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The role of physical exercise in enhancing Health, quality of life and joy amon...
Cabo, CA; Tomas-Carus, P; Fernandes, O; Parraca, JA; Espada, MCPhysical exercise (PE) plays a vital role in promoting health, quality of life (QoL), and well-being in older adults. It helps prevent chronic diseases, improves strength, balance, and cognitive function, and reduces fall risk. Enjoyment and psychological engagement are also essential for long-term adherence. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) study aimed to examine the effects of a 24-week structured senso...
Association between pain expansion, physical activity, strength, motor problems...
Denche-Zamorano, A; Parraca, JA; Pereira-Payo, D; Adsuar, JC; Tomas-Carus, P; Salas-Gómez, DIntroduction: Widespread or all over pain (AOP) can affect daily life by reducing functional capacity and fitness, and increases motor difficulties (MD), frailty and dependence more severely than localized pain. Physical activity (PA) may be related to hand grip strength (HGS), MD and frailty in people with AOP. Material and methods: This cross-sectional study, based on data from the SHARE Wave 9 survey 2021-22...
Overview and current status of published research on cancer, sarcopenia and phy...
Parraca, JA; Salas-Gómez, D; Dinis, R; Denche-Zamorano, A; Vega-Muñoz, A; Tomas-Carus, PIntroduction: Cancer is a global health problem; the presence of secondary symptoms such as sarcopenia in cancer patients is relatively common. Physical activity (PA) is notable for its protective role against sarcopenia; however, there is currently no bibliometric analysis of research related to cancer, sarcopenia, and physical activity. Methods: A search on the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection database wa...
Physical activity in the nature benefits for family cohesion - action protocol
Garradas, S; Pires, I; Batalha, N; Parraca, JANo século XXI, fatores socioeconómicos dão origem a uma diminuição da atividade física (AF) (TV, internet, etc.). Estima-se que 50% da população da União Europeia (EU) tem excesso de peso ou obesidade devido a uma dieta inadequada e sedentarismo, que fazem disparar a ocorrência de doenças crónicas (cardiovasculares, músculo esqueléticas, psicológicas, diabetes tipo 2, cancro, etc.) e uma consequente ameaça para...
Effects of 8-Month Aquatic Training on Bone Mass Density In Post Menopausal Wom...
Adsuar, JC; Tomas-Carus, P; Parraca, JA; Leal, A; Olivares, PR; Gusi, NObjective: To evaluate the effect of an aquatic training program on bone mass density (BMD) in post- menopausal women with fibromyalgia (FM). Design: Randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN53367487). Settings: Faculty of Sport Science Subjects: Twenty-four postmenopausal women with FM (mean age, 56, SD, 7 years) were randomised to intervention (n=12) or control group (n=12). Interventions: The experimental group re...