¿Qué te lleva a moverte? Fenomenología de la práctica de actividad física por un largo plazo / What Motivates You to Exercise? Phenomenology of Long-Term Physical Activity Practice

Resumen Objetivo. Conocer la experiencia de personas físicamente activas por un largo plazo desde tres etapas: inicio de la vida activa, motivación actual y afrontamiento a las barreras. Método. Se realiza un análisis fenomenológico a partir de entrevistas examinadas a profundidad. N = 11 de personas adultas que han sido activas a un nivel suficiente por los últimos 10 años. Resultados. Surgieron cuatro categorías que describen: la vivencia autónoma, la decisión, el gusto adquirido desde la infancia y el hábito para regular emociones. A manera de conclusión, al conocer las características de la experiencia en la actividad física en personas activas, se confirmó aspectos sobre la motivación autodeterminada, lo que sugiere la presencia de elementos útiles en la intervención dirigida a la activación a largo plazo.

Abstract Objective. To know the experience of long-term active people to understand their relationship with physical practice in three stages: beginning of active life, current motivation, and facing barriers. Method. A phenomenological analysis was done on in-depth interviews. N = 11 adults have been active at a sufficient level for, at least, the last 10 years. Results. Four categories were found: the autonomous experience, the decision making, the preference for an active life acquired since childhood, and the habit through which they regulate their emotions. As a conclusion, the characteristics of the experience of active people with physical activity confirmed aspects about self-determined motivation. Useful elements are suggested in the intervention aimed at long-term activation.

Effectiveness of healthy eating and active lifestyle intervention program on physiological parameters among children with obesity

Background: The aim of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle Intervention Program (HEALIP) on physiological parameters among children with obesity.Methods: True experimental research design was adopted with 200 children between the age group of 12-18 years who met the inclusion criteria from four different schools in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Samples were allocated into experimental group (n=100) and control group (n=100) by random sampling technique. Children were screened for weight, height, body mass index, and blood pressure were measured before as well as after the intervention. Healthy eating and active lifestyle intervention program were administered for the experimental group for 16 weeks, whereas the control group received routine practices. Post-test was conducted at the end of the 16th week for the both groups. Data were analysed using SPSS.Results: There was a difference in the pre-test systolic blood pressure (128.4'1.3) and post-test (118.6'0.7) and in the pre-test diastolic blood pressure (78.8'0.6) and post-test (72.8'0.6) mean value in the experimental group and found statistically significant at the level of p <0.001. It was also observed the significant difference between the experimental and control group.Conclusions: The finding of the study concluded that healthy eating and active lifestyle intervention program has proved the beneficial effect in maintaining the physiological parameters. Hence, it was concluded that there is a need to educate the children about the obesity and its complications. The study findings ensure that periodic monitoring of the basic physiological parameters among obese children will prevent the furthermore complications.

Effects of acute physical exercise and television viewing on mood in older active women

Aim: Due to the increased prevalence of mood disorders and the detrimental effects of sedentary behavior on health, a better understanding of the association between physical exercise (PE), TV viewing and mood in older adults is paramount. This is based on the fact that mood has been recognized as an important predictor of longevity, well-being, and quality of life. This study examined the effects of an acute bout of physical exercise (PE) and television viewing (TV) on positive and negative mood states of older active women. Methods: Fifty-four women aged 60 years and older were asked to complete the Abbreviated and Illustrated Mood States Inventory (LEA-RI) before and immediatly after two distinct activities: 1) single bout of PE; and 2) a single bout of TV. Participants further completed questionnaires to provide information on demographics, physical activity and sedentary behavior for sample characterization. Differences between conditions (PE and TV) on positive and negative mood state were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA followed by paired sample t-test adopting a significance level of P<.05. Results: Positive mood states significantly increased for the PE (P=0.001) but not for the TV condition (P=0.388). Negative mood states significantly increased for the PE condition (P=0.003) but significantly reduced for the TV condition (P=0.011). Conclusions: The findings suggest that a single bout of PE may be more beneficial to improve positive mood compared to a single bout of TV. However, the TV may be able to reduce negative mood in older active women.(AU)

Esteatose hepática e estilo de vida ativo: revisão de literatura / Hepatic Steatosis and active lifestyle: Review of Literature

