Leisure-time physical activity in the vicinity of Academias da Cidade Program in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: the impact of a health promotion program on the community

• Main Authors: Amanda Paula Fernandes (Author), Amanda Cristina de Souza Andrade (Author), Cynthia Graciane Carvalho Ramos (Author), Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche (Author), Maria Angélica de Salles Dias (Author), César Coelho Xavier (Author), Fernando Augusto Proietti (Author), Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract This study analyzed leisure-time physical activity among 1,621 adults who were non-users of the Academias da Cidade Program in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, but who lived in the vicinity of a fitness center in operation (exposed Group I) or in the vicinity of two sites reserve...