• Benefits of aquatic exercise in adults with and without chronic disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis 

      Faíl, Luís Brandão; Marinho, Daniel; Marques, Elisa A.; Costa, Mário J.; Santos, Catarina C.; Marqués, Mário C.; Izquierdo Redín, Mikel; Neiva, Henrique P. (Wiley, 2021)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Aquatic exercise is being increasingly recommended for healthy individuals as well as people with some special health conditions. A systematic review with meta-analysis was performed to synthesize and analyze data on the ...
    • Concurrent training in prepubertal children: an update 

      Alves, Ana R.; Marta, Carlos C.; Neiva, Henrique P.; Izquierdo Redín, Mikel Upna Orcid; Marqués, Mário C. (Universidad de Alicante, 2018)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      This paper affords an update review over the state of art regarding the importance of physical fitness and the significance of different combination approaches between resistance and aerobic training, as well as conditioning ...
    • The effect of 12 weeks of water-aerobics on health status and physical fitness: an ecological approach 

      Neiva, Henrique P.; Faíl, Luís Brandão; Izquierdo Redín, Mikel Upna Orcid; Marqués, Mário C.; Marinho, Daniel (Public Library of Science, 2018)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The main purpose of the present study was to verify the effects of a 12-week water aerobics program in a real-life context on health indicators and physical fitness in adults and older adults. Fifteen volunteers (58.80 ± ...
    • Effects of 10 min vs. 20 min passive rest after warm-up on 100 m freestyle time-trial performance: a randomized crossover study 

      Neiva, Henrique P.; Marqués, Mário C.; Barbosa, Tiago M.; Izquierdo Redín, Mikel Upna Orcid; Viana, João L. (Elsevier, 2017)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of 10 min vs. 20 min passive rest post warm-up on performance in a 100 m freestyle time-trial. Design: Randomized crossover. Methods: Eleven competitive male ...
    • Effects of a modified backpack model on ground reaction forces in children of different ages during walking and running 

      Barbosa, João; Marqués, Mário C.; Forte, Pedro; Santos, Catarina C.; Neiva, Henrique P.; Izquierdo Redín, Mikel; Marinho, Daniel (IMR Press, 2022)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Background: Backpacks are widely used by children to carry different objects and the literature supports that most backpacks contain excessive weight. To minimize the loading effects (i.e., ground reaction force), modified ...
    • Effects of backpacks on ground reaction forces in children of different ages when walking, running, and jumping 

      Barbosa, João; Marqués, Mário C.; Neiva, Henrique P.; Esteves, Dulce; Alonso Martínez, Alicia Upna Orcid; Izquierdo Redín, Mikel Upna Orcid; Ramírez Campillo, Rodrigo; Álvarez, Cristian; Marinho, Daniel (MDPI, 2019)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Backpacks for transporting school loads are heavily utilized by children, and their mechanical advantages have been allowing children to transport heavy loads. These heavy loads may increase ground reaction forces (GRFs), ...
    • Effects of order and sequence of resistance and endurance training on body fat in elementary school-aged girls 

      Alves, Ana R.; Marta, Carlos C.; Neiva, Henrique P.; Izquierdo Redín, Mikel Upna Orcid; Marqués, Mário C. (Termedia Publishing, 2017)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The purpose of this study was to analyse the effects of order and sequence of concurrent resistance and endurance training on body fat percentage (BFP) in a large sample of elementary school-aged girls. One hundred and ...
    • Gender's effect on a school-based intervention in the prepubertal growth spurt 

      Marta, Carlos C.; Marinho, Daniel; Casanova, Natalina; Fonseca, Teresa; Chã, Carolina Vila; Jorge, Bernardete; Izquierdo Redín, Mikel Upna Orcid; Esteves, Dulce; Marqués, Mário C. (De Gruyter, 2014)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Children aged 10-11 years pass through a dynamic developmental period marked by rapid changes in body size, shape, and composition, all of which are sexually dimorphic. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects ...
    • The influence of ACE ID and ACTN3 R577X polymorphisms on lower-extremity function in older women in response to high-speed power training 

      Pereira, Ana; Costa, Aldo M.; Leitão, José C.; Monteiro, António M.; Izquierdo Redín, Mikel Upna Orcid; Silva, António J.; Bastos, Estela; Marqués, Mário C. (BioMed Central, 2013)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Background: We studied the influence of the ACE I/D and ACTN3 R577X polymorphisms (single or combined) on lower-extremity function in older women in response to high-speed power training. Methods: One hundred and thirty-nine ...
    • Physical fitness profile of competitive young soccer players: determination of positional differences 

      Marqués, Mário C.; Izquierdo Redín, Mikel Upna Orcid; Gabbett, Tim J.; Travassos, Bruno; Branquinho, Luís (SAGE, 2016)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The aim of this study was to compare the anthropometric and physical fitness characteristics of the different playing positions in adolescent soccer players. Furthermore, differences among playing ages (under 14, under 16, ...
    • Relative contribution of arms and legs in 30 s fully tethered front crawl swimming 

      Morouço, Pedro G.; Marinho, Daniel; Izquierdo Redín, Mikel Upna Orcid; Neiva, Henrique P.; Marqués, Mário C. (Hindawi, 2015)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The relative contribution of arm stroke and leg kicking to maximal fully tethered front crawl swimming performance remains to be solved. Twenty-three national level young swimmers (12 male and 11 female) randomly performed ...
    • Schoolbag weight carriage in Portuguese children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study comparing possible influencing factors 

      Barbosa, João; Marqués, Mário C.; Izquierdo Redín, Mikel Upna Orcid; Neiva, Henrique P.; Barbosa, Tiago M.; Ramírez Vélez, Robinson Upna Orcid; Alonso Martínez, Alicia Upna Orcid; García Hermoso, Antonio; Aguado Jiménez, Roberto Upna Orcid; Marinho, Daniel (BMC, 2019)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Background Schoolbags and the consequences of carrying them, particularly those associated with overload, are often studied as a health concern. Modifications in gait and posture were reported when children carried loads ...

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