Influence of demographic-biological and social-cultural determinants in the levels of physical activity in children and youngsters

• Main Authors: José António Ribeiro Maia (Author), Rui Manuel Garganta (Author), Denise Maria de Melo Vasques de Mendonça (Author), André Felipe Teixeira e Seabra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2004-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Physical activity is a habit of the greatest importance in promoting an active and healthier lifestyle as well as in reducing the amount of risk of developing chronic disease. This behavior is probably due to an interaction between someone's genetic inheritance and someone's environment. F...