The thesis titled The Physical activity in vegetarian women consists of two parts. The first, theoretical part is devoted mainly vegetarianism as such. There clarify the concept of vegetarianism, its distribution and nutritional aspects of a vegetarian diet with regular physical activity. Further topics are about physical activity recommendations for adults in the Czech Republic and in the global context. There are also benefits of human walk. The second part of the thesis deals with research of the issue. There is solved the question of vegetarianism and its potential impact on increasing the level of physical activity among women. To find answers was elected the research group of thirty vegetarian women and a control group of thirty women eating in the usual way in a similar age variance. Comparison of these two specific groups of women took place within the gained data from an international survey of PA IPAQ-long and weekly monitoring using pedometers six months in repetition. Based on the results wasn´t recorded demonstrable evidence that vegetarianism affecting the increase in the physical activity compared with the population eating in the conventional way.

Title: Comparison of the movement activities of soldiers of different organizational units Aim of assessment: The aim of this master thesis is to compare the level of movement activity of soldiers from the profession of different professional orientation. The partial aim of the thesis is to determine the level of physical activity within individual organizational units. Methods: Achieved results of the questionnaire survey show that the selected organizational units have a high level of physical activity, resulting from the evaluation manual of the IPAQ questionnaire. Respondents from the 41st Mechanized Battalion reached an average of 6,358 MET-minutes per week. Respondents of the 26th Regiment of command, planning and research reached an average of 5478 MET-minutes per week. Key words IPAQ, Physical Load, Army of the Czech Republic, Military group

A sedentary lifestyle or physical inactivity is, according to the WHO (World Health Organization), the number one enemy of public health, associated with two million deaths per year worldwide and 75% in the Americas. The overall objective of the present work wasevaluating the prevalence of sedentarism among health professionals, members of the Primary Health Care Unit, in the city of Fortaleza. This transversal study was conducted from August 2012 until April 2014, which included the participation of 368 health professionals.Two questionnaires were used: the first collected information on socioeconomic and demographic aspects and evaluation of physical activity occurred by using the International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ) in short form. As a result, it was observed that the prevalence of sedentarism was 47.3% and affected mainly females (85.0%); in individuals aged below 40 years (64.9%); married / common-law marriage (69.0%); with children (65.5%); with higher education (87.4%); nurses (33.3%); individuals with other occupation (52.9%); with a schedule up to 40 hours (59.8%); that had no physical disability (97.1%) or chronic disease (81.6%); nonsmokers (97.7%) and rarely drank (68.9%); who rated their health as good (54.4%); and with weight excess (53.2%).In a multivariate analysis, only remain as potential factors determining sedentarism: be aged between 40 and 59 years; being separated/widowed and part of the group of health workers (auxiliary/technical). In this way, it is necessary to think about strategies that encourage regular physical activity among sedentary individuals. / O sedentarismo ou inatividade fÃsica Ã, segundo a OMS (OrganizaÃÃo Mundial de SaÃde), o inimigo nÃmero um da saÃde pÃblica, associado a dois milhÃes de mortes ao ano em todo mundo e de 75% nas AmÃricas. O presente trabalho tem por objetivo geral avaliar a prevalÃncia do sedentarismo entre profissionais de saÃde integrantes das Unidades de AtenÃÃo PrimÃria à SaÃde do municÃpio de Fortaleza. Trata-se de um estudo transversal realizado no perÃodo de agosto de 2012 atà abril de 2014, que contou com a participaÃÃo de 368 profissionais de saÃde. Utilizaram-se dois questionÃrios: o primeiro reuniu informaÃÃes sobre aspectos socioeconÃmicos, demogrÃficos e a avaliaÃÃo da prÃtica de atividade fÃsica ocorreu pela utilizaÃÃo do instrumento Internacional de Atividade FÃsica (IPAQ), na forma curta. Como resultados, observou-se que a prevalÃncia do sedentarismo foi de 47,3% e afetou, principalmente, pessoas do sexo feminino (85,0%); na faixa etÃria menor que 40 anos (64,9%); casado/uniÃo consensual (69,0%); com filhos (65,5%); com escolaridade superior (87,4%); enfermeiros (33,3%); os indivÃduos com outra ocupaÃÃo (52,9%); com carga horÃria atà 40 horas (59,8%); que nÃo apresentavam deficiÃncia fÃsica (97,1%) ou doenÃa crÃnica (81,6%); nÃo fumantes (97,7%) e que raramente bebiam (68,9%); que classificaram seu estado de saÃde como bom (54,4%); e com excesso de peso (53,2%). Na anÃlise multivariada, apenas permaneceram como possÃveis fatores determinantes do sedentarismo estar na faixa etÃria entre 40 e 59 anos, ser separado/viÃvo e ser do grupo de trabalhadores da saÃde (auxiliares/tÃcnico). Desta forma, serà necessÃrio pensar em estratÃgias que incentivem a prÃtica da atividade fÃsica regular entre os sedentÃrios.

