Dance for health: an intergenerational program to increase access to physical activity
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate Dance for Health, an intergenerational
program to increase access to physical activity in an underserved, high risk urban …
program to increase access to physical activity in an underserved, high risk urban …
Relationship between sedentary behavior and cardiovascular risk
The majority of adults do not meet current guideline recommendations for moderate to
vigorous physical activity. Recent research has linked a high amount of sedentary behavior …
vigorous physical activity. Recent research has linked a high amount of sedentary behavior …
Gameful experience in gamification: Construction and validation of a gameful experience scale [GAMEX]
Gamification has recently become a popular topic in marketing practice. It is perceived as
being a promising way to provide improved consumer experiences and to positively …
being a promising way to provide improved consumer experiences and to positively …
Development and validation of a new tool to measure the facilitators, barriers and preferences to exercise in people with osteoporosis
IB Rodrigues, JD Adachi, KA Beattie… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2017 - Springer
Background Despite the widely known benefits of exercise and physical activity, adherence
rates to these activities are poor. Understanding exercise facilitators, barriers, and …
rates to these activities are poor. Understanding exercise facilitators, barriers, and …
Exergame and balance training modulate prefrontal brain activity during walking and enhance executive function in older adults
P Eggenberger, M Wolf, M Schumann… - Frontiers in aging …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Different types of exercise training have the potential to induce structural and functional
brain plasticity in the elderly. Thereby, functional brain adaptations were observed during …
brain plasticity in the elderly. Thereby, functional brain adaptations were observed during …
Does multicomponent physical exercise with simultaneous cognitive training boost cognitive performance in older adults? A 6-month randomized controlled trial with a …
P Eggenberger, V Schumacher, M Angst… - … interventions in aging, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background Cognitive impairment is a health problem that concerns almost every second
elderly person. Physical and cognitive training have differential positive effects on cognition …
elderly person. Physical and cognitive training have differential positive effects on cognition …
Randomized comparison trial of balance training by using exergaming and conventional weight-shift therapy in patients with chronic stroke
JW Hung, CX Chou, YW Hsieh, WC Wu, MY Yu… - Archives of physical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To compare the effects of exergaming with conventional weight-shift training on
balance function in patients with chronic stroke. Design Single-blind randomized controlled …
balance function in patients with chronic stroke. Design Single-blind randomized controlled …
ICT-based system to predict and prevent falls (iStoppFalls): results from an international multicenter randomized controlled trial
YJ Gschwind, S Eichberg, A Ejupi, H de Rosario… - European review of …, 2015 - Springer
Background Falls and fall-related injuries are a serious public health issue. Exercise
programs can effectively reduce fall risk in older people. The iStoppFalls project developed …
programs can effectively reduce fall risk in older people. The iStoppFalls project developed …
Body image in adult women: Associations with health behaviors, quality of life, and functional impairment
CB Becker, CL Verzijl, LS Kilpela… - Journal of health …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined body image in adult women along with probable correlates including
health behaviors, negative affect, quality of life, and functional impairment. Adult women (N …
health behaviors, negative affect, quality of life, and functional impairment. Adult women (N …
[PDF][PDF] Comportamento sedentário: conceito, implicações fisiológicas e os procedimentos de avaliação
J Meneguci, DAT Santos, RB Silva, RG Santos… - Motricidade, 2015 - redalyc.org
RESUMO O presente estudo de revisão narrativa teve como objetivos: a) rever os termos
operacionais utilizados para a caracterização do comportamento sedentário; b) descrever …
operacionais utilizados para a caracterização do comportamento sedentário; b) descrever …