Background: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a multidisciplinary exercise program on physical fitness, metabolic profile and nutritional status of obese patients. Methods: Seventeen women and four men (N.=21, age 18 to 60 years), with severe obesity (BMI=35-40 kg/m2, N.=7), m...
Delgado Floody, Pedro
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Caamaño Navarrete, Felipe
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González Rivera, Javier A.
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Fleckenstein, Johannes
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Banzer, Winfried
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Martínez Salazar, Cristian
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[Improvements in Chilean patients with obesity following a 5-month multidisciplinary exercise program: A feasibility study]
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Improvements in Chilean patients with obesity following a 5-month multidisciplinary exercise program: A feasibility study
Objectives: Maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max) plays a fundamental role in firefighters' occupational activities due to the high intensity tasks they perform in their professional duties. In Chile, firefighters are volunteers (non-salary) and their lack of continuous and programmed physical acti...
Espinoza, Fernando
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Delgado Floody, Pedro
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Martínez Salazar, Cristian
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Jerez Mayorga, Daniel
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Guzmán Guzmán, Iris Paola
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Caamaño Navarrete, Felipe
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Ramírez Campillo, R.
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Chamorro, Claudio
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Campos Jara, Christian
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[The influence of cardiometabolic risk factors on cardiorespiratory fitness in volunteer Chilean firefighters]
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The influence of cardiometabolic risk factors on cardiorespiratory fitness in volunteer Chilean firefighters
Introducción: los niños con exceso de peso corren mayor riesgo de sufrir alteraciones psicosociales.
Objetivo: el propósito de esta investigación fue relacionar la condición de sobrepeso y obesidad con los niveles de autoestima y felicidad en escolares de centros educativos públicos.
Métodos: par...
Introduction: overweight children are at increased risk for psychosocial disorders.
Objective: the purpose of this research was to relate the condition of overweight and obesity to the levels of self-esteem and happiness in schoolchildren of public schools.
Methods: a total of 364 schoolchildren ...
Delgado Floody, Pedro
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Caamaño Navarrete, Felipe
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Martínez Salazar, Cristian
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Jerez Mayorga, Daniel
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Carter Thuillier, Bastián
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García Pinillos, Felipe
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Latorre Román, Pedro
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[Childhood obesity and its association with the feeling of unhappiness and low levels of self-esteem in children of public schools]
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[La obesidad infantil y su asociación con el sentimiento de infelicidad y bajos niveles de autoestima en niños de centros educativos públicos]
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La obesidad infantil y su asociación con el sentimiento de infelicidad y bajos niveles de autoestima en niños de centros educativos públicos
Background: adequate exposure to Physical Education (PE) classes contributes to a healthier lifestyle among children during their lifespan. Objective: the main objective of this research was to evaluate the perception of obese schoolchildren regarding their participation in PE class and to determ...
Delgado Floody, Pedro
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Cofre Lizama, Alfonso
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Guzmán Guzmán, Iris
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Jerez Mayorga, Daniel
,
Martínez Salazar, Cristian
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Caamaño Navarrete, Felipe
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[Precepción de los escolares obesos con respecto a su participación en la clase de educación física y su nivel de autoestima: Comparación según el estado corporal]
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[Perception of obese schoochildren regarding their participation in the physical education class and their level of self esteem: Comparison according to corporal status]
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Perception of obese schoochildren regarding their participation in the physical education class and their level of self esteem: Comparison according to corporal status