Influência das variáveis do clima na atividade física avaliada por acelerometria em homens e mulheres de diferentes faixas etárias

摘要

The purpose of this research was to study the effects of weather on physical activity andcompliance to minimum physical activity recommendations. Participants included 257women and 178 men. Time spent in physical activity, average daily steps, and weathervariables were gathered and analysed to explore the influence of weather on PA and compliancewith the PA recommendations. In result, environmental factors may have a weakinfluence in an individual will to engage in PA, and individuals highly committed to anactive lifestyle (based on the number of steps taken per day) did not seem to be influencedby any of the weather variables. To conclude, considering the known barriers to an activelifestyle, this information is markedly important since engaging in physical activity on aday-to-day basis may be of extreme relevance to the maintenance of a healthy status, especiallyin the elderly.