• 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Revisión de la literatura sobre las características que definen a un buen docente de Educación Física: consideraciones desde la formación del profesorado 

      Villaverde-Caramés, Eloy José; Fernández-Villarino, María A.; Toja, María Belén; González Valeiro, Miguel (Federación Española de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educación Física (FEADEF), 2021-01-16)
      [Resumen] El presente trabajo pretende conocer qué características debería tener en consideración el profesorado de Educación Física en enseñanza secundaria para mejorar su eficacia como docentes y cuáles deberían tener ...
    • Screen Time and Parents’ Education Level Are Associated with Poor Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Spanish Children and Adolescents: The PASOS Study 

      Wärnberg, Julia; Pérez-Farinós, Napoleón; Benavente-Marín, Juan Carlos; Gómez, Santiago Felipe; Labayen, Idoia; Zapico, Augusto G.; Gusi, Narcis; Aznar, Susana; Alcaraz, Pedro Emilio; González Valeiro, Miguel; Serra Majem, Lluís; Terrados, Nicolás; Tur, Josep A.; Segú, Marta; Lassale, Camille; Homs, Clara; Oses, Maddi; González-Gross, Marcela; Sánchez Gómez, Jesús; Jiménez Zazo, Fabio; Marín Cascales, Elena; Sevilla-Sánchez, Marta; Herrera Ramos, Estefanía; Pulgar, Susana; Bibiloni, María del Mar; Sancho-Morón, Olga; Schröder, Helmut; Barón-López, F. Javier (MDPI AG, 2021-02-16)
      [Abstract] The aim of this study is to evaluate if screen time and parents’ education levels are associated with adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern. This cross-sectional study analyzed a representative sample of ...
    • Study Protocol of a Population-Based Cohort Investigating Physical Activity, Sedentarism, Lifestyles and Obesity in Spanish Youth: the PASOS Study 

      Gómez, Santiago Felipe; Homs, Clara; Wärnberg, Julia; Medrano, María; González-Gross, Marcela; Gusi, Narcis; Aznar, Susana; Marín Cascales, Elena; González Valeiro, Miguel; Serra Majem, Lluis; Terrados, Nicolás; Tur, Josep A.; Segú, Marta; Lassale, Camille; Benavenet Marín, Juan Carlos; Labayen, Idoia; García Zapico, Augusto; Sánchez Gómez, Jesús; Jiménez Zazo, Fabio; Alcaraz, Pedro Emilio; Sevilla-Sánchez, Marta; Herrera Ramos, Estefanía; Pulgar, Estefanía; Bibiloni, María del Mar (BMJ Group, 2020-08-17)
      [Abstract] Introduction: Physical activity (PA) is essential to healthy mental and physical development in early life. However, the prevalence of physical inactivity, which is considered a key modifiable driver of childhood ...
    • Training in Rhythmic Gymnastics during the pandemic 

      Bobo-Arce, Marta; Sierra Palmeiro, Elena; Fernández-Villarino, María A.; Fink, Hardy (Maneiro Dios, Rubén, 2021-04-09)
      [Abstract]: The pandemic caused by the COVID 19 Virus creates an unprecedented situation of global confinement altering the development of competition and sports training at all levels of participation and in all sports, ...
    • Uma escola com currículo International Baccalaureate e a sua relação com a atividade física 

      Cheira, João; Marques, Adilson; Martins, João; Peralta, Miguel; González Valeiro, Miguel (Federacion Espanola de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educacion Fisica (FEADEF), 2021-06-11)
      [Resumo] Este estudo analisou a oferta de uma escola internacional com o currículo International Baccalaureate (IB) para que os alunos, de ambos os sexos, possam cumprir as recomendações de atividade física (AF) da Organização ...
    • Validity, Reliability, and Calibration of the Physical Activity Unit 7 Item Screener (PAU-7S) at Population Scale 

      Schröder, Helmut; Subirana, Isaac; Wärnberg, Julia; Medrano, María; González-Gross, Marcela; Gusi, Narcis; Aznar, Susana; Alcaraz, Pedro Emilio; González Valeiro, Miguel; Serra Majem, Lluis; Terrados, Nicolás; Tur, Josep A.; Segú, Marta; Homs, Clara; García-Álvarez, Alicia; Benavente-Marín, Juan Carlos; Barón-López, F. Javier; Labayen, Idoia; Zapico, Augusto G.; Sánchez Gómez, Jesús; Jiménez Zazo, Fabio; Marín Cascales, Elena; Sevilla-Sánchez, Marta; Herrera Ramos, Estefanía; Pulgar, Susana; Bibiloni, María-del-Mar; Sistac-Sorigué, Clara; Gómez, Santiago Felipe (BioMed Central Ltd., 2021-07-17)
      [Abstract] Background Validation of self-reported tools, such as physical activity (PA) questionnaires, is crucial. The aim of this study was to determine test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and the concurrent, ...