Introduction: The Pilates exercise can be an improvement in the quality of life of its practitioners, through an optimized condition of improvements in posture, developing greater mobility, balance, agility and functionality. The... more
Introduction: The Pilates exercise can be an improvement in the quality of life of its practitioners, through an optimized condition of improvements in posture, developing greater mobility, balance, agility and functionality. The satisfaction with life is part of a cognitive dimension in this quality of life and it is present in most measures of well-being. Problem Statement and Approach: The main purpose of this study is to analyse and relate the effects of a supervised program of Pilates classes in a group of elderly, comparing the results of balance through the Berg scale and their ability by the Leighton scale, and relate these improvements with the satisfaction with life of these elderly in this activity. Material and Methods:The evaluation assessments of the elderly were carried out in the proper room, using a goniometer and the Berg scale for articular measurements, the Leighton scale for the balance domain and the life satisfaction scale. The study had 72 participants, 52 wo...
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Introduction: During childhood and adolescence, obesity is an important predictor of adulthood obesity. Therefore, there should be given an important care to young population to improve the future of our society. To compare the effects of... more
Introduction: During childhood and adolescence, obesity is an important predictor of adulthood obesity. Therefore, there should be given an important care to young population to improve the future of our society. To compare the effects of ten-week multicomponent exercise training with different exercise frequencies on body composition (BC) and physical fitness (PF) in overweight and obese young children. Material and Methods: 40 children, aged 12-15 (14.77 ± 1.49), were randomly selected and assigned to two experimental groups to train 3 times per week (EG1) or twice a week (EG2) for 10 weeks: EG1 (n=10), EG2 (n= 10) groups and a CG group (n= 20; no training program). Results: It was shown that experimental groups (EG1 and EG2) increased aerobic capacity, muscular strength and flexibility from pre- to post-training. The highest gains on muscular strength were observed in experimental group that performed twice a week; but better improvements on flexibility, body mass index (BMI) and...
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Abstract. Introduction: Ataxia affects the nervous system by decreasing balance and coordination most mostly in the trunk, arms and legs. Physical activity is used to help lowering the symptoms of this disease. Objective: The study... more
Abstract. Introduction: Ataxia affects the nervous system by decreasing balance and coordination most mostly in the trunk, arms and legs. Physical activity is used to help lowering the symptoms of this disease. Objective: The study objective aims to determine the effects of an exercise program intervention focused on quality of life of this person in terms of body composition, hemodynamic parameters and functional capacity. Methods: A Longitudinal study-case with the exercise sessions performed in a gymnasium with a specialized Personal Trainer. A 43 years old male individual with motor ataxia as participated with a pre and post-test assessments with an exercise program comprised sessions twice a week of 30 minutes each, for 6 months, focused on cardio-fitness, strength and body stabilization. The Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia was applied to evaluate Gait, Stance, Sitting, Finger Chase, Nose-finger Test, Fast alternating hand movements and Heel-chin slide, and the pr...
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The present study aims to develop the understanding of technical-tactical situations for an effective development of the game, in this case, Hockey. Through the comparison between two situations of game: the formal game and game in... more
The present study aims to develop the understanding of technical-tactical situations for an effective development of the game, in this case, Hockey. Through the comparison between two situations of game: the formal game and game in (Mini-Hockey) in the “under 8” and “under 10” levels. Our objective is to verify if the reduction of field dimensions in these levels of formation, promotes a greater action in technical-tactical terms by these players, achieving a better understanding of the game. The method used was video recording of nine hockey games, five regular games and four mini-hockey games, and the data regarding of passes, shots and number of goals were recorded. We used statistical software SPSS version 20.0 where descriptive statistics, means and standard deviations, as well as non-parametric Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney U test were used. The significance level was set at p ≤ 0.05, which allowed us to verify if there is statistical significance between the variables analyzed. I...
