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- Level of physical activity and body image in Portuguese and French students, 1st year of PhysiotherapyPublication . Baptista, A.; Costa, A.; Martins, J.; Simões, D.; Brochado, G.; Lopes, SofiaAdolescents have a physiological need to move, therefore physical activity should be encouraged at an early age. In young adults, there are also various physical and psychological transformations. Associated with these transformations, there is a will to fit in the patterns of society’s beauty and, sometimes, a consequent bodily dissatisfaction. Thus, it is necessary to encourage physical activity, for its benefits.
- Level of physical activity of the Portuguese and French students in physiotherapy coursePublication . Costa, A.; Baptista, A.; Martins, J.; Brochado, G.; Simões, A.; Lopes, SofiaPhysical activity (PA) comprises any kind of energetic expenditure above the stationary level and it is associated to the well being, life quality and health enhancement. Nowadays, he practice of PA is tending to decrease among university students. It is imperative that those students have the base concepts of PA and healthy habits so that they can alert and modify the community habits and mindsets in the future.
- Physical activity level in Physical Therapy studentsPublication . Martins, J.; Costa, A.; Baptista, A.; Brochado, G.; Simões, G.; Lopes, SofiaPhysical activity is defined as any body movement that requests energy expenditure. The practice of physical activity allows to reinforce and increase the capacity of muscular-skeletal response and an improvement of physical aptitude. Currently, has been verified that university students have been decreasing healthy lifestyles and increasing their degree of sedentary lifestyle. Thus, it’s essential the Higher Education Institutions present themselves as a way to promote the practice of physical activity and contemplating it in the basic formation.