• 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...