Physical Activity and Public Health

Abstract

recommendations. The purpose of the present report is to update and clarify the 1995 recommendations on the types and amounts of physical activity needed by healthy adults to improve and maintain health. Development of this document was by an expert panel of scientists, including physicians, epidemiologists, exercise scientists, and public health specialists. This panel reviewed advances in pertinent physiologic, epidemiologic, and clinical scientific data, including primary research articles and reviews published since the original recommendation was issued in 1995. Issues considered by the panel included new scientific evidence relating physical activity to health, physical activity recommendations by various organizations in the interim, and communications issues. Key points related to updating the physical activity recommendation were outlined and writing groups were formed. A draft manuscript was prepared and circulated for review to the expert panel as well as to outside experts. Comments were integrated into the final recommendation. Primary Recommendation-To promote and maintain health, all healthy adults aged 18 to 65 yr need moderate-intensity aerobic (endurance) physical activity for a minimum of 30 min on five days each week or vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity for a minimum of 20 min on three days each week.

Determining the Score for Depression and Its Relationship with the Level of Physical Activity in a Patient at the Family Medicine

“…Collected data were prepared and processed according to the instructions given for the IPAQ questionnaire (Haskell, Lee, Pate et al, 2007;Craig, Marshall, Sjostrom et al, 2003;Guidelines for IPAQ, 2005) and PHQ-9 (Kroenke, Spitzer, & Williams, 2001). The PHQ-9) developed by Pfizer Inc. has proven to be an excellent means of monitoring levels of severity of depression over time.…”

“…IPAQ is used for physical activity measurement and it is designed to assess the level of physical activity for persons 18 -69 years old (Haskell, Lee, Pate et al, 2007). Both categorical and continuous indicators of physical activity are possible from both IPAQ forms.…”

“…Physical inactivity is commonly associated with depression. Depression is marked as a leading cause of disability and premature death in persons aged 18 -44 years worldwide and is expected to be the second leading cause of disability in persons of all age until 2020 (WHO, 2002;Haskell, Lee, Pate et al, 2007). Family doctors in primary care have more opportunity to see a patient with depression than with any other disorder, except with hypertension.…”

Pode o peso ao nascer influenciar o estado nutricional, os níveis de atividade física e a aptidão física relacionada à saúde de crianças e jovens?

“…No âmbito da força e da resistência musculares, pesquisas mostram que o desenvolvimento desses componentes, além de proteger contra doenças cardíacas, proporciona uma maior formação óssea 5,13 . Dessa forma, maiores níveis de força e resistência podem evitar ou retardar problemas como a osteopenia e a osteoporose, além de diminuir os riscos de fraturas 13,14 .…”

“…Em contrapartida, os riscos à saúde podem ser percebidos na medida em que níveis inferiores de força e resistência musculares potencializam o desenvolvimento de doenças cardíacas 5 . Gale et al 16 verificaram que em adultos a diminuição da força e da resistência musculares estava associada à predisposição de doenças cardiovasculares.…”