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Mario Trindade’s Training Method: The Journey to 100m Wheelchair Gold Medal at ...
Coelho, Eduarda; Barbosa, Tiago M.; Forte, Pedro; Costa, Flávia; Vilaça-Alves, JoséThis article aims to present Paralympic athlete Mario Trindade’s training to become the European Champion at the 100-meter wheelchair race in Berlin 2018. The lack of information on this specific training has impaired the beginning of this journey. However, the daily monitoring of this athlete over 20 years has permitted us to realise that the training methods of athletes with disabilities are not very differen...
Motor activities to improve maths performance in pre-school children with typic...
Flores, Pedro Miguel; Coelho, Eduarda; Mourão-Carvalhal, Isabel; Forte, PedroPoor maths skills are associated with negative outcomes throughout life, such as lower academic qualifications, decreased professional success and socio-economic results. Mathematical skills emerge continuously throughout childhood and those that children acquire in pre-school are crucial for activities that support analytical thinking, problem-solving and reasoning and argumentation skills. Many of these activ...
Psychosis and Exercise: A Bibliometry
Silva, Sofia; Silva, Ana Catarina; Maia, Dulce; Coelho, Eduarda; Mota, Maria PaulaIn Portugal, approximately 22.9% of the population suffers from a psychiatric disorder, which places it as the second country with the highest prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Europe (Bernardino, 2019). Several approaches have been tested in patients diagnosed with psychosis, in which exercise is included, resulting in an increased number of published documents. The present study aims to identify the main...
Depression in cancer survivors: the role of companion animal
Mota, Maria Paula; Freitas Martins, Catarina; Pinto Soares, Jorge; Azevedo, Luís; Monteiro, Graça; Abrantes, Catarina; Mota, Maria da GraçaIt has been suggested that living with a pet reduces psychological stress, isolation, and loneliness while increasing social support and communication (Martins et al., 2023). Regarding cancer survivors, depression is one of the most common psychiatric diagnoses, so it may be hypothesised that these patients can benefit from a pet company. Nevertheless, an issue that should be considered in this human-animal bon...
Mario Trindade’s Training Method: The Journey to 100m Wheelchair Gold Medal at ...
Coelho, Eduarda; Barbosa, Tiago M.; Forte, Pedro; Costa, Fávia; Vilaça-Alves, JoséThis article aims to present Paralympic athlete Mario Trindade’s training to become the European Champion at the 100-meter wheelchair race in Berlin 2018. The lack of information on this specific training has impaired the beginning of this journey. However, the daily monitoring of this athlete over 20 years has permitted us to realise that the training methods of athletes with disabilities are not very differen...
Is there a relationship between the motivation of female fitness practitioners ...
Sousa, Patrícia; Coelho, Eduarda; Mota, Maria PaulaThe practice of Physical Exercise has been associated with the adoption of healthy lifestyles and, consequently, an improvement in health. The objective of the study was to investigate whether there is a relationship between tobacco and alcohol consumption and the type of modality practiced; and if the reasons presented for the practice are somehow related to these habits. The sample consisted of 177 adult wome...
Relationships between math skills, motor skills, physical activity, and obesity...
Flores, Pedro Miguel; Coelho, Eduarda; Mourão-Carvalhal, Isabel; Forte, PedroThere is evidence of a relationship between motor and cognitive development. The literature has shown that of all the motor skills, fine motor skills are those that contribute most to mathematical performance in preschool children. As this is a sensitive period in the development of motor skills, low levels of physical activity in this period can compromise their development and contribute to weight gain and ob...
Preliminary adaptation of motor tests to evaluate fine motor skills associated ...
Flores, Pedro Miguel; Coelho, Eduarda; Mourão-Carvalhal, Isabel; Forte, PedroMathematics is the subject in which many school-age children reveal difficulties. The literature has shown that fine motor skills, namely fine motor coordination and visuomotor integration, have been more robustly associated with mathematical performance. Studies have shown the importance that instruments have to evaluate these skills, however, the characteristics of these instruments do not fit the reality of ...
Study of postural misalignments between sex, school cycle and physical activity
Gouveia, João Pedro; Forte, Pedro; Coelho, EduardaThis study aimed to characterize and compare postural behaviour between gender, school cycles and PA levels in 213 students, aged between 10 and 20 years, from Escola Básica e Secundária de Santa Maria. Postural assessment was made through visual scan analysis in a symmetrograph and the Adams test. PA level assessment was made using the IPAQ. Postural behaviour presented high percentages of imbalances in both s...
Resistive and propulsive forces in wheelchair racing: a brief review
Silveira, Ricardo; Marinho, D.A.; Santos, Catarina C.; Barbosa, Tiago M.; Coelho, Eduarda; Morais, J.E.; Forte, PedroWheelchair racing is one of the most important sports in the Paralympics. The detailed analysis of all parameters is of great importance to achieve sporting excellence in this modality. In wheelchair racing, resistive and propulsive forces determine the movement of the athlete-wheelchair system. Most of propulsive forces are generated by the strength of individuals. As a result, strength levels play an importan...