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Introduction: We intend to establish physiological values in each training zone of Fitwalking, in gender and ages, and associate these values to colours of effort. Material and Methods: A sample of 62 athletes subject to five training... more
Introduction: We intend to establish physiological values in each training zone of Fitwalking, in gender and ages, and associate these values to colours of effort. Material and Methods: A sample of 62 athletes subject to five training zones (TZ) relating to elliptical with variable time periods between 20 and 40 minutes. Results: Were observed differences in intensities where (HR) proved higher, for the training zones where the intensities belonged 75-90%. There was a (HR) average of 132.78 bpm in training (TZ) recovery area compared to the (TZ) aerobic with an (HR) average of 149.47 bpm, strength training indicated a 159.11 bpm HR, training intensive features a 169.07 bpm HR and finally the (TZ) competition indicates an average value of 185.30 bpm. Conclusions: there are significant differences existing regarding training zones and heart rates between genders, with a progressively increasing in the intensity of HR with a ratio of time spent in exercise of fitwalking, featuring a re...
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Introduction: The motivation in Physical Education classes declines as students continue their studies, so its important programs that motivate and arouse interest in learning these themes, adding several and different approaches in these... more
Introduction: The motivation in Physical Education classes declines as students continue their studies, so its important programs that motivate and arouse interest in learning these themes, adding several and different approaches in these classes. Objective: The objective of the present study was to verify if the application of a strength circuit in high-school students could cause improvements in the strength of the upper and lower limbs. Methods: We evaluated 44 students (M = 24 / F = 20) of the 12th year in high school (EG = 22 students and CG = 22 students). Results: Significant differences in the post-test were observed in the horizontal jump, with a higher mean in the experimental group compared to the control group. In the 1kg medical ball throwing the differences were significant in both moments (pre and post-test), when comparing the groups, with a superior mean in the experimental group. In the 3 kg medicinal ball throwing, significant differences were also observed in bot...
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Objetivo: Este estudo pretende analisar a relação entre a agilidade e a velocidade com a aplicação do Teste - T e teste de agilidade, e um teste de velocidade de 20m a atletas de escalões de formação. Metodologia: Participaram no estudo... more
Objetivo: Este estudo pretende analisar a relação entre a agilidade e a velocidade com a aplicação do Teste - T e teste de agilidade, e um teste de velocidade de 20m a atletas de escalões de formação. Metodologia: Participaram no estudo 66 jogadores de futebol do sexo masculino, que integram os escalões de formação (petizes, traquinas, benjamins e infantis) da escola municipal de futebol Vila Nova da Barquinha. Os testes foram realizados em relvado sintético no parque desportivo da Atalaia e as avaliações realizadas por escalão e categorizadas segundo as tabelas dos testes do FitnessGram. Resultados: Verificámos que os jogadores com maior índice de agilidade eram os jogadores mais velozes, e foi observável que tanto a agilidade como a velocidade, à medida que a idade dos atletas aumenta, vai sendo mais favorável. Conclusões: Podemos concluir que existem relações positivas entre a agilidade e a velocidade, destacando que os atletas revelaram resultados significativamente melhores est...
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No âmbito do projecto PRO-LUDICO, foi desenvolvido a investigacao com criancas do 2o ciclo do ensino basico, tem como objetivo a prevencao da obesidade infantil. Ha evidencia acumulada para uma associacao entre habilidades motoras, a... more
No âmbito do projecto PRO-LUDICO, foi desenvolvido a investigacao com criancas do 2o ciclo do ensino basico, tem como objetivo a prevencao da obesidade infantil. Ha evidencia acumulada para uma associacao entre habilidades motoras, a atividade fisica e aptidao fisica relacionada a saude. Um bom desenvolvimento das habilidades motoras parece estar associado a niveis elevados de atividade fisica, a um bom desempenho nos testes motores e a um decrescimo na gordura corporal. Tais factos sao de importância crucial para a crianca e o adolescente devido a tendencia crescente do incremento da prevalencia do sobrepeso e da obesidade, sendo os dados alarmantes a escala mundial. Neste dominio, ser (fisicamente) ativo exerce incondicionalmente uma influencia tanto direta como indireta na ApF da populacao. Na verdade, um conjunto de estudos tem revelado a importância de uma boa ApF, particularmente as componentes cardiovascular e forca, como variaveis preditivas independentes de um conjunto de p...
