• Gender Influences on Physical Activity Awareness of Adolescents and Their Parents 

      Lago-Ballesteros, Joaquín; García-Pascual, Marcos; González Valeiro, Miguel; Fernández-Villarino, María A. (MDPI AG, 2021-05-26)
      [Abstract] The imbalances between the actual physical activity (PA) of adolescents and the subjective perception both they and their parents have in this regard can play an important role in perpetuating inactive lifestyles. ...
    • Independent and joined association between socioeconomic indicators and pediatric obesity in Spain: the PASOS Study 

      González Valeiro, Miguel; Homs, Clara; Gómez, Santiago Felipe; Schröder, Helmut (MDPI, 2023-04-20)
      [Abstract]: Introduction: Childhood obesity is a public health problem worldwide. An important determinant of child and adolescent obesity is socioeconomic status (SES). However, the magnitude of the impact of different ...
    • Lifestyle behaviors clusters in a nationwide sample of Spanish children and adolescents: PASOS study 

      Zapico, Augusto G.; Aparicio-Ugarriza, Raquel; Quesada-González, Carlos; Felipe Gómez, Santiago; Warnberg, Julia; Medrano, María; Gusi, Narcís; Aznar, Susana; Marín Cascales, Elena; González Valeiro, Miguel; Serra Majem, Lluís; Pulgar, Susana; Tur, Josep A.; Segu, Marta; Fito, Montserrat; Homs, Clara; Benavente-Marín, Juan Carlos; Sánchez Gómez, Jesús; Jiménez Zazo, Fabio; Alcaraz, Pedro Emilio; Sevilla-Sánchez, Marta; Herrera Ramos, Estefanía; Bouzas, Cristina; Sistac, Clara; Schrôder, Helmut; Gesteiro, Eva; González-Gross, Marcela (Springer Nature, 2023)
      [Abstract]: BACKGROUND: Youth is a vulnerable period. To classify lifestyle behaviors and its relationship with health-related outcomes of Spanish children and adolescents. METHODS: Cross-sectional study including 3261 ...
    • Longitudinal study of individual exercises in elite rhythmic gymnastics 

      Sierra Palmeiro, Elena; Bobo-Arce, Marta; Pérez-Ferreirós, Alexandra; Fernández-Villarino, María A. (University of Extremadura, 2019-06-28)
      [Abstract] The performance evolution in rhythmic gymnastics depends on changes in code of points. At the beginning of each Olympic cycle the code of points changes and therefore, the content of the competition exercises, ...
    • Overweight in schoolchildren and association with physical activity and parental habits 

      Sierra Palmeiro, Elena; González Valeiro, Miguel; Fernández Villarino, María de los Ángeles (Sociedade brasileira de medicina do esporte, 2019-07)
      [Abstract]: Excess weight in childhood and adolescence is an important health problem that tends to persist in adulthood. Among the causes of this increase there appears to be a consensus on emphasizing physical activity ...
    • Papel de la escuela y los proyectos deportivos de centro en el fomento de la práctica de actividad física de los escolares 

      Toja, María Belén; Mayor Villalaín, Alba; Cantero Castrillo, Pedro; González Valeiro, Miguel (Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Salomé Ureña (ISFODOSU), 2019-12-20)
      [Resumen]: La legislación educativa en España establece la obligación de adoptar, en los centros educativos, medidas para que la actividad física y la dieta equilibrada formen parte de la población escolar, promoviendo ...
    • Parental assessment of physical education in the school curriculum: A brief report on the influence of past experiences as students 

      Lago-Ballesteros, Joaquín; Martins, João; González Valeiro, Miguel; Fernández Villarino, María de los Ángeles (Conor Gilligan, University of Newcastle, 2019-07-10)
      [Abstract]: The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between parents’ past experience as Physical Education (PE) students and the importance they give to PE within the school curriculum. Parents of 1834 teenagers ...
    • Parents’ Diet Quality and Physical Activity Are Associated with Lifestyle in Spanish Children and Adolescents: The PASOS Study 

      González Valeiro, Miguel; Sevilla-Sánchez, Marta; Monserrat Mesquida, Margalida; Ródenas Munar, Marina; Gómez, Santiago Felipe; Wärnberg, Julia; Medrano, María; González-Gross, Marcela; Gusi, Narcis; Jiménez Zazo, Fabio (MDPI, 2023-08-17)
      [Abstract]: Background: Non-communicable chronic diseases are associated with a low-quality diet, low physical activity, and sedentary behavior. Objective: To assess how parents’ diet and physical activity habits were ...
    • Participation in Physical Education Classes and Health-Related Behaviours among Adolescents from 67 Countries 

      Martins, João; Marques, Adilson; Gouveia, Élvio-Rúbio; Carvalho, Francisco; Sarmento, Hugo; González Valeiro, Miguel (MDPI, 2022-01-15)
      [Abstract] The present study sought to examine the associations between participation in physical education (PE) classes and a range of health-related behaviours among adolescents. Secondary analysis of self-reported data ...
    • Perceived Quality of Life Is Related to a Healthy Lifestyle and Related Outcomes in Spanish Children and Adolescents: The Physical Activity, Sedentarism, and Obesity in Spanish Study 

