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- DOSE-RESPONSE EFFECTS OF A RECREATIONAL TEAM HANDBALL-BASED EXERCISE PROGRAMME ON CARDIOVASCULAR, METABOLIC AND MUSCULOSKELETAL BIOMARKERS OF INACTIVE OVER 50-YEAR-OLD MENPublication . Carneiro, Ivone Ferreira da Silva Moura
- THE SKILLS PROFILE OF THE PORTUGUESE LIFEGUARDPublication . Santiago, Paulo Miguel Pinto MoreiraDrowning is one of the leading causes of unintentional death worldwide; there are an estimated 372 000 drowning deaths every year. Drowning is quick and silent and it can occur in less than a minute. It is already considered a public health problem. The lifeguard's action can be regarded as a significant contribution to a change in this reality. However, in order to intervene safely, the lifeguard must possess a set of technical, physical and psychological skills that enable an effective rescue
- The role of acceleration and deceleration in agility, change of direction speed and running in soccer players’ movementsPublication . Silva, Hugo Flávio Rodrigues daMonitoring accelerations and decelerations in soccer activities entails specific challenges for practitioners and researchers. This thesis aims to provide a new proposal to monitor accelerations and decelerations, by addressing those challenges: the use of minimum effort duration, the utilization of fixed and arbitrary thresholds, and by highlighting the importance of accelerations and decelerations efforts in agility, change of direction speed, and speed displacements.
- UNDERSTANDING ESPORTS PLAYERS’ HEALTH A first step towards adequate medical carePublication . Pereira, Ana MonteiroOs esports são já parte da sociedade contemporânea. A exigência das competições de esports e os riscos que podem advir da participação, treino e profissionalização em atividades relacionadas com esports podem influenciar a saúde dos praticantes de esports. Assim, a presente tese aprofunda o conhecimento mais recente sobre parâmetros de saúde nos praticantes de esports.