2.7. Interventions
eating behavior, ’s behavior
CONTRACTIONS
The interventions happen over 12 weeks, for three days a week. The meetings lasted for one and a half hours, along with the participation of the nutrition team once a week (30 min interventions each), psychology once a week (30 min interventions each) and physical education three times a week (lasting 1 h each). Interventions were previously designed and discussed among health professionals to determine a schedule and planning between areas. Thus, the contents were elaborated with common ground, focusing on the adolescent’s behavior change over the weeks. The only difference between the FG and the IG in the interventions was the family member’s participation in one of the groups. The protocol, time and interventions were the same for both groups. Additionally, the interventions were performed at different times so as not to interfere with the results.Nutrition meetings were held in groups, focusing on changing eating behavior, with both groups receiving the same intervention. At all times, adolescents were encouraged to develop culinary skills in order to become independent and gain autonomy when choosing food preferences, thus encouraging the consumption of foods with a lower level of processing [The training sessions were developed in a circuit format, divided into two mesocycles (each with six weeks of duration), with training series A and B (divided into exercises with body mass, equipment and accessories, prioritizing the large muscle groups). There was no repetition count in the physical exercises but active and passive time were controlled via effort and rest ratio. In the first mesocycle, the effort:rest ratio was 30” by 30”, while, in the second mesocycle, the effort:rest ratio was 40” by 20”, using a 1:1 ratio between concentric and eccentric contractions.