Bakgrund Det finns ett intresse i samhället för både fysisk aktivitet och stress. Fysisk aktivitet och stress har ett komplext samband och de inverkar ömsesidigt på varandra. Fysisk aktivitet innefattar alla rörelser med kroppen som förbrukar energi och stress är en obalans mellan resurser och belastning.    Syfte Syftet med studien var att undersöka sambandet mellan självskattad fysisk aktivitetsnivå och upplevd stress hos fysioterapeutstudenter samt skillnaden mellan kvinnor och män.   Metod Denna studie har en kvantitativ design med enkätundersökning som datainsamlingsmetod. Enkäterna som användes var International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF) och Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Insamlad data analyserades i IBM SPSS Statistics Version 24. Studien har totalt 71 respondenter, 40 kvinnor och 31 män. Medelåldern bland kvinnor var 26,5 år och 25,6 år bland män.    Resultat Resultatet visade ingen signifikant skillnad mellan könen gällande självskattad fysisk aktivitetsnivå. Dock gällande den upplevda stressnivån sågs en signifikant skillnad mellan kvinnliga och manliga fysioterapeutstudenter där kvinnor skattade högre upplevd stress. Ett svagt samband sågs mellan fysisk aktivitet och upplevd stress hos både kvinnor (r=0,13) och män (r=0,23).    Konklusion En könsskillnad sågs gällande upplevd stress däremot inte gällande självskattad fysisk aktivitetsnivå. Det sågs ett svagt samband mellan fysisk aktivitet och stress. / Background There’s an interest in society in both physical activity and stress. Physical activity and stress have a complex relationship and interact on each other. Physical activity involves all movement with your body that consume energy and stress is an imbalance between resources and strain.     Objective The intention with this study was to examine the relationship between self-assessed physical activity and perceived stress in physiotherapy students and the difference between men and women.   Method This is a quantitative study using questionnaires for collecting data. Questionnaires used in this study were International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Collected data was processed in IBM SPSS Statistics Version 24 and then discussed and analyzed based on previous studies. This study has a total of 71 respondents, 40 women and 31 men. Average age of women was 26,5 years and 25,6 years for men.    Results No significant difference between genders was found in self-assessed physical activity. A significant difference was found in how male and female physiotherapy students perceive their stress level. There’s a weak relationship between physical activity and perceived stress among both male (r=0,23) and female (r=0,13) physiotherapy students.    Conclusion A difference between the genders was observed with perceived stress but not with self-assessed physical activity. A weak relationship was found between physical activity and stress.

Bakgrund: Parkinsons Sjukdom (PS) är en kronisk progressiv neurodegenerativ sjukdom som ger både motoriska och icke-motoriska symtom. Ett vanligt icke-motoriskt symtom vid PS är depression. Depression påverkas, enligt forskning, positivt av fysisk aktivitet (FA) men stark evidens saknas för sambandet mellan dem. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka sambandet mellan FA och depression hos personer med PS. Metod: Femtioåtta deltagare rekryterades till denna tvärsnittsstudie. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire modified for the elderly (IPAQ-E) användes som mätmetod för FA, och var angiven i form av låg, måttlig och hög fysisk aktivitetsnivå samt i MET-minuter/vecka. Montegomery-Åstrand Depression Rating Scale (MADRS-S) användes för depression och angavs i totalpoäng. Frågeformulärerna sammanställdes till en webbenkät varifrån datan samlades in. Sambandet beräknades med Spearmans rangkorrelation. Resultat: Av samtliga deltagare hade 15 (26%) låg fysisk aktivitetsnivå, 18 (31%) måttlig och 25 (43%) hade hög fysisk aktivitetsnivå. Bland deltagarna hade 15 (26%) ingen depression, 27 (47%) mild, 14 (24%) måttlig och 2 (3%) svår depression. Sambandet mellan låg, måttlig och hög fysisk aktivitetsnivå enligt IPAQ-E och totalpoäng i MADRS-S visade r = -0.2 och p = 0.14. Sambandet mellan MET-minuter/vecka enligt IPAQ-E och totalpoäng i MADRS-S visade r = -0.15 och p = 0.26. Konklusion: Resultaten visade ett svagt negativt samband men sannolikheten att resultatet beror på slumpen är hög. Det krävs fler studier i framtiden för att säkerställa sambandet mellan FA och depression hos personer med PS. / Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic progressive neurodegenerative disease with both motor and non-motor symptoms. Depression is a common non-motor symptom in PD. According to research, physical activity (PA) has a positive effect on depression; however, strong evidence supporting the relation between them is lacking. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between PA and depression in patients with PD.  Method: Fifty-eight participants were recruited to this cross-sectional study. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire modified for the elderly was used to measure PA, presented in low, moderate and high physical activity levels and MET-minutes/week. Montegomery-Åstrand Depression Rating Scale was used to assess depression and was presented in total score. The questionnaires were formed into a survey from which the data was collected. Spearman’s rank correlation was used to calculate the relation.  Results: Among the participants, 15 (26%) had a low level of PA, 18 (31%) moderate and 25 (43%) high level of PA. Further, 15 (26%) were non-depressed, 27 (47%) had mild depression, 14 (24%) moderate and 2 (3%) severe depression. Evaluating the relation using the two different presentations of PA along with depression scores, results showed r= -0.2 (p= 0.26) and r= -0.15 (p= 0.26), respectively. Conclusion: The result showed a weak negative relation, but the probability of the result being due to coincidence is high. To ensure the relation between PA and depression in patients with PD, further studies are needed in the future.

Title: Measuring of physical activity of UK FTVS and Palestra students using IPAQ Aims: - find out the range of physical activity of students from schools mentioned above - compare the results with each other and also with other researches - confirm or disconfirm hypotheses - set down conclusions Methods: questionnaire Results: - students of both schools are highly physically active (in comparison with ordinary population) - UK FTVS students are more active in all kinds of physical activity performed at school or in leisure time than Palestra students - UK FTVS students spend the most time on vigorous PA at school, while Palestra students spend the most time on vigorous PA at free time - concerning only UK FTVS, women are more active than men Key words: vigorous physical activity, moderate physical activity, International Physical Activity Questionnaire IPAQ, MET values, leisure time, young adults

Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka sambandet mellan fysisk aktivitetsnivå, depressiva symtom och funktionshinder hos personer med Parkinsons sjukdom. Därtill kartlägga fysisk aktivitetsnivå, depressiva symtom samt funktionshinder bland personer med Parkinsons. Bakgrund: Parkinsons sjukdom är en av de mest förekommande neurodegenerativa sjukdomarna. Sjukdomen är kopplad till både motoriska och icke-motoriska symtom såsom depressiva symtom. Metod: 30 personer inkluderades i denna studie. I denna studie användes IPAQ-SF för att mäta fysisk aktivitetsnivå, MADRS-S för att mäta depressiva symtom samt WHODAS 2.0 för att skatta funktionshinder. Formulären sammanställdes i en webbenkät som publicerades via länk på Facebooksidor ägnade åt Parkinsons sjukdom. Resultat: Utav inkluderade i studien hade 4 (13.3%) låg fysisk aktivitetsnivå, 13 (43.3%) måttlig samt 13 (43.3%) hög. 16 (53.3%) klassades som väsentligen obesvärad, 11 (36.7%) som mild depression, 3 (10.0%) som måttlig samt ingen som svår depression. Bland de inkluderade var medianen för WHODAS 2.0 enligt följande: förstå och kommunicera 3.5 (2.0-5.0), förflyttning 4.5 (2.5-6.5), personlig vård 2.0 (2.0-3.5), relationer 4.0 (3.0-5.5), dagliga aktiviteter 4.5 (3.0-6.5) samt delaktighet i samhället 4.0 (3.0-6.0). Sambandet mellan fysisk aktivitetsnivå och depressiva symtom gav r=0.31 p=0.10. Sambandet mellan fysisk aktivitetsnivå och funktionshinder visade r=0.45 p=0.02. Sambandet mellan depressiva symtom och funktionshinder visade r=0.74 p=0.01. Slutsatser: En måttlig till hög fysisk aktivitetsnivå var vanligt. Likaså var förekomsten av depression omfattande. Förekomsten av funktionshinder var därutöver relativt låg. Korrelationen mellan samtliga variabler anses vara låg frånsett den mellan depressiva symtom och funktionshinder, vilken var måttlig. / Aim: The aim of this study is to explore the correlation between physical activity level, depressive symptoms and health and function in persons with Parkinson’s disease. In addition, this study aims to examine and map physical activity level, depressive symptoms and health and function among persons with Parkinson’s disease. Background: Parkinson’s disease is one the most widespread neurodegenerative diseases. The disease can present itself in either motor or non-motor symptoms, such as depressive symptoms. Method: 30 participants were included in this study. IPAQ-SF was used to measure physical activity level, MADRS-S to measure depressive symptoms and WHODAS 2.0 to measure health and function. The questionnaires were compiled in a web survey which was then posted on various Facebook pages aimed at Parkinson’s disease. Results: Among participants included 4 (13.3%) had low physical activity level, 13 (43.3%) moderate and 13 (43.3%) high. 16 (53.3%) were classed as having no depression, 11 (36.7%) as mild depression, 3 (10.0%) as moderate and none as severe depression. The median for the respective domain of were as follows: cognition 3.5 (2.0-5.0), mobility 4.5 (2.5-6.5), self care 2.0 (2.0-3.5), getting along with people 4.0 (3.0-5.5), life activities 4.5 (3.0-6.5), participation 4.0 (3.0-6.0). The correlation between physical activity level and depressive symptoms provided r=0.31 p=0.10, physical activity level and health and function r=0.45 p= 0.02 and depressive symptoms and health and function r=0.74 p=0.01. Conclusions: This study demonstrated a prominent occurance of high and moderate levels of physical activity. Likewise, the prevalence of depression was extensive. In addition, the incidence of disability was apparently low. The correlation between all variables is considered to be low apart from that between depressive symptoms and disability, which was moderate.

This thesis deals with a question of physical fitness and physical regime of first-year dental students at the Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine. Results of a research on physical fitness and physical regime of first-year students of physical education on Faculty of Education of the Charles University will serve us as a comparision. Furthermore, this thesis analyzes to what extent the dentistry students are acquainted with difficulties of their profession, whether they know how to compensate inappropriate physical stress with a physical acitivy and what is their attitude to a physical activity in the present and their outlook for the future. The physical fitness was tested by using modified Unifittest 6-60, for the questionnaire survey was used a questionnaire consisted partly of questions from International Physical Activity Questionnaire, partly of questions created for purpose of this thesis.

