Introduction Physical exercise is recommended by health professionals for the prevention of cardiovascular events; for it is important that practitioners follow recommendations of qualified professionals. Objectives To analyze the cardiovascular risks and the physical exercise of regulars of a municipal public park. Materials and methods 110 regulars of a municipal public park were evaluated by questionnaire and physical examination, 60 men and 50 women with a mean age of 48.8 ± 11.76 years. Cardiovascular risk was classified according to the American Table and physical activity following the recommendations of the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association. Results Regarding the classification of cardiovascular risk, 54% of the studied population presented potential risk and 31% moderate. As for physical exercise, 58% were considered inactive, 14% active and 28% were very active. 90% received no professional guidelines. Conclusion The public park goers have cardiovascular risk and do exercise without individualized guidance.
Federal do Triângulo Mineiro Enviado em: 06/09/2012 Aceito em: 03/04/2013 RESUMO: O objetivo da presente pesquisa foi identificar a influência da atividade física (AF) continuada e não supervisionada sobre alguns fatores de risco cardiovascular. Para tanto, este estudo de coorte avaliou, em dois momentos distintos, frequentadores de um parque público da cidade de Uberaba-MG, que realizavam caminhada com frequência mínima de duas vezes semanais. Os 40 voluntários desta pesquisa responderam a um questionário e tiveram aferidas e calculadas as medidas de Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC), Índice Cintura-Quadril (ICQ), glicemia, colesterol total e triglicérides. Após seis meses, a mesma coleta de dados foi repetida, e a partir daí, a população do estudo foi dividida em dois grupos: grupo dos indivíduos que praticou a AF continuamente, ou seja, sem interrupção a partir da avaliação inicialmente realizada (n=27), e grupo de indivíduos que interrompeu a AF (n=13) por qualquer motivo. Benefícios físicos e bioquímicos foram observados apenas no grupo que praticou a AF de maneira contínua,
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