Recording daily routines with guidance on healthy lifestyle to improve health parameters in children and their families

This study investigated the efficacy of using a diary to record daily routines, combined with guidance on healthy lifestyle (GHL) by a physical educator, on promoting changes in health parameters in children. Sixty-three children (10 ± 0.8 years) were allocated to one of the three following groups: a control group (CON, n = 18); a group that did not use the diary, but received GHL (G, n = 23); or a group that both used the diary and received GHL (DG, n = 22). Blood pressure, body composition, physical fitness tests (PF), physical activity levels (PAL), and dietary intake profiles were assessed in children and their parents before and after 2 months of intervention. The DG group improved their performance in PF, increased PAL, and reduced body fat (p < 0.05). Additionally, 56% of families from both DG and G reduced their consumption of unhealthy foods and 70,6% increased their consumption of healthy foods. Overall, it was concluded that 2 months of using a diary to record daily routines combined with GHL by a physical educator improved PAL, PF, body composition, and dietary intake profiles of children and their families

Estilo de vida e níveis de aptidão física relacionada à saúde em adolescentes de Demerval Lobão/PI / Health related lifestyle and physical fitness levels in adolescents

O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar o estilo de vida e níveis de aptidão física relacionada à saúde em alunos de 14 a 19 anos do ensino médio de uma escola pública na cidade de Demerval Lobão - PI. A amostra foi de 74 (48 meninos e 26 meninas) adolescentes com idade 16,72±1,28 anos. Realizaram-se os testes de sentar e alcançar para avaliar a flexibilidade, força/resistência abdominal e flexão de braços até a exaustão. Determinou-se o percentual de gordura (%MG) pelo protocolo de Lohman. Já o estilo de vida relacionado à saúde, pelo questionário Perfil do Estilo de Vida – PEVI. Dos adolescentes pesquisados, 71,62% têm um estilo de vida relacionado à saúde regular. Quanto ao índice de massa corporal e %MG, respectivamente, 10,8% e 16,2% estavam sobrepesados. As meninas foram inferiores aos meninos na resistência abdominal e flexão de braços, mas superiores a eles na flexibilidade. Concluise que os adolescentes têm um estilo de vida regular, e grande parte dos escolares está dentro da zona saudável. Com exceção da flexibilidade nos meninos, todos os componentes reduziram conforme a adiposidade ascendia.

The aim of this study was to investigate lifestyle and health related physical fitness levels in high school students between 14 to 19 years of a public school in the city if Demerval Lobão - PI. The sample was 74 adolescents (48 boys and 26 girls) aged 16.72±1.28 years. Tests of seat and reach to evaluate the flexibility, abdominal strength/endurance and ground arm flexion to exhaustion were performed. Body fat percentage (%BF) was determined by the protocol of Lohman . Health related lifestyle was determined by the questionnaire Profile of Lifestyle – PEVI. From the evaluated adolescents, 71.62% presented a regular health related lifestyle. Regarding the body mass index and %BF, 10.8% and 16.2% were overweight, respectively. The girls presented inferior results for the abdominal endurance and ground arm flexion as compared with the boys, while boys were inferior to girls for flexibility. It was concluded that adolescents present a regular lifestyle and the most part of the scholars is in the healthy zone. With exception to flexibility in boys, all evaluated components reduced as adiposity increased.