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Body composition, strength and muscle power indices at the different competitiv...
Rebelo, Miguel; Marques, Catarina; Crisóstomo, Rute; Silva Batista, Marco Alexandre; Paulo, Rui; Duarte-Mendes, Pedro; HONÓRIO, SAMUEL; Serrano, JoãoObjective: The aim was to verify the differences in physical condition (body composition, power and muscle strength) in futsal players from three competitive levels. Methodology: Sixty-eight (24.26 ± 4.63 years old) Portuguese futsal players participated in the study, divided into: elite, sub-elite and amateur. We used the bioimpedance, the countermovement jump and the isokinetic dynamometer to assess physical ...
The Tempo Giusto: A call for recalibrating time in human movement research
Ramalho, André; Duarte-Mendes, Pedro; Paulo, Rui; Petrica, JoaoHuman movement science now runs on accelerating metrics, short grant cycles, and compressed editorial timelines. Speed can deliver rapid outputs but often erodes validity, reproducibility, and conceptual innovation. We advance time-attuned science – tempo giusto – as a design-and-governance concept that calibrates the pace of inquiry to the intrinsic timescales of human movement. Rather than universal decelerat...
Influence of breastfeeding type and gender on child development : differences i...
Paulo, Rui; Corte, Vivian Isabel Faria da; Rebelo, Miguel; Duarte-Mendes, Pedro; Petrica, João; Serrano, JoãoBackground: There are few studies that approach the subject of breastfeeding related to the development of motor skills. The study aimed to verify if there are differences in the global and fine motor skills, considering the variables gender and type of breastfeeding, in children from 18 to 44 months. Methods: We developed a quantitative correctional typology, being a cross-sectional study with a sample of 128 ...
Walking in their shoes: an ecological momentary assessment of physical activity...
Ramalho, André; Afonso, João Pedro Cardoso; Paulo, Rui; Duarte-Mendes, Pedro; Serrano, João; Petrica, JoãoThis study examines patterns of physical activity and sedentary behavior in individuals aged 65 years and older in the Beira Baixa region of Portugal with the aim of identifying differences between rural and urban settings. We analyzed data from 40 partici-pants, including 19 rural residents (mean age = 74.7 years, SD = 8.5 years) and 21 urban residents (mean age = 70.1 years, SD = 5.2 years), using a retrospec...
The Influence of futsal players’ initial physical condition on the occurrence o...
Rebelo, Miguel; Marques, Catarina; Crisóstomo, Rute; Batista, Marco; Paulo, Rui; Rocha, João; Serrano, JoãoAlthough there are some studies that have linked fitness parameters and sports injuries, the literature remains controversial. The aim of the study was to prospectively analyze the influence of initial physical condition parameters on the development of injury in the first three months of the sports season in futsal players. A total of 68 players (24.26±4.63 years old) were assessed before the start of the spor...
Age Unplugged: A Brief Narrative Review on the Intersection of Digital Tools, S...
Ramalho, André; Paulo, Rui; Duarte-Mendes, Pedro; Serrano, João; Petrica, JoãoThis brief narrative review assesses how digital technologies—such as wearables, mobile health apps, and various digital tools such as computers, game consoles, tablets, smartphones, and extended reality systems—can influence sedentary and physical activity behaviors among community-dwelling older adults. Each section highlights the central role of these technologies in promoting active aging through increased ...
Analysis of sports injuries in academy integrated u-16 and u-18 football player...
Gamonales, José M.; Hernández-Beltrán, Victor; Barguerias-Martínez, Jesús; Gómez-Carrero, Sergio; Ferreira, Cátia; Paulo, Rui; Espada, Mário C.The problematic of analysis and the possible causes of injuries in football continues to be a topic of extreme relevance. In this sense, the aim of this study was to analyze the injuries of U-16 and U-18 soccer players, according to the category and game position. In this ex post facto study (Quasi-experimental methodology) 111 players participated, belonging to the U-16A (n=25), U16B (n=24), U-18A (n=20), U-18...
Differences in the Development of Motor Skills in Portuguese Children Aged 12 M...
Rebelo, Miguel; Paulo, Rui; Honório, Samuel; Petrica, João; Batista, Marco; Duarte-Mendes, Pedro; Marques, Catarina; Serrano, João(1) Background: The objective of the study was to verify the effects of COVID-19 confinement on motor skills through a longitudinal study in Portuguese children who were one year old at the beginning of the pandemic. (2) Methods: The sample consisted of 88 children of both sexes, in the pre-COVID-19 assessment, they were 13.31 ± 2.4 months old and in the post-COVID-19 assessment, the same children were already ...
Ringol : deporte alternativo para las clases de educación física. Revisión sist...
González-Coto, Victor; Hernández-Beltrán, Victor; Torrado-Ferrera, Cristina; Gámez-Calvo, Luisa; Paulo, Rui; Gamonales, José M.Introducción: Los juegos y deportes alternativos surgen con la intención de introducir nuevas alternativas que hagan posible una evolución más lógica del juego y del deporte, favoreciendo la motivación, la participación y el disfrute para evadirse de la monotonía de las metodologías tradicionales. Objetivo: Este trabajo tiene por objetivo realizar una revisión sistemática de la literatura en torno al juego y de...
Study of body composition and motor skills of futsal athletes of different comp...
Belo, João; Santos, João Valente dos; Pereira, João R.; Duarte-Mendes, Pedro; Gamonales, José M.; Paulo, RuiThis study aimed to verify whether there are differences in the body composition, functionality, lower-limb power, agility, and cardiorespiratory capacity in futsal players, comparing futsal athletes by competitive level. The athletes (N = 84) were divided into three groups: group Elite (N = 29), group Sub-Elite (N = 29), and group Non-Elite (N = 26). Anthropometric variables were analyzed through a bioimpedanc...