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Abstract. Introduction: The motivation in Physical Education classes declines as students continue their studies, so its important programs that motivate and arouse interest in learning these themes, adding several and different... more
Abstract. Introduction: The motivation in Physical Education classes declines as students continue their studies, so its important programs that motivate and arouse interest in learning these themes, adding several and different approaches in these classes. Objective: The objective of the present study was to verify if the application of a strength circuit in high-school students could cause improvements in the strength of the upper and lower limbs. Methods: We evaluated 44 students (M = 24 / F = 20) of the 12th year in high school (EG = 22 students and CG = 22 students). Results: Significant differences in the post-test were observed in the horizontal jump, with a higher mean in the experimental group compared to the control group. In the 1kg medical ball throwing the differences were significant in both moments (pre and post-test), when comparing the groups, with a superior mean in the experimental group. In the 3 kg medicinal ball throwing, significant differences were also obser...
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s investigacoes efetuadas no âmbito da lideranca no desporto tem sido de varia ordem. Umas mais direcionadas para a identificacao de estilos de lideranca, outras para identificar performances positivas por parte dos liderados. Dependendo... more
s investigacoes efetuadas no âmbito da lideranca no desporto tem sido de varia ordem. Umas mais direcionadas para a identificacao de estilos de lideranca, outras para identificar performances positivas por parte dos liderados. Dependendo da visao dos proprios autores, podemos deparar-nos com algumas variantes no que diz respeito a uma possivel tipologia ou classificacao das diversas teorias de lideranca que foram surgindo, assim como a posicao de relevo que certas variaveis adquirem em detrimento de outras nos diversos estudos efetuados. De acordo com Bass (1990), algumas definicoes entendem a lideranca como o foco dos processos de grupo, sendo o lider visto como o nucleo da mudanca e atividade, personificando a vontade do grupo. Outro conjunto de definicoes conceptualiza a lideranca numa perspetiva de personalidade, sugerindo que a lideranca e uma combinacao de tracos especificos ou caracteristicas na posse de individuos que lhes permite influenciar os outros na prossecucao de dete...
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Objetivo: Analisar se a pratica regular de atividade fisica influencia a prevalencia da obesidade, nas criancas. Metodos: Este estudo contempla uma amostra de 239 alunos que representam 32,16% da populacao de 743 alunos do 1o Ciclo do... more
Objetivo: Analisar se a pratica regular de atividade fisica influencia a prevalencia da obesidade, nas criancas. Metodos: Este estudo contempla uma amostra de 239 alunos que representam 32,16% da populacao de 743 alunos do 1o Ciclo do Concelho do Entroncamento (ensino publico). As idades variam entre os 6 e os 12 anos e 50,6% pertencem ao genero feminino. Foi avaliada a Composicao Corporal (Estatura; Peso; pregas subcutâneas; Indice de Massa Corporal e Percentagem de Massa Gorda); Resultados: Os resultados obtidos, quando comparados com estudos realizados anteriormente no mesmo concelho, parecem indicar que esta populacao evoluiu positivamente no que diz respeito a prevalencia de obesidade e a prevalencia de excesso de peso, assim como revelam valores mais baixos do que os apresentados por estudos internacionais concretamente dados da OMS, 2002 e 2009. Conclusoes: a maioria dos inquiridos praticam atividade fisica regularmente, dentro ou fora da Escola, sendo que sao 14,5% os que nu...
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Objetivo: Este estudo pretende analisar a relacao entre a agilidade e a velocidade com a aplicacao do Teste - T e teste de agilidade, e um teste de velocidade de 20m a atletas de escaloes de formacao. Metodologia: Participaram no estudo... more
Objetivo: Este estudo pretende analisar a relacao entre a agilidade e a velocidade com a aplicacao do Teste - T e teste de agilidade, e um teste de velocidade de 20m a atletas de escaloes de formacao. Metodologia: Participaram no estudo 66 jogadores de futebol do sexo masculino, que integram os escaloes de formacao (petizes, traquinas, benjamins e infantis) da escola municipal de futebol Vila Nova da Barquinha. Os testes foram realizados em relvado sintetico no parque desportivo da Atalaia e as avaliacoes realizadas por escalao e categorizadas segundo as tabelas dos testes do FitnessGram. Resultados: Verificamos que os jogadores com maior indice de agilidade eram os jogadores mais velozes, e foi observavel que tanto a agilidade como a velocidade, a medida que a idade dos atletas aumenta, vai sendo mais favoravel. Conclusoes: Podemos concluir que existem relacoes positivas entre a agilidade e a velocidade, destacando que os atletas revelaram resultados significativamente melhores est...
