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Seasonality and objective physical activity and sedentary behaviour among older...

© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).; Objective: The present study aimed to explore the relationship between objective physical activity and sedentary behaviour with seasonality among a sample of older adults li...

The impact of fitness instructor quality on customer satisfaction in fitness ce...

Projeto Action Girls: Desenvolver o potencial das raparigas e mulheres no desporto

Seasonality and objective physical activity and sedentary behavior among older ...

Objective: The present study aimed to explore the relationship between objective physical activity and sedentary behaviour with seasonality among a sample of older adults living in four European countries. Methods: A sample of 169 older adults livingin Croatia, Greece, Portugal, and Poland (meanage=72.2±6.0,68%female)had valid objective physical activity and sedentary behaviour data collected in different seaso...

Variations in individual player area in youth football matches: the effects of ...

The aim of the study was to quantify the individual player area (IPA) that emerges during football matches at youth levels, considering different numerical relations and pitch zones. Two hundred and twenty-eight players, divided by U15, U17 and U19, participated in the study. Jonckheete-Terpstra and Kruskal Wallis nonparametric tests were used to compare the IPA according to variations in players’ age, numerica...

External match load in amateur soccer: the influence of match location and cham...

Assessment of the physical dimension implicit in the soccer match is crucial for the improvement and individualization of training load management. This study aims to: (a) describe the external match load at the amateur level, (b) analyze the differences between playing positions, (c) verify whether the home/away matches and if (d) the phase (first or second) of the championship influence the external load. Twe...

Variations in individual player area in youth football matches: the effects of ...

The aim of the study was to quantify the individual player area (IPA)that emerges during football matches at youth levels, consideringdifferent numerical relations and pitch zones. Two hundred andtwenty-eight players, divided by U15, U17 and U19, participated inthe study. Jonckheete-Terpstra and Kruskal Wallis nonparametrictests were used to compare the IPA according to variations inplayers’ age, numerical rela...

Atividade física e desporto: Experiências, desafios e perspetivas

Psychometric properties and validity of the menopausal rating scale in postmeno...

Objective The aim of the study is to analyze the reliability and validity of the Portuguese version of the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) among postmenopausal Portuguese women. Methods A total of 184 postmenopausal women completed the Portuguese MRS. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were studied. Construct, convergent, and concurrent validity were assessed. The 10-item Cervantes Scale and the Hosp...

Nutritional intake and training load of professional female football players du...

Football (soccer) is a high-intensity intermittent sport with large energy demands. In a repeated-measures design, we analysed the nutritional intake and training load of fourteen female football players (22.50 ± 4.38 y; 57.23 ± 8.61 kg; 164 ± 6.00 cm; 18.33 ± 2.48% of fat mass and 23.71 ± 2.51 kg of muscle mass) competing in the highest female Football Portuguese League across a typical mid-season microcycle. ...