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Background: Evidence-based practices involving dance modalities found in binary (two-beat rhythm) or quaternary (four-beat rhythm) show that dance positively influences the motor aspects of disease.Aim: This randomized clinical trial aimed to analyze the effect of two dance rhythm (binary and quaternary) on the balance, gait, and mobility in individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Methods: Thirty-one individuals with PD were randomized into the binary group (n = 18) and the quaternary group (n = 13). Both groups participated in different dance rhythms lasting 12 weeks, twice a week, for 45 minutes. Results: The binary group showed a significant difference in balance (p = 0.003), freezing of gait (p = 0.007), as well as in the motor aspects of MDS-Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS), with emphasis on the total values with a score change of 3.23. In the quaternary group, significant differences were found in balance (p = 0.021) with a score change of -2.54 and in the motor aspects of the MDS-UPDRS Part III where the total values stood out with a change of 3.54. Discussion: When comparing the possible effects of binary and quaternary rhythms on the motor symptoms of individuals with PD, it was demonstrated that binary rhythm improved balance, freezing gait, and UPDRSIII. As for the quaternary rhythm, the benefits were in balance and the UPDRSIII. Conclusion: The binary and the quaternary rhythm dance protocols positively influenced the motor symptoms of individuals with PD after 12 weeks of intervention.

Objetivo: analisar o autoconceito, a imagem corporal e o nível de atividade física e verificar as relações dessas variáveis com a prática de Educação Física, de dança e de ginástica rítmica (GR), em meninas escolares. Método: participaram 90 escolares do ensino fundamental (7 a 12 anos de idade), classificadas em praticantes de Educação Física escolar somente, de dança e de GR. Utilizou-se um questionário direcionado aos pais e/ou responsáveis sobre o nível econômico; e outro às escolares, com informações de caracterização; autoconceito (EAC-IJ); imagem Corporal (Escala Adaptada de Kakeshita); e atividade física (PAQ-C). Resultados: as escolares apresentaram pontuações baixas para todos os tipos de autoconceito investigados (pessoal, social, escolar e familiar). Houve diferença nas pontuações do autoconceito social em relação às diferentes modalidades praticadas, sendo que as escolares que praticavam Educação Física apresentaram pior autoconceito social comparadas às que praticavam dança e GR. Quanto à imagem corporal, maior parte das praticantes de dança (51,7%) e de Educação Física (58,6%) subestimaram as medidas corporais, enquanto maior parte das praticantes de GR (62,1%) superestimaram as medidas corporais. A maioria das escolares apresentou desejo de diminuir as medidas corporais (62,1%). Não houve associação entre o tipo de modalidade praticada e as variáveis de imagem corporal. Sobre o nível de atividade física, 89% das escolares eram ativas fisicamente. Houve associação do nível de atividade física com o tipo de modalidade praticada, sendo que as praticantes de GR eram mais ativas fisicamente. Conclusão: as escolares, independentemente do tipo de modalidade praticada, apresentaram pontuações baixas nos diferentes tipos de autoconceito, sendo que aquelas que praticavam Educação Física apresentaram pior autoconceito social. Boa parte das escolares apresentou percepções distorcidas das suas medidas corporais, e desejavam diminuir as medidas corporais. Quase 90% das escolares eram ativas fisicamente, e quando considerada somente a GR, 100% das praticantes eram ativas.

Background: Motor and non-motor symptoms affect the life of those living with Parkinson's disease, and it is clear that exercise offers benefits in these aspects. However, the effects of adapted functional training interventions and the Mat Pilates as a form of rehabilitation for the disease in question have not yet been established. Thus, this study aims to propose an adapted functional training protocol and Mat Pilates for individuals with Parkinson's disease and to evaluate the effects on motor symptoms (balance, cardiorespiratory fitness, lower and upper limb strength, flexibility and agility), as well as , in non-motor symptoms (cognition, depressive symptoms, mood state, anxiety and finitude) by means of a randomized controlled trial. Methods: Protocol for a randomized clinical trial in which 45 individuals with Parkinson's disease will be recruited and randomly allocated to one of three groups: (1) functional training; (2) Mat Pilates; (3) control group. Both intervention groups will have 60-minute classes twice a week for 12 weeks. The primary outcome will be analyzed by balancing with the Mini-BESTest test. Secondary outcomes will include cognition, aging perspective, mood, anxiety, depression, mobility, muscle strength, handgrip strength, flexibility, range of motion, and cardiorespiratory fitness. The evaluations will be performed in the pre-intervention period (baseline), after 12 weeks of intervention, after 3 months, 6 months and 1 year of intervention. Discussion: This will be the first randomized trial to compare the effects of functional training and Mat Pilates in a population with Parkinson's disease. It is hypothesized that improvements in motor and non-motor symptoms will be greater and more lasting after functional training and Mat Pilates interventions than those that maintain their routine activities, given the benefits of exercise and the unprecedented protocols in this disease.Trial registrationRegistry name: Registro Brasileiro de Ensaios Clínicos (ReBEC)Registration number: RBR-6ckggnDate of registration: September 29, 2020. Trial was prospectively registered

Objective: Propose a concurrent training protocol and evaluate the effects in depressive symptoms, anxiety, mood, sexual function, body fat, muscular strength, cardiorespiratory capability and hormonal profile of women in menopause through a randomized controlled trial. Methods: This is a randomized clinical trial of two arms with 6 months of intervention with concurrent training with menopausal women (40 to 59 years old) with positive symptomatology to the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) questionnaire and blood collection of Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) ≥25 UI/ml, being randomly and distributed in two groups: experimental group (EG) and control group (CG). In the first trimester there will be 30 minutes of aerobic training and 30 minutes of resistance training; in the second trimester, 40 minutes of aerobic training and 20 minutes of resistance training. The weekly frequency will be 3 times a week, with sessions lasting 60 minutes, going through a period of neuromuscular adaptation, the intensity will be increased each month according to individual needs. The control group will maintain its activities normally receiving monthly calls to control and monitor its usual daily activities. Main outcome measures: Comparative analyzes will be applied between the results of EG and CG after the intervention period, and also pre and post-intragroup tests within both groups, in order to observe possible changes after the intervention. Conclusion: It is believed that this protocol is capable of treating the psychological, physical symptoms, hormonal profile and sexual function of menopausal women. Conclusion: It is believed that this protocol is capable of treating the psychological, physical symptoms, hormonal profile and sexual function of menopausal women.