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Total Authors: 4
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Endurance Performance Res Grp, Sch Phys Educ & Sport, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Alagoas, Fac Nutr, Maceio - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH; v. 27, n. 12, p. 3481-3487, DEC 2013. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 11 |
| Abstract | |
The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the components of health-related fitness (flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, and cardiorespiratory) with the outcomes of short version of International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF). Four hundred eight healthy men (aged 21-43 years) answered the IPAQ-SF and performed the following tests: sit-and-reach, hand grip dynamometer, sit-ups and push-ups, and 20-m shuttle run test. The weekly energy expenditure expressed in metabolic equivalent task minutes per week (METs min.wk(-1)) from all IPAQ-SF categories showed a significant association with the flexibility (p < 0.05) and the cardiorespiratory fitness (p < 0.05). The METs min.wk(-1) of vigorous-intensity physical activity (PA) and total PA score were significantly correlated with upper-body muscular endurance (p < 0.05). In addition, 44% (n = 176) of the subjects presented high PA level and showed greater flexibility, upper-body muscular endurance, and cardiorespiratory fitness than subjects who presented moderate and low PA levels (p < 0.05). In conclusion, IPAQ-SF's outcomes reflect not only the association with the cardiorespiratory fitness but also the flexibility and the upper-body muscular endurance. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/04242-3 - Influence of functional and strength training on neuromuscular adaptations, functionality and quality of life in elderly with Parkinson's Disease |
| Grantee: | Carla da Silva Batista |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |