City parks, important environments built for physical activity, play critical roles in preventing chronic diseases and promoting public health. We used five commonly used park indicators to investigate the spatiotemporal trend of city parks in mainland China between 1981 and 2014 at three scales: national, provincial and city class. City parks in China increased significantly with a turning poi...

The present article refers to the development characteristics in small aged children, especially those related to their locomotive apparatus. The purpose of this article is knowing the somatic variability limits in the case of certain subjects with physical deficiency, II degree scoliosis, through the agency of evaluation tools, somatoscopy and anthropometry on a sample of 30 girls with ages of...

Introduction: Physical activity in Brazil is assessed by the Telephone-based Risk Factor Surveillance System for Chronic Diseases (VIGITEL). Objectives: To evaluate the reliability and concurrent validity of VIGITEL physical activity indicators. Methods: For the reliability study, 305 individuals responded to VIGITEL interviews, which were repeated with intervals of 7 - 15 days, in Belo Hor...