background: educational interventions to promote physical activity are one of the health priorities. a theoretical approach to promote and maintain physical activity is the transtheoretical model (ttm). this research was conducted to determine the effects of this model on students' physical activity habits in 2011. methods: this quasi-experimental study was conducted on 200 students in two grou...

Background: The present study evaluated the lifestyle behavior patterns and its associations with demographic factors in the Iranian population. Methods: A total of 8244 people aged 25-70 years who participated in a national survey in 2011 were included in the study. Factors related to lifestyle (such as diet, physical activity, and tobacco use) have been collected using a questionnaire. A sel...

  Nonspecific activity-related arm pain is characterized by an absence of objective physical findings and symptoms that do not correspond with objective pathophysiology. Arm pain without strict diagnosis is often related to activity, work-related activity in particular, and is often seen in patients with physically demanding work. Psychological factors such as catastrophic thinking, symptoms of...

background: regular physical activity (pa) has positive effects on physical, psychological and social health in the individual and the community. reduced pa is a major global problem that is increasing in prevalence every day. the present study aimed to determine the status of pa among adolescent girls and their perceptions of obesity prevention. materials and methods: the present descriptive-a...

the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 12 weeks moderate intensity aerobic exercise on leptin and c-reactive protein serum levels in obese men. the study was conducted in urmia- iran in 2015. twenty-four obese men with an aged range 40-50 yrs. were enrolled into the study. subjects were randomized to one of 2 groups exercise (n=12) and control groups (n=12). the exercise group p...

knee osteoarthritis can have negative effects on the physical and mental conditions, social and family relations, general health and positive feelings of elders. for example, severe limitation of motion and increased depression, which are results of this disease, can have negative impacts on elders. the purpose of this study was to compare the levels of depression in healthy active and inactive...

to evaluate physical activity of pregnant women before and after acog guideline study. four hundred and eighty-five pregnant women enrolled in this before-after study. they were asked to study acog guideline. a structured questionnaire filled by women at first visit and the last visit in the prenatal clinic.type, frequency, duration and anxiety about doing exercises during pregnancy period. bef...

objective: mental health is one of the evaluating factors of community indicators, and physical activity is considered an important tool for the importance of public health. previous studies have demonstrated associations between physical activity and mental health, but these studies did not include those populations in which training children have some traditional and religious aspects. method...