PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION: A PROGRAM OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH

Abstract

Nowadays, interdisciplinary activities in the area of physical activity bring in their context the linking of various programs with the objective of promoting the health and well being of man. Thus, the inclusion of nutritional guidance, associated with the practice of physical activity becomes interesting. When we think over the importance of interdisciplinary we aim in this study to analyze a program of physical activity and nutrition guidelines, called "Total Attitude" linked and implemented in a gym in the city of Ponta Grossa – Pr. Regarding the methodological aspects of this research it is characterized as applied with quantitative and qualitative characteristics. This project lasted for 6 months in which the evaluations were physical and nutritional, with specific training and nutritional guidance. The studied population consisted of 17 participants, 15 female and 2 male, mean ages 37.8 ± 7.54 years old for women and 20 ± 7.07 years old for men. The Body Mass Index versus average initial rate was 25.3 ± 7.4 kg/m2 vs. 24.6 ± 6.2 kg/m2 for women and 28.9 ± 4.9 kg/m2 vs. 27.9 ± 3.5 kg/m2 for men. Regarding the increase in thin body mass there was an average of 33.8 ± 4.6 kg to 35.4 ± 5.9 kg for women and 41 ± 3.8 kg to 44.1 ± 2.9 kg in men. The average fat mass was also reduced by 10.4 ± 10.9 kg in the beginning and 9.3 ± 7.3 kg in the end for women and for men 18.2 ± 8.5 kg in the beginning and 15.25 ± 4.87 kg at the end of the program. As the measure of waist circumference, the average reduction in centimeters was 3.6 ± 2.6 cm for men and 2.3 ± 5.7 cm for women. 59% (10) of subjects achieved their goals completely, 30% (5) partially achieved and 11% (2) did not achieve their goals. There was also decrease in BMI, fat mass and waist circumference in particular in males and increase in thin mass with significant improvement of eating habits.