Introdução: Inatividade física é fator de risco para doenças não transmissíveis (DNTs). Dentre essas, destaca-se que a obesidade (central e adiposidade na região da cintura) é fator de risco independente para mortalidade. O International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) tem sido utilizado para investigar a epidemiologia da atividade física, com o objetivo de padronizar a investigação. Objetivos: Verificar a prevalência de atividade física segundo diferentes critérios e a associação com obesidade na população adulta de Porto Alegre/RS. Método: Este é um estudo transversal de base populacional, representativo da população adulta (18 a 90 anos) de Porto Alegre. É parte do estudo de Síndrome de Obesidade e Fatores de risco para doença cardiovascular (SOFT Study). Atividade física foi avaliada utilizando o IPAQ versão curta. Características demográficas e socioeconômicas foram investigadas. Obesidade foi determinada por índice de massa corporal P30 kg/m2 e adiposidade central pela circunferência da cintura. Características demográficas (cor da pele - auto-referida e categorizada em branca ou não-branca; idade - calculada a partir das datas de nascimento e entrevista), socioeconômicas (escolaridade - avaliada pelo número de anos completados na escola; ter trabalhado no mês precedente à entrevista, e status marital – categorizado em solteiro, separado ou viúvo, e casado ou com companheiro) e características de estilo de vida (consumo abusivo de bebidas alcoólicas – definido para mulheres que consumiram P15 gramas/dia ou homens que consumiam P30 gramas/dia 12, tabagismo – categorizado em fumante atual, ex-fumante e não tabagistas. O módulo de amostras complexas foi utilizado para considerar o efeito do desenho, c2 de Pearson para analisar a relação entre exposição de interesse e obesidade. Taxas de prevalência e intervalo de confiança (IC 95%) foram calculados com o modelo de Regressão de Cox com tempo igual a um. Resultados: Entre os critérios de baixo nível de atividade física, dos 1858 adultos 30,5% eram insuficientemente ativos conforme o protocolo do IPAQ, 25,5% realizavam menos do que 150 minutos por semana, 38,6% despendiam menos do que 1000 kcal por semana e 34,5% passavam seis horas ou mais sentados por semana. Diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre os sexos, com maior prevalência entre os homens, foram detectadas para atividades vigorosas P150 min/sem (26,9% vs. 14,2%), deslocamento P150 min/sem (51,1% vs. 43,8%), prática por tempo igual ou superior a 1000 minutos por semana (18,9% vs. 14,2%) e permanência sentado por semana maior ou igual a seis horas/dia (37,4% vs. 32,4%). A relação inversa com idade foi confirmada em todos os critérios de atividade física para as mulheres e na maior parte dos critérios para os homens. Exceção constitui comportamento sedentário, associado à idade apenas entre os homens e com maior prevalência entre os mais jovens. Ao analisar a associação de alto nível de atividade física com obesidade, identificou-se na amostra que 25% eram muito ativos, 21% eram obesos e 29% tinham obesidade central. Homens e mulheres, respectivamente, apresentaram diferenças significativas quanto à prevalência de obesidade (17,5 vs. 23,5%, p=0,006), obesidade central (17,5 vs. 37,3%, p<0,001), mas não em relação a alto nível de atividade física (26,3 vs. 24,7%, p=0,5). A relação inversa de alto nível de atividade física com idade foi confirmada para homens (p<0,001) e mulheres (p<0,001), mas associação independente de alto nível de atividade física com menor risco de obesidade só foi caracterizada para mulheres (p=0,01). Conclusão: As prevalências de atividade física variam com a definição, mas os critérios do IPAQ e a duração maior ou igual a 150 minutos/semana se assemelham. As prevalências identificadas pelo IPAQ em Porto Alegre são semelhantes as descritas para o Brasil. A atividade física de alto nível é menos propensa a viés de aferição. E a associação com obesidade deve reproduzir a realidade. Na população de Porto Alegre a associação entre atividade física de alto nível e obesidade não foi confirmada para homens. Entre as mulheres, a associação foi significativa e independente de outros fatores de confusão. / Introduction: Physical inactivity is a risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCD). Among them, central obesity and waist adiposity stand out as an independent risk factor for mortality. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) has been used to assess physical activity epidemiology, aiming to standardize the investigation. Objective: To assess the prevalence of physical activity according to different criteria and its association with obesity in adults in the city of Porto Alegre, south Brazil. Methods: This is a cross-sectional population-based study, representative of the adult population (18-90years old) of Porto Alegre. It is part of the Study of Obesity and Risk Factors (SOFT study). Physical activity was assessed using the short version of IPAQ. Obesity was determined by body-mass index P 30kg/m2, and central adiposity by waist circumference. Demographic (skin color, self referred and categorized in white or non-white; age, calculated from birth and interview dates), socioeconomic (education, defined as number of years in scholl; working during the month prior to the interview; marital status, categorized in single, divorced or widowed, and married), and life style (abusive alcohol consumption, defined as P15g/day for women and P 30g/day for men; smoking, categorized in current smokers, non-smokers, and ex-smokers) characteristics were investigated. The SPSS complex samples module was used to consider the design effect. Pearson’s chi-square test was used to analyze the relation among obesity and the variables of interest. Prevalence rates and 95% confidence intervals were calculated using Cox regression with time set to 1. Results: Using the different criteria for low physical activity, 30.5% of 1858 adults were insufficiently active according to the IPAQ protocol, 25.5% performed less than 150 minutes of physical activity per week, 38.6% spent less than 1000kcal per week, and 34.5% spent six hours or more sitting per week. Statistically significant differences were detected between men and women, with a higher prevalence for men, for P150min/week of vigorous activities (26.9 vs. 14.2%), P 150min/week of walking (51.1 vs. 43.8%), P 1000min/week of practice (18.9 vs. 14.2%), and P 6h/day sitting (37.4 vs. 32.4%). Inverse correlation with age was confirmed in al criteria of physical activity for women, and on most criteria for men. An exception was sedentary behavior, associated to age only among men and with higher prevalence among young individuals. Analyzing the association of high level of physical activity with obesity, we identified that 25% of the sample were very active, 21% were obese and 29% ha central obesity. Men and women had significant differences regarding obesity (17.5 vs. 23.5%, p= 0.006) and central obesity (17.5 vs. 37.3%, p<0.001) prevalence, but not regarding high level of physical activity (26.3 vs. 24.7%, p=0.5). The inverse association of high physical activity level with age was confirmed for men (p<0.001) and women (p<0.001), but association independent of high physical activity level with less risk of obesity was only confirmed for women (p=0.01). Conclusion: Prevalence of physical activity varies according to definition, but IPAQ criteria and duration P 150min/week are similar. The prevalences identified by IPAQ in Porto Alegre are similar to those described in Brazil. High level physical activity is less prone to reporting bias, and its association with obesity should reproduce reality. In the population of Porto Alegre the associations between high level physical activity and obesity was not confirmed for men. Among women, the association was positive and independent of other confusion factors.

Syfte. Syftet med studien var att med accelerometri kartlägga det fysiska aktivitetsmönstret hos äldre vid två separata förtest och i slutet av en tvåmånadersperiod med ledarledd träning två gånger per vecka. En vidare målsättning var att studera överensstämmelsen mellan enkätfrågorna om fysisk aktivitet och stillasittande gentemot uppmätt accelerometer­data. Metod. En grupp 65-91 år (medel 71 år, BMI 25 kg/m2) studerades. Två förtest (F1 &amp; F2) samt ett efter­test (E) utfördes under sista träningsveckan. Totalt ingick 97 individer vid F1 &amp; F2 samt 78 vid E som jämfördes mot resultat vid F2. Resultat. Vid F1 sågs vid accelerometri för minst måttlig fysisk ak­tivitet medelvärdet 42,7 min/d (MVPA/d), men endast 22, 2 min/d för tid i perioder à minst 10 min (Freedson bouts/d). Vid analys av separata dagar kom bara 15% av deltagar­na upp till rekommenderade 5 dgr/v à minst 30 min av sammanhängande 10-min-perioder fysisk aktivitet (med lägst måttlig intensitet). Median för högintensiv aktivitet (VPA) var mycket låg för denna grupp (0,9 min/d). Medel för stillasittande var 10,2 timmar (SED/d) samt 4,3 timmar total tid i minst 20-min-perioder (Sedentary bouts/d). Mellan F1 &amp; F2 sågs ingen signifikant förändring för MVPA/d eller Freedson bouts/d. Däremot fram­kom en ytterst liten sänkning som var signifikant för stillasittande tid (20,0  resp. 13,7 min/d i SED/d resp. Sed bouts/d). Förändring av VPA visade en minimal ökning med 0,4 min/d (sign.). Korrelationen