil, a city of approximately 340,000 inhabitants. …

… of the city of Curitiba, Southern Brazil, in 2006. Physical activity practice was self-reported, …
week when they perform moderate to vigorous physical activity lasting ≥ 60 minutes. This …

… physical activity in adults from two Brazilian areas: (a) São Paulo, the richest State in the
country; (b) Pelotas, a medium-sized southern Brazilian … Level of physical activity was assessed …

… of such factors on physical activity levels in the Brazilian population, especially because
physical activity is … Factors associated with physical activity practice in each domain are different. …