Impact of physical activity on the Body Mass Index and self-esteem of adolescents

• Main Authors: Francisco Nataniel Uchôa (Author), Romário Pinheiro Lustosa (Author), Joaquim Cintra Andrade (Author), Thiago da Costa Daniele (Author), Naira Figueiredo Deana (Author), Ágata Marques Aranha (Author), Nilton Alves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Desafio Singular, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The object of this study was to analyse the impact of the practice of physical activity on the body mass index (BMI) and self-esteem of adolescents. The samples included 1,011 adolescents, aged between 14 and 18 years. First the BMI was calculated, then the adolescents filled in the Rosenberg Self-e...