Exercise training appears to be safe for most breast cancer patients and improvements in physiological, psychological, and functional parameters can be attained with regular participation in moderate intensity exercise.

The present study aimed to identify the psychological profiles of professional futsal players in terms of the gender schema and to evaluate the physiological parameters (speed, acceleration, strength, and power) and fatigue index of these athletes according to their gender profiles and relative to their positions on the court. The Masculine Inventory of the Self-concept Gender Schemas was used to classify the sample into typological groups, and the Running Anaerobic Sprint Test was used to measure the physiological parameters (speed, acceleration, strength, and power) and the fatigue index. The study sample was composed of 64 male professional futsal players who competed in the National Indoor Soccer league in 2013; the subjects had an average weight of 76.00±6.7 kg. Among the athletes studied, 23 (35.9%) were classified as heteroschematic female, 22 (34.4%) as heteroschematic male, and 19 (29.7%) as isoschematic. Regarding their positions on the court, eleven were goalkeepers (17.2%), 13 (20.3%) were defenders, 28 (43.8%) were midfielders, and 12 (18.8%) were attackers. The players had similar weights even when belonging to different typological groups and having different positions in the court. However, it is worth noting that male heteroschematic players had a greater mean weight (77.11±5.93 kg) and that the goalkeeper was, on average, the heaviest player (79.36±8.14 kg). The results of the physiological parameter analysis relative to typological group showed that, on average, high-level soccer players presented similar performance profiles in different rounds, as statistically significant differences were not found in any of the studied physiological variables (weight, distance, speed, acceleration, strength, power, and fatigue index). Although the results of this research did not reveal statistically significant differences between the groups in terms of the assessed variables, we observed that some results related to personality traits associated with both the male and female components could help to clarify and establish relationships with some strategic aspects inherent to futsal.

Currently, many breast cancer survivors worldwide live with treatment-related side effects, including cardiovascular health problems. This study examined effects of a 5-month exercise intervention on non-invasive markers of cardiovascular health in breast cancer survivors. Relationships between these markers and commonly used markers of overall health were also explored. Fifty-two survivors completed the exercise training at a rehabilitation center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between 2008-2011. A combined aerobic and resistance exercise intervention (3 times/week for 1h) at intensities progressing from low (40%) to moderate (65-70% of VO2max) for aerobic and 8-12 repetitions max for the resistance exercise were implemented. Significant reduction in mean arterial pressure (MAP) was observed from baseline to final assessment. A significant correlation was found between MAP and Body Mass Index (BMI). In conclusion, 5-months combined aerobic and resistance exercise intervention positively improved MAP which was, in part, attributed to changes in BMI.

ResumoO artigo objetiva verificar a prevalência de fatores de risco cardiovascular em crianças. Duzentas e doze crianças de escola pública e privada foram submetidas à avaliação do índice de massa corporal (IMC), pressão arterial (PA), nível de atividade física (NAF) e consumo máximo de oxigênio (VO 2 max). Não foram evidenciadas diferenças significativas nas variáveis quando comparadas entre quartis separados pelo NAF. Contudo, quando comparadas entre escola pública e particular, crianças da escola privada apresentaram maiores valores de IMC e PA, menor VO 2 max, bem como apresentaram maior prevalência de excesso de peso e PA elevada. Crianças da escola privada apresentam maior prevalência de fatores de risco cardiovascular quando comparado as da rede pública. Palavras-chave: Obesidade. Hipertensão. Atividade motora. Consumo de Oxigênio.1 O presente trabalho não contou com apoio financeiro de nenhuma natureza para sua realização.

A literatura científica relata níveis de obesidade extremamente elevados entre a população de portadores de Síndrome de Down, bem como relata a intervenção por meio de exercício físico como um dos pilares básicos do tratamento da obesidade. A Educação Física como uma prática pedagógica ligada aos esportes, aos jogos, às lutas, às ginásticas e às danças dentro das instituições de ensino demonstra ser um agente capaz de desempenhar o papel do exercício físico no tratamento da obesidade em escolares portadores de Síndrome de Down; além de proporcionar benefícios que são de grande valia para dimensão psicológica e social do ser humano.