Synergistic Relationship Between Muscle Thickness, Muscular Strength, and Functional Fitness After Resistance Training in Older Women.

Stavinski, N, Cavazzotto, TG, Carneiro, MAS, Kunevaliki, G, Francsuel, J, Costa, B, Kassiano, W, Tricoli, I, Castro-E-Souza, P, Prado, A, Cyrino, LT, Rodrigues, RJ, Silva, DRP, Cavaglieri, CR, Silva, AM, Sardinha, LB, and Cyrino, ES. Synergistic relationship between muscle thickness, muscular strength, and functional fitness after resistance training in older women. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2025-This study examined the synergistic relationship between changes in muscle thickness (MT) and muscular strength and functional fitness after a resistance training (RT) program in older women.

Effect of exercise during chemotherapy infusion on symptomatology and quality of life in women with breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of aerobic exercise performed during chemotherapy infusion on symptom burden and quality of life in women with breast cancer.

Methods: This single-blind randomized controlled trial included 39 women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy at a specialized oncology hospital in Brazil. Participants were randomly assigned to an exercise group (n = 18) or control group (n = 21).

Stable mood and high enjoyment in breast cancer patients: positive experience with exercise during chemotherapy infusion.

Objective: Considering the long waiting time during chemotherapy as an opportunity to stay active, this experiment proposes to investigate the experience of breast cancer patients performing exercise during chemotherapy infusion, focusing on mood stability and levels of enjoyment.

Methods: Adult female oncology patients (24) undergoing chemotherapy were recruited to perform 20 minutes of low-intensity pedaling on a cycle ergometer (30-40% HRR) starting 10 minutes after the beginning of the chemotherapy infusion. Physical activity levels were assessed prior to the exercise session, while mood states were measured before and after the activity.

A 12-Week Ballroom Dance Training Improves Physical Fitness Performance More Than Walking Training in Older Women, Regardless of Vitamin B12 or D Adequacy.

Aim: This study aimed to compare the effects of Ballroom Dancing (BD) versus Walking Training (WT) on the physical fitness performance in physically independent older women with adequate or inadequate levels of vitamins B12 and D.

Methods: Forty-three sedentary women aged 68.5 ± 6.

Do patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery modify their objectively measured physical activity? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Obesity is a chronic disease associated with adverse outcomes and its prevalence is increasing, which makes it a concern. One of the obesity treatment options is bariatric surgery, which effectively reduces calorie absorption and total body mass, but its effects on physical activity (PA) levels need to be clarified, considering the protective effect of the PA against cardiovascular disease, independently of the weight loss alone.

Objectives: To carry out a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies that evaluated PA in pre- and post-bariatric surgery periods through objective evaluation.

Clustering of Obesogenic Behaviors Associated With Bullying Roles Among 100,794 Adolescents.

Obesogenic behaviors have been individually associated with bullying during adolescence. However, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and diet manifest themselves in synergy and even behavioral profiles in which positive and negative behaviors coexist can be more positively associated with psychosocial outcomes. The present study aimed to analyze the association between clusters of obesogenic behaviors and different bullying roles in Brazilian adolescents.

Association between cognitive performance and sarcopenic obesity in older adults with Alzheimer's disease.

Unlabelled: Sarcopenic obesity (SO), the co-occurrence of sarcopenia and obesity, is associated with functional loss, frailty, and incapacity in older adults. Recently, SO was associated with reduced cognitive performance in adults. However, no SO studies have been done with older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Age and Sex-Related Associations between Marital Status, Physical Activity and TV Time.

Marital status mediates an association between physical activity (PA) and TV time with health outcomes. However, population-based studies have revealed that the health effect of marriage or divorce is age-dependent and differs between women and men. The study aimed to identify the age and sex-related associations between marital status with PA and TV time.

Characterization of Reproductive and Morphological Variables in Female Elite Futsal Players.

We aimed to characterize the age of onset of training, age at menarche, menstrual periodicity, and performance perception during the menstrual cycle and examined the impact of these reproductive variables on body composition, morphology, and body weight satisfaction in Brazilian elite futsal players. The study consisted of 115 female Brazilian elite futsal players from the top national teams. Data were collected during the twentieth Women's Brazil Futsal Cup.

Social-Ecological Correlates of Regular Leisure-Time Physical Activity Practice among Adults.

This study calculated the exposure-response rates of social-ecological correlates of practicing regular (>150 min/week) leisure-time physical activity (PA) in 393,648 adults from the 27 Brazilian state capitals who participated in a national survey between 2006 and 2016. Regular PA encouraging factors were inputted into an exposure-response model. Growth rates for the odds ratio and prevalence of regular PA were calculated for each increase of one encouraging factor.

Nutritional status of children and adolescents based on body mass index: agreement between World Health Organization and International Obesity Task Force.

Objective: To investigate the agreement between two international criteria for classification of children and adolescents nutritional status.

Methods: The study included 778 girls and 863 boys aged from six to 13 years old. Body mass and height were measured and used to calculate the body mass index.

Muscular static strength test performance: comparison between normotensive and hypertensive workers.

Objective: The aim of the study was to compare static muscular strength test performance between hypertensive and normotensive workers, considering the hypothesis that hypertensive individuals have lower strength than normotensive individuals.

Methods: The participants consisted of 354 workers (246 men and 108 women) who underwent height, body mass, waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) measurements, as well as right and left handgrip, and scapular and lumbar strength tests. Assessments were performed during three days in all three shifts, with workers from a candy and sweets factory located in Rio Claro, SP, Brazil.