Mental health benefits from lifestyle physical activity interventions: a systematic review

SG Farris, AM Abrantes - Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 2020 - Guilford Press
Lifestyle physical activity (LPA) interventions are a promising alternative to structured
exercise interventions for addressing mental health problems. The authors conducted a …

Educational interventions for physical activity among Brazilian adults: systematic review

PH Guerra, HF Soares, AB Mafra, I Czarnobai… - Revista de saude …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To summarize the main evidence from educational interventions
designed to increase levels of physical activity (PA) among Brazilian adults. METHODS …

[HTML][HTML] Physical behaviors of 12-15 year-old adolescents in 54 low-and middle-income countries: Results from the Global School-based Student Health Survey

G Xu, N Sun, L Li, W Qi, C Li, M Zhou… - Journal of global …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background To describe and compare the separate and combined prevalence of physical
activity, active transportation, physical education, and sedentary behavior among …

Built environments for physical activity: a longitudinal descriptive analysis of Sao Paulo city, Brazil

IP Teixeira, JPAS Barbosa, LV Barrozo, AAF Hino… - Cities & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
City policies and plans play an important role in promoting physical activity through changes
in the urban design and transportation systems. The objectives of this study were to describe …

Physical activity counseling among adults in Primary Health Care centers in Brazil

LP Santos, AT Silva, CR Rech, RC Fermino - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Physical activity (PA) counseling by health professionals has promising results in behavior
change. However, few studies have evaluated its prevalence in Primary Health Care in Latin …

[HTML][HTML] Time trends of physical inactivity in Brazilian adults from 2009 to 2017

MP Silva, F Fontana, JG Campos… - Revista da Associação …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim was to evaluate the changes in the prevalence of physical
inactivity in the Brazilian adults from 2009-2017. METHODS: This study used a time-series …

[HTML][HTML] Aconselhamento para atividade física na atenção primária à saúde: uma revisão integrativa

JM Souza Neto, GEG Brito, MR Loch, SS Silva… - Movimento, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
O objetivo foi sintetizar a produção acadêmica sobre a temática do aconselhamento para
atividade física na atenção primária à saúde do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Trata-se de …

Barriers to physical activity among adults in primary healthcare units in the National Health System: a cross-sectional study in Brazil

ALK Souza, LP Santos, CR Rech… - Sao Paulo Medical …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Many factors may negatively impact physical activity (PA), but
studies lack evidence of individual predictors of perceived barriers to PA among adults in …

Adherence, adhesion, and dropout reasons of a physical activity program in a high social vulnerability context

AL Galvim, IM Oliveira, TV Martins… - … of Physical Activity …, 2019 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: One of the most important health determinants is social vulnerability, which can
interfere in the practice of physical activity (PA). This study aimed at analyzing adherence to …

Supervised training in primary care units but not self-directed physical activity lowered cardiovascular risk in Brazilian low-income patients: a controlled trial

AM Lima, AO Werneck, E Cyrino, P Farinatti - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Public health strategies to increase physical activity in low-income communities
may reduce cardiovascular risk in these populations. This controlled trial compared the …