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Effects of a Physical Exercise Program and Health Advice on Sedentary Behavior of Adolescents

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  • Rodolfo Carlos dos Santos Silva Filho

    (Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba 38061-500, MG, Brazil)

  • Jeffer Eidi Sasaki

    (Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba 38061-500, MG, Brazil)

  • Alex Pinheiro Gordia

    (Teachers Training Center, Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia, Amargosa 45300-000, BA, Brazil)

  • Alynne Christian Ribeiro Andaki

    (Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba 38061-500, MG, Brazil)

Abstract

Sedentary behavior (SB) is a risk factor for chronic non-communicable diseases. This study aimed to assess the effects of an extracurricular physical exercise program and health advice on SB in adolescents. This was a non-randomized experimental study involving 19 adolescents divided into an intervention group (IG) and a control group (CG), aged 13–16 years from a public school in a Brazilian municipality. SB was measured using self-reports and accelerometers. The intervention included physical exercise and health advice. Repeated measures analysis of variance with a significance level of α = 5% was used. There was a time*group interaction for the subscapular fold ((pre IG = 16.30 mm vs. CG = 13.44 mm, post IG = 14.00 mm vs. CG = 15.89 mm) p = 0.001), and VO 2 MAX ((pre IG = 32.75 mL/kg/min vs. CG = 30.66 mL/kg/min, post IG = 35.76 mL/kg/min vs. CG = 29.28 mL/kg/min) p = 0.008). The accelerometer showed significant differences between groups in the total SB ((pre IG = 647.49 min/day vs. CG = 535.24 min/day, post IG = 614.02 min/day vs. CG = 586.97 min/day) p = 0.045), with a significant decrease in the IG. In conclusion, an extracurricular physical exercise program and health advice was effective in reducing SB in adolescents.

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  • Rodolfo Carlos dos Santos Silva Filho & Jeffer Eidi Sasaki & Alex Pinheiro Gordia & Alynne Christian Ribeiro Andaki, 2023. "Effects of a Physical Exercise Program and Health Advice on Sedentary Behavior of Adolescents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-14, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:2:p:1064-:d:1027960
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    1. Valter Cordeiro Barbosa Filho & Alexsandra da Silva Bandeira & Giseli Minatto & Jair Gomes Linard & Jaqueline Aragoni da Silva & Rafael Martins da Costa & Sofia Wolker Manta & Soraya Anita Mendes de S, 2019. "Effect of a Multicomponent Intervention on Lifestyle Factors among Brazilian Adolescents from Low Human Development Index Areas: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(2), pages 1-12, January.
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