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The intention of this book is the beginning of an instrument with properties of a practice guide for intervention in DMD. The goal of hydrotherapy in a heated pool is a feature that has been growing and begins to be accepted as an option... more
The intention of this book is the beginning of an instrument with properties of a practice guide for intervention in DMD. The goal of hydrotherapy in a heated pool is a feature that has been growing and begins to be accepted as an option in reducing disability for muscular dystrophies. Due to the physical properties of water, the voluntary movement and adoption of various postures can be facilitated and muscle stretching exercises and mobilization of articulations can be accomplished with pain relief. Hydrotherapy held on therapy pool is used to maintain muscle strength, respiratory capacity, the range of motion and prevent muscle shortening. Moreover, the freedom of movement provides enjoyment and satisfaction because patients are able to perform activities that may not be possible in another context, except water enviroment. Ovando (2008)
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Verificar os efeitos de um programa de aulas de hidroginastica, em relacao com o fator de equilibrio avaliado pela escala de Berg, e com o da amplitude de movimentos na escala de Leighton. Foi utilizado um goniometro e participaram 64... more
Verificar os efeitos de um programa de aulas de hidroginastica, em relacao com o fator de equilibrio avaliado pela escala de Berg, e com o da amplitude de movimentos na escala de Leighton. Foi utilizado um goniometro e participaram 64 gerontes com idades entre 63 e 84. Realizou-se uma analise descritiva dos dados por meio da Escala de Berg e da Escala de Leighton. Os gerontes que praticam atividade fisica regularmente apresentaram maior nivel de mobilidade, traduzido por valores mais favoraveis de equilibrio, o que pode contribuir para melhoria de sua qualidade de vida. Palavras-chave: Escala de Berg; Escala de Leighton; Gerontes.
IntroductionMuscular dystrophies comprise a group of inherited diseases that are characterized by their nature of serious commitment, and progressive irreversible of the muscles. The Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common type... more
IntroductionMuscular dystrophies comprise a group of inherited diseases that are characterized by their nature of serious commitment, and progressive irreversible of the muscles. The Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common type among dystrophies that occurs in childhood by presenting their first symptoms between 3 and 4 years old. It evolves in a progressive way leading to muscular weakness, functional limitations, deformities; it reaches heart muscles and diminishes the respiratory vital capacity. This disease is characterized by the absence or deficiency of the production of the dystrophic protein of the muscle cell membrane, thus invalidating the normal functioning of the muscle. The presence of the scoliosis is frequent which constitutes an aggravating factor and subsequent thoracic deformities. Many can maintain independent walking up to 6 or 7 years old, but most will not live to adulthood, since they die due to chronic alveolar hypoventilation and/or aggressive chronic...
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to analyze secular trends in anthropometrics and physical fitness of Portuguese children.Material and Methods: A group of 1819 students (881 boys and 938 girls) between 10 and 11 years old was... more
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to analyze secular trends in anthropometrics and physical fitness of Portuguese children.Material and Methods: A group of 1819 students (881 boys and 938 girls) between 10 and 11 years old was assessed in their 5th and 6th scholar grade throughout a 20 years’ time-frame. ANCOVA models were used to analyze variations in anthropometrics (height, weight and body mass index) and physical fitness (sit and reach, curl-up, horizontal jump and sprint time) across four quinquennials (1993 - 1998; 1998 - 2003; 2003 - 2008; 2008 - 2013).Results: Secular trends showed the presence of heavier boys and girls with higher body mass index in the 5th and 6th grade throughout the last 20 years. There was also a presence of taller girls but just until the 3rd quinquennial. Both boys and girls were able to perform better on the core strength test and sprint time but become less flexible over the years. Mean jumping performance remained unchanged for both gende...
