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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana

Journal

2022

Health promotion

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Effects Of Two Resistance Exercise Programs On The Health-Related Fitness Of Obese Women With Pain Symptoms In The Knees, Ayanne Rodrigues Cambiriba, Isabella Caroline Santos, Déborah C. De Souza Marques, Fabiano Mendes De Oliveira, Sonia M. Marques Gomes Bertolini, Cynthia G. Alves Araújo, Vania Assaly, Braulio Magnani Branco Feb 2022

Effects Of Two Resistance Exercise Programs On The Health-Related Fitness Of Obese Women With Pain Symptoms In The Knees, Ayanne Rodrigues Cambiriba, Isabella Caroline Santos, Déborah C. De Souza Marques, Fabiano Mendes De Oliveira, Sonia M. Marques Gomes Bertolini, Cynthia G. Alves Araújo, Vania Assaly, Braulio Magnani Branco

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana

Introduction: Overweight negatively impacts the cardiovascular system and osteomyoarticular, promoting pain in the joints of the lower limbs. Therefore, strategies have been applied to reduce overweight through lifestyle changes. Objective: to investigate the effects of two multidisciplinary intervention programs on the health-related physical fitness of obese women with pain symptoms in the knees. Methods: Women between 40 and 59 years of age with obesity (n=59) were evaluated in the pre- and post-intervention time regarding anthropometry, body composition, physical fitness, level of disability in the knee and hip, and health-related quality of life. A randomized clinical trial of parallel groups was …


Wellness Application, Effects, And Evaluation From The Cardiofood Lifestyle Program: A Latin American Experience, Yael Alejandra Hasbani, Gabriel H. Lapman, Jonathan Eliel Hasbani Feb 2022

Wellness Application, Effects, And Evaluation From The Cardiofood Lifestyle Program: A Latin American Experience, Yael Alejandra Hasbani, Gabriel H. Lapman, Jonathan Eliel Hasbani

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana

Introduction: The changes in daily routines as a result of the mitigating measures implemented in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic represent a challenge for the Latin American population to preserve their general well-being. Objective: To evaluate the wellness assessment from the lifestyle medicine program Cardiofood Lifestyle in virtual modality in Latin American participants during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Methods: Analytical, retrospective and descriptive study, with a quantitative approach; developed in virtual mode between May and December 2020. The population sample was 51 participants. A subjective assessment questionnaire and a self-authorship wellness score were applied and validated by a …