      González Valeiro, Miguel; Sevilla-Sánchez, Marta; Ródenas Munar, Marina; Monserrat Mesquida, Margalida; González-Gross, Marcela; Gusi, Narcis; Marín Cascales, Elena; Segu, Marta; Benavente-Marín, Juan Carlos; Zapico, Augusto G. (MDPI, 2023-12-16)
      [Abstract]: Background: Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is crucial for safeguarding the well-being and quality of life perception, appropriate growth, and development of children and adolescents, while also mitigating the ...
    • Performance indicators in individual rhythmic gymnastics: Correlations in competition 

      Bobo-Arce, Marta; Fernández Villarino, María de los Ángeles; Hernaiz-Sánchez, Ariadna; Sierra Palmeiro, Elena (Universidad de Alicante, 2018)
      [Abstract]: The aim of this study was to identify the training variables that can determine the score in elite rhythmic gymnasts. Seven female rhythmic gymnasts participated in the study (age 15.7 ± 1.2). Performance data ...
    • Physical activity buffers the negative relationship between multimorbidity, self-rated health and life satisfaction 

      González Valeiro, Miguel; Marques, Adilson; Peralta, Miguel; Gouveia, Élvio-Rúbio; Gómez Chávez, Lino Francisco Jacobo (Oxford Academic, 2018-01-27)
      [Abstract]: Background This study aimed to examine the relationship between multimorbidity, self-rated health and life satisfaction, and to test the moderating effect of physical activity on the relationship between ...
    • Physical Literacy and Teacher Training: Pilot Study 

      Hernaiz-Sánchez, Ariadna; Villaverde-Caramés, Eloy José; González Valeiro, Miguel; Fernández-Villarino, María A. (MDPI AG, 2021-01-24)
      [Abstract] With the appearance of physical literacy, a new approach to physical education has emerged, aimed at promoting lifelong physical activity. With the intention of exploring whether physical education teacher ...
    • Postural Stability and Cognitive Performance of Subjects With Parkinson's Disease During a Dual-Task in an Upright Stance 

      Morenilla, Luis; Márquez, Gonzalo; Sánchez Molina, José-Andrés; Bello, Olalla; López-Alonso, Virginia; Fernández-Lago, Helena; Fernández-del-Olmo, Miguel (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2020-07-29)
      [Abstract] Background: The reviewed studies on center of pressure (COP) displacement in Parkinson’s disease (PD) subjects show important methodological differences and contradictory results with regard to healthy subjects. ...
    • Prácticas físicodeportivas extraescolares no organizadas: género, etapa e índice de actividad física 

      Alvariñas Villaverde, Myriam; González Valeiro, Miguel (Institut Nacional d’Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), 2020-07-01)
      [Resumen] Los estudios sobre la tipología de las prácticas físico-deportivas no organizadas fuera del ámbito escolar son escasos. Por ello, este trabajo consistió en describir estas actividades y analizar su relación con ...
    • Prácticas físicodeportivas extraescolares no organizadas: género, etapa e índice de actividad física 

      González Valeiro, Miguel; Alvariñas Villaverde, Myriam (Institut Nacional d´Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), 2020)
      Los estudios sobre la tipología de las prácticas físico-deportivas no organizadas fuera del ámbito escolar son escasos. Por ello, este trabajo consistió en describir estas actividades y analizar su relación con otras ...
    • Prediction Model for Physical Activity Level in Primary School Students 

      Alvariñas Villaverde, Myriam; Martínez-Torres, Javier; Toja, María Belén; González Valeiro, Miguel (MDPI, 2022-03-04)
      [Abstract] The aim of this study was to provide an explanatory prediction model for physical activity level in children, involving a number of influencing variables. In total, 1971 people participated in the study: 657 ...
    • Propósitos de la Educación Física en Educación Secundaria: revisión bibliográfica 

      Romero-Chouza, Óscar; Lago-Ballesteros, Joaquín; Toja, María Belén; González Valeiro, Miguel (Federacion Espanola de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educacion Fisica (FEADEF), 2021)
      [Resumen] El principal objetivo de este trabajo fue llevar a cabo una revisión de la literatura para conocer cuáles son los objetivos y finalidades de la asignatura de Educación Física (EF) en el currículo escolar de ...
    • ¿Qué educación física? 

      Toja, María Belén; González Valeiro, Miguel (Juan Carlos Muñoz Díaz, 2020)
    • Relations between health perception and physical self-concept in adolescents 

      Toja, María Belén; Cantero Castrillo, Pedro; Fernández Villarino, María de los Ángeles; González Valeiro, Miguel (Daniel Almeida Marinho, 2020-12-31)
      [Abstract]: Background: Self-rated health is influenced by personal characteristics, such as gender and age. Similarly, it seems that physical self-concept can influence this perception, being positively related to healthy ...