Atividade física no lazer, deslocamento, apoio social e percepção do ambiente urbano em homens e mulheres de Florianópolis/SC

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Rev Bras Educ Fís Esporte, (São Paulo) 2016 Jul-Set; 30(3):757-68 • 757 Physical activity and environment in men and women IntroductionPhysical activity at leisure, transportation, social support and urban environment perception in women and men in Florianópolis/SC CDD. 20.ed. 613 Regular physical activity (PA) has been pointed as an important component of a healthy life style 1 . Increase in physical activity levels and a healthy life style can reduce the risk of coronary diseases and in uence the rate of mortality by chronic diseases 2 . However, studies from Brazil and other countries show that the population is not su ciently physically active 3 and the increase of sedentary behavior has been a crescent concern for public health policies [4][5] .One possibility to change population attitude towards physical activity is to identify associated factors that can make possible the implementation of public policies and strategies that contribute to an active life style adoption 6 . e models that try to explain the prevalence of physical activity in leisure and transport are multifactorial and consider psychosocial, sociodemographic factors and, more recently, urban environmental characteristics in di erent populations and contexts [7][8][9][10] . ere is evidence that some attributes of the perceived urban environment are associated with practice of physical activity during leisure (LFA) and transport (TFA) [11][12] . Individuals that mentioned having AbstractThe aim of the study was to identify characteristics of the perceived physical environment and social support associated with physical activity during leisure (LFA), and transportation (TFA) in man and women. The study was based on a systematic sample of 746 residents in Florianópolis, SC, Brazil, obtained by phonebook. We utilized the long version of International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), and the scale of active mobility in the community environment (news adapted). The outcomes investigated were not meeting the recommendations for physical activity (NARAF) in LFA and TFA in man and women. As explanatory variables we investigated the characteristics of socio-demographic variables, perception of the environment, general health, and body mass index (IMC). We performed logistic regression analysis to estimate the odds ratios and the adjusted attributes of the physical environment and social support of man and women that NARAF. The response rate was 91% (n = 746). The prevalence of women in NARAF in transportation was 73.3% (69.1-77.5%) and for men was 71.1% (66.1 to 76.2%). In the LFA NARAF prevalence of women was 78.4% (74.5-78.3%) and 74.9% (70.1-79.7%) in men. In TFA environmental attributes associated with less chance of NARAF were: live in an area close to shopping areas, gym and bank branch close to home. In the LFA, street lighting, security during the day, walking site close to home and live near the coastline. Programs to promote AFL in adults should consider variables of the urban environment (lit streets, safety, local walking or phys...

Inatividade Física No Lazer Em Estudantes De Educação Física, Bahia

“…Além disso, a prevalência deste estudo foi menor que a de outras pesquisas com universitários do curso de EF 10,11,13 . As menores prevalências de IF para os universitários de EF podem estar relacionadas ao perfil comportamental desse grupo, com maior envolvimento em atividades físicas no lazer antes do ingresso na universidade 13 Do mesmo modo que na população em geral 19,20 , as universitárias deste estudo foram mais inativas no lazer, assim como em outros estudos com universitários [10][11][12]21 . A menor possibilidade de IF no lazer em homens pode ocorrer devido aos motivos culturais que favorecem a prática, pois esse grupo tende a praticar por diversão 22 e apresenta maior apoio social e familiar para a realização de atividades físicas 23 .…”

Variáveis Socioeconômicas e o Envolvimento no Lazer

“…Para a autora, o lazer virtual envolve o uso de novas tecnologias, como a internet e os videogames, para diversos fins. Schwartz (2003) Ainda com relação às questões de gênero, os resultados do presente estudo corroboram algumas pesquisas epidemiológicas realizadas em diferentes regiões brasileiras, as quais são consensuais com relação à baixa frequência de mulheres e maior participação de homens em práticas de atividades físicas no lazer (HALLAL et al, 2003;DEL DUCA et al, 2011;PAZIN et al, 2016). Corroborando esses dados, recente pesquisa divulgada pelo Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatísticas apresenta que, apesar de representar a maior parcela da população brasileira em termos percentuais, o número de brasileiras que mantém a prática regular de atividade física é menor em comparação aos homens.…”

Leisure physical activity of people with and without chronic non-communicable diseases

“…In Brazil, a study carried out in Florianopolis, aiming at verifying the levels of physical activity and the health conditions of older women, found that the level of physical activity is related to sociodemographic characteristics and health conditions, since the more active elderly women are the younger ones, without diseases and whose health status does not hinder their practice of physical activity (10) . On the other hand, a study carried out in Curitiba aiming at describing the estimated prevalence of CNCDs and common risk factors among the adult population found that out of 1103 people evaluated, 35.1% of them were sufficiently active (11) .…”