mellan F1 &amp; F2 var 0,86 för MVPA/d, 0,81 för Freedson/d, 0,59 för Vig/d, 0,59 för SED/d samt 0,74 för Sed bouts/d, alla signifikanta. Vid E sågs, gentemot F2, en liten men signifikant ökning av medel för MVPA/d (till 50,6 min/d), men inte för Freedson bouts (20,9 min/d) eller för målet minst 5 dgr/v med 30 min i Freedson bouts/d (12%). Stillasittande sjönk signifikant för E till 9,7 tim/d (SED/d) samt 3,6 tim/d (Sed. bouts/d). VPA ökade minimalt med 0,5 min/d (sign.) till medianvärdet 1,7 min/d. De starkaste signifikanta (*) korrelationerna mellan olika frågor och accelerometri noterades för MVPA/d resp. Freedson bouts/d (som mest 0.53- 0,60*), följt av stillasittande 0,40* resp. 0,39* (i SED/d resp. Sed bouts/d). För VPA noterades inga eller ytterst låga samband, som högst r=0,24* mot frågorna. Slutsats. Värdena för högintensiv aktivitet vid accelerometri visade genomgående förvånansvärt låga nivåer. En orsak kan vara att datoranalysprogrammen för aktivitetsmätarna inte är tillräckligt känsliga såsom de idag är inställda för seniorers högsta intensitetsnivåer. Bäst signifikanta samband gentemot accelerometri sågs för frågor om minst måttligt intensiv fysisk aktivitet. Visst signifikant samband sågs även för en fråga om stillasittande, medan aktivitetsmätarens data stämde vanligtvis inte överens med självskattad data för högintensiv fysisk aktivitet för äldre. Så dessa seniordata är inte helt lika jämfört med tidigare studier på yngre vuxna som vanligtvis visat en högre validitet för frågor med högintensiv jämfört med måttligt intensiv fysisk aktivitet. / Aim. The purpose of the study was to identify that with accelerometry the physical activity patterns of elderly, at two separate pre-test and at the end of a two-month period with instructor-led training twice per week. A further aim was to study the correlation between survey questions about physical activity and sedentary against measured accelerometer data. Method. A group of 65-91 years (mean 71 years, BMI 25 kg/m2) were studied. Two pre-test (F1 &amp; F2) and an aftertest (E) was performed during the last training week. A total of 97 individuals at F1 &amp; F2 and 78 at E compared to F2 were investigated. Results. In F1 was seen for accelerometer data (at least moderate physical activity) mean values 42.7 min/d (MVPA/d), but only 22,2 min/d in time periods of at least 10 minutes (Freedson bouts /d). In the analysis of separate days came only 15% of participants came up to the recom­men­ded 5 days/week with at least 30 minutes of continuous 10-min periods of physical activity (with at least moderate intensity). Vigorous intensity activity (VPA) was very low for this group (0.9 min/d). The average for sedentary time was 10.2 hours (SED/d) and 4.3 hours total time in 20-min periods (Sedentary bouts/d). Between F1 and F2 no significant changes were seen for MVPA/d or Freed­son bouts/d. A tiny reduction, which was significant, was seen for sedentary time (20.0 resp. 13.7 min/d SED/d, resp. Sed bouts/d). Change of VPA showed a minimal increase of 0.4 min/d (s.). The correlation between F1 &amp; F2 was 0.86 for MVPA/d, 0.81 for Freedson/d, 0.59 for Vig/d, 0.59 SED/d and 0.74 for Sed bouts/d, all significant. At E emerged, against F2, a small but significant increase for MVPA/d (to 50.6 min/d), but not for Freedson bouts/d (20.9 min/d) or to target at least 5 days/week with 30 min in Freedson bouts/d (12%). Sedentary fell significantly for E to 9.7 h/d (SED/d) and 3.6 h/d (Sed. bouts/d). VPA increased minimally by 0.5 min/d (s.) to median 1.7 min/d. The strongest significant (*) correlations between different questions and the accelerome­ters was noted for MVPA/d, resp. Freedson bouts/d (at most 0.53-0.60 *), followed by sedentary time 0.40 * resp. 0.39 * (in SED/d resp. Sed bouts/d). VPA showed no or very low correlation (highest r = 0.24 *) to the questions. Conclusion. The values ​​of vigorous activities in accelerometer data consistently showed surprisingly low levels. One reason may be that the computer analysis programs for the activity counters are not sufficiently sensitive as they currently are set for senior´s highest intensity levels. Best significant correlation against the accelerometers was seen for questions about at least moderately intense physical activity. Some significant correlation was also seen for sedentary time, while accelerometer data was generally not consistent with self-reported data for high-intensity physical activity for older people. So these senior data show somewhat different results as compared to previous studies in younger adults who usually present a higher validity of the questions with high-intensity compared with moderate-intensity physical activity.