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A child with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) faces a childhood and adolescence with a disability that develops gradually. This book intends to expose the problems of children with DMD. The authors discuss situations related to the... more
A child with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) faces a childhood and adolescence with a disability that develops gradually. This book intends to expose the problems of children with DMD. The authors discuss situations related to the disease in an attempt to provide some quality and improvement of life for those affected since DMD is a degenerative disease which affects muscle. This book offers a historical study of muscular dystrophy. It also shows some profiles of excellent clinicians and scientists that have contributed to this book with a description of muscular dystrophy from the clinical picture, to the latest techniques in genetics. Also included in the chapters are resolutions of several approaches to DMD, like scales, in order to anticipate how to manage the disease. This book relates some techniques of moderate exercise, like Yoga and water exercises, that are compliable with some advantages in mobility. The book concludes with some current trends and what can be done in th...
Martins, J.; Louro,G.; Cardoso, J.; Batista, M.; Honório, S. (2014). The relation between the level of physical fitness and sports practice sports manifested by young with 12 to 16 years old, in both genders. 19th Annual Congress of the European Congress of Sport Sciences. Amesterdão – Holanda (r...more
O objectivo do estudo foi investigar a violência entre pares em jovens adolescentes.
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This study aimed to examine the prospective relationship of baseline body mass index (BMI) and performance in a cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) field test with a change in BMI (DeltaBMI) over a 2-year period in a sample of rural children... more
This study aimed to examine the prospective relationship of baseline body mass index (BMI) and performance in a cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) field test with a change in BMI (DeltaBMI) over a 2-year period in a sample of rural children from elementary school in Fundão, Portugal. Obesity status was obtained by the age- and sex-specific BMI cut-off points and CRF by a 9-minute run test. BMI stratification at baseline showed that overweight/obese children were over 11 times (OR=11.31; p=0.007) more likely to be DeltaBMI gainers than their normal weight peers. Those who were classified as unfit were 3.9 times more likely to be DeltaBMI gainers than those classified as fit at baseline. Both BMI at time 1 and CRF change (DeltaCRF) were not significantly associated with DeltaBMI over time. The findings of this study suggest that children who have higher BMI and lower CRF are likely to have greater BMI gain over time.
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The aim of this study was twofold (1), to examine the prospective relationship of baseline TV viewing with BMI and CRF both at baseline and over a 2-year period, and (2) to examine the prospective relationship of baseline TV viewing and... more
The aim of this study was twofold (1), to examine the prospective relationship of baseline TV viewing with BMI and CRF both at baseline and over a 2-year period, and (2) to examine the prospective relationship of baseline TV viewing and changes (Delta) on BMI and CRF over a 2-year period. Data were collected in a sample of 135 (64 girls) rural children ages 7 yr-old from elementary schools in Fundão, Portugal. Obesity status was obtained by the age-sex specific BMI cut points and CRF by a 9 min run test. TV viewing was also analyzed and children were assigned as one of two groups: the low TV watching (LTV), and high TV watching (HTV), users based upon them reported to spend less or more than 2 h/day watching TV, respectively. Logistic regression showed that those who were assigned to HTV group were 2.4 times (OR= 2.48; p = .04) more likely to be classified as unfit at time 1. Further the data showed that the LTV were more likely (OR= 0.36; p = .02) to be classified in high DeltaCRF ...
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To investigate the effects of two different strength-training programs with the same workload (impulse) on throwing velocity in water polo, 30 water polo players ( M age = 17.1 yr., SD = 4.9; M mass = 71.2 kg, SD = 14.7; M height =1.75 m,... more
To investigate the effects of two different strength-training programs with the same workload (impulse) on throwing velocity in water polo, 30 water polo players ( M age = 17.1 yr., SD = 4.9; M mass = 71.2 kg, SD = 14.7; M height =1.75 m, SD = 0.09 m) were randomly divided in two groups based upon throwing performance with water polo ball. The medicine-ball training group performed 3 × 6 reps with a 3-kg medicine ball, while the combination training group completed 1 × 9 repetitions with the 3-kg medicine ball, followed by 3 × 14 repetitions with a water polo ball. Both groups trained eight weeks twice per week in addition to their regular water polo training. Throwing velocity was measured with a Doppler radar gun before and after the training period. Testing included throws with a water polo ball on land and in water, as well as with 1-kg and 3-kg medicine balls on land. Statistically significant increases were found in mean peak throwing velocity with the water polo, 1-kg, and 3-...