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SUMMARY OBJECTIVE Body mass index (BMI) values of 25 kg/m2 or more have been associated with poor cognitive outcomes, reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and mental health disorders. Participating in regular exercise may improve these negative outcomes. However, the optimal exercise prescription remains to be clarified. The purpose of the present study is to compare the effects of moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on HRQoL, depression, and anxiety levels in middle-aged overweight men. METHODS Twenty-five sedentary, overweight men participated in the 8-week training intervention. Subjects were randomized into MICT or HIIT and performed exercise sessions three times per week for 8 weeks. Participants answered the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire, the Short Form-36 survey, the Beck Depression Inventory-II, and the Beck Anxiety Inventory. Statistical analysis was carried out using the GraphPad Prism 7.0, and the level of significance was set at 5% to quantitative variables. RESULTS HRQoL scores were enhanced to all domains of both the groups. MICT and HIIT did not significantly change the depression levels in middle-aged overweight men (p>0.05). Nevertheless, MICT was capable to reduce the anxiety levels in middle-aged overweight men (p<0.05). However, there was not a significant change in the anxiety levels at the HIIT group. CONCLUSIONS HIIT may be a useful treatment to improve the HRQoL, but MICT alone can positively impact the anxiety levels in middle-aged overweight men.
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Humans , Male , Quality of Life , High-Intensity Interval Training , Anxiety , Anxiety Disorders , OverweightABSTRACT
Os exergames são jogos eletrônicos que captam e virtualizam os movimentos reais dos usuários. Com o objetivo de discutir as perspectivas da utilização da virtualidade dos videogames na educação física escolar, participaram deste estudo 117 alunos de uma escola pública, com idade entre 13 e 14 anos. Os voluntários responderam a um questionário para identificar o nível de contato com as tecnologias digitais e, em seguida, relataram suas percepções sobre a vivência em dois jogos, o exergame e o real. Os resultados constataram a imersão dos estudantes na cultura digital e no processo de virtualização que lhe é típico, assim como apontaram algumas perspectivas de utilização crítica dessa nova linguagem, que pode ampliar e recriar as possibilidades das práticas e vivências corporais.
The exergames are electronic games that capture and virtualize the real movements of the users. With the aim of discussing the perspectives of using virtual videogames in school physical education, 117 students participated in this study at a public school aged 13 and 14. The subjects answered a questionnaire to identify the level of contact with digital technologies, and then reported their perceptions about the experience in two games, the exergame and the real. The results showed the students' immersion in the digital culture and in the process of virtualization which is typical, as pointed out some critical perspectives of using this new language that can expand and rebuild the possibilities of bodily practices and experiences.
Exergames son juegos electrónicos que capturan y virtualizan los movimientos reales de los usuarios. Con el objetivo de discutir las perspectivas de utilización de la virtualidad en la educación física escolar, 117 estudiantes entre 13 y 14 años de un colegio público participaron en este estudio. Los sujetos respondieron a un cuestionario para identificar el nivel de contacto con las tecnologías digitales, y informaron sus percepciones acerca de la experiencia en dos juegos, exergame y real. Los resultados mostraron la inmersión de los estudiantes en la cultura digital y el proceso de virtualización que le és típico, como se ha señalado algunas perspectivas críticas de la utilización de este lenguaje que puede ampliar y reconstruir las posibilidades de las prácticas corporales.