A Doença Hepática Gordurosa Não Alcoólica pode evoluir para a esteatose hepática (EH) sendo derivada do acúmulo de lipídeos nos hepatócitos, quando representa mais de 5% do peso desse órgão. Como a EH promove lesões hepáticas, tem sido considerada como uma das causas mais comuns de doenças hepáticas crônicas nos países desenvolvidos e em desenvolvimento. Considerando a forte associação com o estilo de vida, o objetivo do presente estudo foi apresentar, através de uma revisão na literatura, os principais fatores relacionados ao risco do desenvolvimento de EH e sua associação com o nível de atividade física. Assegura-se que o desenvolvimento da EH esteja relacionado ao estilo de vida, em especial com o histórico de inatividade física e hábitos alimentares pouco saudáveis, fatores associados ao desenvolvimento da síndrome metabólica. A prevalência da EH está associada ao excesso de peso e a obesidade; diabetes melitus do tipo 2 e inatividade fisica, apresentando prevalência entre 10 e 24% dapopulação mundial. A atividade física é considerada como um dos fatores moduladores mais eficazes na prevenção de doenças como a esteatose hepática, e a promoção da saúde. Assim, aumentar o nível de atividade física através das atividades da vida diária e pelo envolvimento em programas de exercícios são comportamentos desejáveis na prevenção de doenças crônicas. O presente estudo permite concluir que a EH como doença metabólica se associa com o ganho de peso e baixo nível de atividade física populacional. Os estudos indicaram que aumentar o nível de atividade física pode colaborar com a diminuição de gordura no fígado e prevenir o aparecimento do quadro de esteatose hepática. Importante frisar que outros hábitos na vida diária poderiam se associar a EH, destacando neste caso, o consumo de bebidas alcoólicas.

The nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, can be progress to hepatic steatosis (HS) or fatty liver that is derived from the accumulation of lipids in hepatocytes, representing more than 5 % by liver weight. As HS promotes liver injury, has been considered as one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease in developed countries and developing countries. The HS has a strong association with the lifestyle, so, the objective of this study was to present the principals risk factors related to the development of HS and the association with the level of physical activity. It ensures that the development of HS is related to lifestyle, especially with the history of physical inactivity and unhealthy eating habits, factors associated with the development of metabolic syndrome. The prevalence of HS is associated with weight gain and obesity, diabetes mellitus type 2 and physical inactivity, with prevalence between 10 and 24% of the world. Physical activity is considered as one of the factors modulating more effective in preventing diseases such as hepatic steatosis, and health promotion. Thus, increasing the level of physical activity through the activities of daily living and involvement in exercise programs are desirable behaviors in the prevention of chronic diseases. The present study shows that the HS as metabolic disease is associatedwith weight gain and low physical activity level population. Studies have indicated that increasing the level of physical activity can help in reducing fat in the liver and prevent the onset of hepatic steatosis frame. Important to note that other habits in daily life could be associated with HS, highlighting this case, the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

Qualidade de vida de mulheres fisicamente ativas / Quality of life of physically active women

Esta investigação teve como objetivo comparar a qualidade de vida de dois grupos de mulheres fisicamente ativas, das cidades de Ponta Grossa e Palmeira, Estado do Paraná. Participaram do estudo 49 mulheres fisicamente ativas residentes nas cidades paranaenses de Palmeira, (n = 27) e Ponta Grossa (n = 22). Para mensurar a QV dos grupos estudados utilizou-se o questionário WHOQOL-Bref. Utilizou-se o teste de Mann-Whitney para observar diferenças entre os grupos. O grupo de mulheres residentes na cidade Palmeira apresentou melhores índices para o Domínio Ambiental quando comparado com as mulheres residentes em Ponta Grossa (p = 0,001). Para os Domínios Físico, Psicológico e Relações Sociais não se observou diferença significativa entre os grupos (p = 0,096; p = 0,379 e p = 0,926, respectivamente). Em conclusão, o domínio Meio Ambiente foi a faceta mais preocupante da QV de mulheres da cidade de Ponta Grossa, demonstrando a urgência na implementação de estratégias de políticas públicas para melhoria das condições de vida deste grupo.

This research aimed to compare the Quality of Life (QOL) of two groups of physically active women from the cities of Ponta Grossa and Palmeira, Paraná State. The study participants were 49 physically active women: 27 of them residing in Palmeira, Paraná State, and 22 others residing in Ponta Grossa, Paraná State. To measure QOL of the two studied groups, the WHOQOL-Bref questionnaires were applied. The Mann-Whitney test was used to detect differences in QOL between the groups. The group of women residing in Palmeira presented better indexes for the Environmental Domain when compared to the ones residing in Ponta Grossa (p = 0.001). For the Physical, Psychological and Social Relationships Domains, no significant differences were observed between the two groups (p = 0.096; p = 0.379 and p = 0.926, respectively). In conclusion, the Environment was the most worrying QOL domain for those women from Ponta Grossa, showing the urgent need for strategies implementing innovative public policies for improvement of the conditions of life of this group.