Background: Body image seems to be a determining factor in the behavior and satisfaction of the basic psychological needs of exercise practitioners in gyms and fitness centers, and may influence motivation, interpersonal behavior, and eating behavior. This review aims to examine possible patterns between the variables under study in a gym/fitness context, specifically considering if body image perception has a ...
The aim of this review was to explore the contribution of physical activity and exercise in the control and reduction of modifiable factors of arterial hypertension in telemedicine programs, assuming a multidisciplinary perspective. Searches were carried out following the PRISMA guidelines (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses), and the research question defined using the PICOS app...
Set 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,...
É com enorme honra que a Escola Superior de Educação e Ciências Sociais de Leiria vai levar a cabo a segunda edição de umas jornadas que pretendem trazer discussão, partilha e valorização de conhecimento. Tal só é possível por percebermos que o conhecimento tem incalculável valor, quando disseminado e aplicado. E é isso que estas jornadas trarão. Assim, começo, claro, por agradecer aos oradores que prontamente ...
Nowadays and worldwide, the attention is focused on coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and its consequences on mental health are yet to be fully understood. It is important to capture differences in anxiety levels among populations, groups, and the gender-related variation. Therefore, the present study had two main purposes: (1) to characterize the levels of state anxiety and trait anxiety by examining gender-rela...
O “V SEMINÁRIO A CULTURA MOTORA NA ESCOLA DO 1º CEB”, promovido pela Escola Superior de Educação e Ciências Sociais do Politécnico de Leiria (ESECS-PL), decorreu no dia 14 de maio de 2021, em regime a distância/virtual, na ESECS-PL. Teve como objetivo proporcionar a interação e a partilha de experiências e conhecimentos entre profissionais de diversas áreas ligadas à disciplina de Educação Física escolar no 1.º...
Este estudo analisou as alterações no desempenho de crianças e jovens praticantes de atletismo em 4 tarefas motoras: corrida de velocidade (CV), corrida de resistência (CR), salto horizontal (SH) e lançamento dorsal (LD), após o confinamento obrigatório e interrupção dos seus treinos em contexto normal, devido à pandemia SARS-Cov-2. Foram avaliados 46 praticantes de atletismo (23 raparigas; 23 rapazes), com ida...
Ultimate Frisbee (UF) is a non-contact, challenging, and self-promoted team sport. Its characteristics, such as the game environment and rules, appear to influence the on-the-pitch behaviour of players. This article examines the content of qualitative studies to determine if and how the unique characteristics of UF may be related to nine sociological themes, that may be identified during gameplay. These themes ...