Women on the move are healthy women - Correlation between physical activity and health indicators

Abstract

It is well described in the literature that physical activity (PA) contributes to the maintenance of health in general, and especially to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The aim of the present study was to verify the association between PA and CVD. Women (n=325) between 18 and 77 years old were volunteers for this study. They responded to a 3-day physical activity recall (3DPAR), had blood pressure affection and blood collected for analysis of blood lipids. The results showed that there is an inverse association between the amount of PA performed and the risk indexes for diseases, that is, the more activity, the lower the risk.