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Desempenho físico-funcional e nível de atividade física de participantes da Universidade Aberta à Terceira Idade da Escola de Artes Ciências e Humanidades da Universidade de São Paulo (UnATI EACH-USP)
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Melo, Ruth Caldeira De Santos, Carolina Carneiro Das Neves Yassuda, Mônica Sanches Batistoni, Samila Sathler Tavares Domingues, Marisa Accioly R. Lopes, Andrea Cintra Cachioni, Meire |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional performance, according to the physical activity levels, of the students of UnATI EACH-USP. The study included 269 subjects, of both sexes, aged between 50 and 80 years-old. The most active group showed better functional performance in balance, mobility and lower limb strength tests compared with the sedentary group. On the other hand, perform physical activities in an irregular fashion was not associated to better functional performance in middleaged/older subjects. |
| Starting Page | 129 |
| Ending Page | 154 |
| Page Count | 26 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.23925/2176-901X.2012v15iEspecial14p129-154 |
| Volume Number | 15 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/download/15247/11373 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2012v15iEspecial14p129-154 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |