Currently, the debate over what constitutes a healthy lifestyle is very much debated in the media. Generally speaking, most people have a choice about what type of lifestyle they choose to lead. The characteristics of a healthy lifestyle include certain life habits including one's attitude toward diet and exercise. The type of lifestyle that we choose to live can influence our health and also the possibility of contracting certain diseases. Up to 50% of good health is dependent on a healthy lifestyle, whilst the other 50% is influenced by genetics, life conditions, and the environment one lives in. .

Syfte och frågeställningar. Syftet med studien är att, hos äldre personer, över 65 år, samt hos yngre vuxna, mellan 20-30 år, jämföra syreupptagningsförmågan med två olika metoder, fem-minuterspyramidtest (5MPT) samt VO2max-test på löpband. Vid båda mätmetoderna används direkt syrgasmätning. Metod. Totalt deltog 36 personer i studien, varav 17 äldre personer 65 till 85 år (9 kvinnor och 8 män) samt 19 yngre med en ålder mellan 20 till 35 år (10 kvinnor och 9 män). Deltagarnas syreupptagningsförmåga mättes under 5MPT vid två tillfällen som sedan jämfördes med VO2max mätt via ett maximalt test på löpband vid ett tillfälle. Således utfördes sammanlagt tre mätningar med direkt syrgasmätning, via andningsmask, under ett maximalt löpbandstest samt under två separata tester av 5MPT med minst 48 timmar mellan varje testtillfälle. Utandningsluften analyserades sedan, vid 5MPT för alla, via det trådlösa portabla systemet Jaeger Oxycon Mobile och vid test på löpband för testgruppen med yngre deltagare. För den testgrupp med äldre deltagare användes, vid testet på löpband, den fasta on-line-utrustningen Jaeger Oxycon Pro som är en liknande mätmetod för syreupptag. 5MPT är ett fem minuter långt test där individen från golvnivå, med högsta möjliga tempo, förflyttar sig fram och tillbaka på en 5,50 meter lång sträcka med en centralt placerad trappramp som är pyramidformad och med en högsta central höjd på 0,62 meter. Resultat. Det primära fyndet i studien var att en stark signifikant korrelation (r = 0,99) visade sig mellan direkt uppmätt VO2max under maximalt test på löpband gentemot syreupptagningsförmågan vid 5MPT då båda åldersgrupperna var sammanslagna, uppmätt i l·min–1. Slutsats. Då det i undersökningen visades en stark signifikant korrelation mellan direkt uppmätt VO2max vid 5MPT och ett maximalt test på löpband i l·min–1 för äldre och yngre vuxna ger det indikationer på att 5MPT kan används som en tillförlitlig metod vid undersökning och uppföljning av en persons aeroba förmåga. Fyndet kan vara av värde då det genom mindre kostsamma och enklare metoder går att få ett mått på en persons hälsa i form av aerob kapacitet, vilket är betydelsefullt ur flera hälsoaspekter på individ- och samhällsnivå. / Aim. The purpose of the study was to investigate the results and correlation between oxygen uptake levels (VO2max) at five-minute pyramid test (5MPT) against maximal oxygen uptake test (VO2max) on a treadmill test, both measured by direct oxygen measurement, in elderly people over 65 years and younger adults aged 20-30 years. Method. A total of 36 people participated in the study, 17 elderly people aged between 65 to 85 years (9 women and 8 men) and 19 younger adults aged between 20 to 35 years (10 women and 9 men). The participants' oxygen uptake was measured twice during 5MPT and then compared with VO2max measured by a maximal treadmill test at one occasion. Thus a total of three measurements with direct oxygen measurement, via the breathing mask, during a maximum treadmill test and two separate tests of 5MPT with at least 48 hours between each test. The exhaled air was analyzed at 5MPT for all, through the wireless portable system Jaeger Oxycon Mobile and also during the test on treadmill for the test group with younger participants. The test group of older participants, got their exhaled air analyzed through a stationary on-line equipment Jaeger Oxycon Pro instead of the portable system which is a similar reliable method to measure VO2max. 5MPT is a five minute test where the subjects from floor level, with the highest possible speed, moves back and forth at a measured distance of 5.50 meter with a central staircase ramp, which is pyramid-shaped, with a maximum center height of 0.62 meters. Results. The main finding of the study was that there was a strong significant correlation (r = 0.99) between directly measured VO2max during a maximum treadmill test compared to oxygen uptake at 5MPT when both the elderly people and the younger adults were combined, measured in l·min–1. Conclusion. The study showed a strong significant correlation between directly measured VO2max at 5MPT and a maximal treadmill testing l·min–1 for older and younger adults. This indicates that 5MPT can be used as a reliable method for investigation and monitoring a person’s aerobic capacity. This finding may be of value because it shows that less expensive and easier methods can be used to measure a person's health in terms of aerobic capacity, which is important from several aspects of health at both the individual and society level.

Submitted by admin tede (tede@pucgoias.edu.br) on 2017-06-29T13:12:29Z No. of bitstreams: 1 GEORTHON SILVA AMORIM.pdf: 1250997 bytes, checksum: 2f4bf03439dff8f97c87967c63015499 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-29T13:12:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GEORTHON SILVA AMORIM.pdf: 1250997 bytes, checksum: 2f4bf03439dff8f97c87967c63015499 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-04-26 / Throughout the whole cultural process, as new human being tendencies and needs emerge, changes and transformations occur. This context of changes brings fresh thoughts about all studies and their development. Therefore, when studying the body as a physical and cultural performance representation, as well as the body as a balance between what is inside and outside its own materiality, it seems important to understand the action of the Physical Education professional and anticipate the professional expansion that encompasses this science and the need to study such transformations in a historical process. This research shows us that what influences the relationship between individuals and Physical Activity is the promotion of a culture, not only of awareness, but of effective practice, with the use of all possible Physical Education intervention tools upon the society. We have observed the need to offer an adequate qualification to the Physical Education professionals to enable them to act in the formation of these individuals, providing them with a contemporary view of social, economical and cultural aspects of our society, as well as the principle of interdisciplinary and continuous training, allowing them to understand the complexity of our profession. In this emerging scenario, more and more "quick" and incisive words become more valuable than others which express positive values, recognized and associated with good and attractive things for a wide range of the population. That is why, for example, words such as "well-being", "health", "physical activity", "longevity", "physical fitness", "ability to work" and "employability" have become part of our lives. We can also emphasize the lack of knowledge towards the concept of physical performance and its functional applicability among Physical Education professionals, exploring the history of the body associated to the discussion of cultural performance and well-being. We have propose for this study, aligning within the time and the historical process of evolution of the society, to compile the records of the presence of physical activity practices, listing its tendencies and needs. As we expand the study of the concepts that refer to the relationship between physical fitness and health as a world priority, we create this new cultural paradigm that we must offer to society a cultural idea that physical performance is tied to the human archetype in Contemporary society, providing a chance to improve health, work capacity, wellbeing and cultural aspects. The definition of culture as the human set of material or immaterial achievements leads us to characterize it as a basic foundation of History. And it is through cultural heritage that individuals can communicate with each other, not only through language, but also through forms of behavior and cultural performances, here represented by the study of Contemporary Physical Performances. / Em todo o processo cultural, de acordo com o surgimento de novas tendências e necessidades do ser humano, ocorrem mudanças e transformações. Este contexto de mudanças traz reflexões sobre os estudos e seu desenvolvimento. Assim ao estudar o corpo como representação de performance física e cultural, bem como o próprio corpo como um equilíbrio entre o que está dentro e fora de sua materialidade, parece-nos importante para compreender a ação do profissional de Educação Física e antever a expansão profissional que abrange está ciência, com a necessidade de se estudar tais transformações em um processo histórico. Desta forma, observamos com esta pesquisa que o fator que interfere na relação dos indivíduos com a atividade física é a promoção de uma cultura não só de conscientização, mas de formação com prática efetiva e utilização de todas as ferramentas possíveis de intervenção da Educação Física junto à sociedade. Observamos a necessidade de oferecer uma qualificação profissional adequada ao professor de Educação Física para atuar na formação destes indivíduos, proporcionando a ele uma visão contemporânea dos fatores sociais, econômicos e culturais de nossa sociedade, bem como o princípio da interdisciplinidade e da formação contínua, compreendendo a complexidade que envolve nossa profissão. Neste cenário emergente, se adquire cada vez mais valor as palavras mais “rápidas” e incisivas do que as outras que expressam valores positivos, reconhecidos e associados a coisas boas e atraentes para uma ampla faixa da população. E esta é a razão que, por exemplo, palavras como “bem-estar”, “saúde”, “atividade física”, “longevidade”, “aptidão física”, “capacidade para o trabalho” e “empregabilidade” se tornaram parte de nossas vidas. Pode-se também ressaltar a inexistência do conhecimento do conceito de performance física e sua aplicabilidade funcional junto aos profissionais de Educação Física, explorando a temática da história do corpo associando à discussão de performance cultural e bem-estar. Propomos para este estudo, alinhando dentro do tempo e do processo histórico de evolução da sociedade, compilar os registros da presença da prática das atividades físicas relacionando suas tendências e necessidades. Ao aprofundarmos os estudos dos conceitos que se referem à relação entre aptidão física e saúde como uma prioridade mundial, é que formatamos este novo paradigma cultural onde concluímos que para tal devemos oferecer à sociedade uma cultura em que a performance física estará atrelada ao arquétipo humano na sociedade contemporânea, propiciando assim, uma chance de melhorar a saúde, a capacidade para o trabalho, o bem-estar e a cultura de um povo. A definição de cultura como o conjunto de realizações humanas, materiais ou imateriais leva-nos a caracterizá-la como um fundamento básico da História. E é por meio da herança cultural que os indivíduos podem se comunicar uns com os outros, não apenas por meio da linguagem, mas também por formas de comportamento e suas performances culturais aqui representadas pelo estudo das Performances Físicas no Contemporâneo.