Body image in a representative sample of overweight, obese and normal weight active older women living in the community: associations with body composition, physical fitness and function

OBJECTIVE: To compare and examine relationships between body image (BI), body composition and physical function in overweight and normal weight active older women. METHOD: We measured body mass (BM), body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WAIST), grip strength (GS), lower limb muscle strength...

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Main Authors: Vagner Raso, Carol Ewing Garber, Rafael Benito Mancini, Sandra Marcela Mahecha Matsudo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mavera, Edições Científicas e Técnicas Ltda
Series:Medical Express
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2358-04292016000400002&lng=en&tlng=en