background: lifestyle factors such as weight, salt intake, and physical activity have shown to be important in treating hypertension.the object of this study was to describe feasibility and to assess the effectiveness of a multicomponent lifestyle intervention on high blood pressure (bp) of iranian women. materials and methods: this randomized controlled trial was conducted in four health cente...

background: in spite of the increased range of inactivity and obesity among iranian adults, insufficient research has been done on environmental factors influencing physical activity. as a result adapting a subjective (self-report) measurement tool for assessment of physical environment in iran is critical. accordingly, in this study neighborhood environment walkability scale (news) was adapted...

aims: most of the world population who is at work and production age does not have appropriate and regular physical activity for various reasons. accordingly, the researchers tried to evaluate the effect of physical activity predictors of employees through the path analysis based on the pender's health promotion model (hpm). methods and materials: we conducted this study on 359 employees of the...

abstract aims: regular physical activity can reduce the burden of chronic diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers, and can prevent early death. this study examined the impact of performing health promotion model intervention on physical activity of the health volunteers. materials & methods: this cross-sectional research is part of a three-month intervening study started in ...

aging has negative effects on motor and cognitive functions, therefore finding appropriate strategies to prevent the decline of these functions is necessary. it seems that cardiovascular fitness obtained by aerobic activity is a physiological mediator that explains the relationship between physical activity and improved cognitive performance. the aim of this research was to assess the effects o...

background : the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of demographic, psychological, social and environmental factors with physical activity and to determine whether indicators of physical activity differ by gender among macedonian adolescents from albanian ethnic community from 11 to 14 yr (n = 886). methods : research were conducted in 2014 in several primary schools random...