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Reproducibility of Wall Drop Punt Kick and Catch Test over a period of two weeks
Matos, Rui; Amaro, Nuno; Lopes, Nataniel; Costa, Pedro; Jacinto, Miguel; Rodrigues, Filipe; Antunes, Raúl; Coelho, Luís; Ibáñez, Sérgio J.This study sought to assess the reliability of a manipulative eye–segmental (hand and foot) coordination task, known as the Wall Drop Punt Kick and Catch test (WDPK&C), over a period of two weeks. A total of forty-one children and adolescents, comprising 18 boys and 23 girls, with an average age of 10.2 years (SD = 1.62), were recruited for the assessment. Participants were given 30 seconds to execute as many b...
Functional fitness and quality of life in people with intellectual and developm...
Diz, Susana; Jacinto, Miguel; Monteiro, Diogo; Matos, Rui; Garrido, Nuno; Costa, Aldo; Antunes, RaúlDespite physical exercise is a good indicator of health promotion, the population with intellectual and developmental disabilities tends to have high levels of physical inactivity that influence their physical fitness, health, and quality of life (QoL). The present study aimed to analyse the functional physical fitness and QoL, as well as the associations between them, of a sample of the population with IDD. Th...
Conteúdo dos objetivos para a prática de exercício físico e vitalidade subjetiv...
Couto, Nuno; Antunes, Raúl; Monteiro, Diogo; Vitorino, Anabela; Cid, LuisEste estudo teve como objetivo compreender a associação entre os conteúdos dos objetivos para a prática de atividade física e a vitalidade subjetiva numa população idosa portuguesa, bem como analisar o efeito de medição das necessidades psicológicas básicas (NPB). Recorreu-se a uma amostra de 299 idosos (234 femininos, 65 masculinos), residentes em Portugal continental, com idades compreendidas entre os 60 e os...
Well-Being, Resilience and Social Support of Athletes with Disabilities: A Syst...
Mira, Tânia; Costa, Aldo M.; Jacinto, Miguel; Diz, Susana; Monteiro, Diogo; Rodrigues, Filipe; Matos, Rui; Antunes, RaúlSport for people with disabilities appears to play a positive role in the well-being, resilience and social support of athletes with disabilities. Thus, this systematic review aims to evaluate the effect of adapted sport on the well-being, resilience and social support in a population with disabilities. The Pubmed, Web of Science, Scopus and SportDiscus databases were used, with several descriptors and Boolean ...
Exploring the relationship between fibromyalgia-related fatigue, physical activ...
Alvarez, Marcos C.; Albuquerque, Maria Luiza L.; Neiva, Henrique P.; Cid, Luis; Rodrigues, Filipe; Teixeira, Diogo S.; Matos, Rui; Antunes, RaúlThe symptoms of fibromyalgia are varied, including general muscle pain and pain at specific points (also called tender points), excessive fatigue, anxiety, depression, and some psycho logical problems that can have a negative impact on quality of life. Physical activity is a widely used option by health professionals to alleviate the effects of this syndrome. However, there is no clear information on the possib...
Understanding the associations across fibromyalgia-related fatigue, depression,...
Alvarez, Marcos C.; Albuquerque, Maria Luiza L.; Neiva, Henrique P.; Cid, Luis; Teixeira, Diogo S.; Matos, Rui; Antunes, Raúl; Lúcio, LianeBackground and Objectives: Fibromyalgia are heterogeneous and differ from patient to patient; however, the most reported are general myalgia and at specific points associated with fatigue and certain psychological adversities. Physical activity can mitigate the effects of the symptoms. However, the associations between fibromyalgia-related fatigue, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, satisfaction with life and ph...
Barriers and Motives for Physical Activity and Sports Practice among Trans Peop...
Oliveira, Joana; Frontini, Roberta Caçador; Jacinto, Miguel; Antunes, RaúlThis study aimed to analyze the research conducted between 2016 and 2021, regarding barriers and motives for the practice of physical activity (PA), physical exercise (PE), and sports among trans individuals. The searches were carried out in the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases between January 2022 and April 2022, and included papers published between October 2016 and December 2021. After reading th...
Systematic Observation of Corner Kick Strategies in Portuguese Football Players
Gouveia, Vítor; Duarte, João P.; Sarmento, Hugo; Freitas, José; Rebelo-Gonçalves, Ricardo; Amaro, Nuno; Matos, Rui; Antunes, Raúl; Field, AdamSet pieces are important for the success of football teams, with the corner kick being one of the most game defining events. The aim of this research was twofold: (1) to analyze the corner kicks of a senior football amateur team, and (2) to compare the corner kicks of successful and unsuccessful teams (of the 2020/21 sporting season). In total, 500 corners were observed using a bespoke notational analysis tool,...
A narrative exploratory study on the perspectives about physical exercise pract...
Rosa, Marlene; Antunes, Raúl; Marques, Pedro; Coelho, Rúben; Mendes, Patrícia; Frontini, RobertaThe overall prevalence of inactivity among individuals aged 55 or older in Portugal is the highest in Europe therefore it’s important to develop effective strategies to increase adherence to structured exercise programs by older adults (Picorelli et al., 2014a). The purpose of this paper is to characterise different perspectives on barriers and facilitators to the practise of physical exercise in a sample of th...
Adaptation and validation of the Portuguese version of Basic Psychological Need...
Monteiro, Diogo; Marinho, Daniel Almeida; Moutão, João; Couto, Nuno; Antunes, Raúl; Cid, LuisThe purpose of this study was to adapt and validate the Basic Psychological Needs Exercise Scale (BPNESp) to the sport domain, and to measure model invariance across football and swimming. Athletes (n=1382; 623 football, 759 swimming) with an average age of 18.77±SD 7.04 years participated in this study. Results supported the suitability of both the first and second order models, showing that the model was well...