Leonardo LuzUniversidade Federal de Alagoas
Leonardo Luz
PhD
Full Associate Professor at the Federal University of Alagoas (Arapiraca-Brazil)
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Introduction
Leonardo Luz has a degree in Physical Education, and PhD in Sport Sciences and Physical Education (University of Coimbra). Currently, he is an associate professor at the Federal University of Alagoas (Arapiraca). His research and teaching interest has been focused on growth, maturation, movement behaviours, physical fitness, and health outcomes in youth people.
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September 2013 - present
Publications
Publications (59)
Objective:
This study aimed to identify the clusters of obesogenic behaviors, and verify the association with metabolic risk according to the categories of somatic maturity status of adolescents.
Methods:
This is a cross-sectional study conducted with 1159 (55.1% girls) Brazilian adolescents aged between 10 and 16 years (mean age: 12.9 years). M...
Studies assessing age and maturation effects on morphological and physical performance measures of young judokas are scarce. This study aimed to assess the independent and combined effects of chronological age and biological maturation on anthropometry and physical performance of 67 judokas aged 11-14. Participants' anthropometric profiles were ass...
Introduction: A coronavirus epidemic began in November 2019 (COVID-19) in the Chinese city of Wuhan. However, the current scenario shows the coexistence of other pandemics, the insufficient physical activity level and obesity, the effect of this combination tends to enhance the complications attributed to coronavirus infection. In this scenario, am...
Purpose. The aim of this study was to determine the maturity-related variations in anthropometry, physical fitness, and sport-specific skills among young male and female futsal players. Methods. Overall, 77 athletes (44 boys and 33 girls) aged 10.5-13.7 (12.3 ± 0.9) years were measured for stature, body mass, 2 skinfolds, as well as 3 fitness and 2...
Sport for children and adolescents must consider growth and maturation to ensure suitable training and competition, and anthropometric variables could be used as bio-banding strategies in youth sport. This investigation aimed to analyze the association between chronological age, biologic maturation, and anthropometric characteristics to explain phy...
Studies assessing age and maturation effects on morphological and physical performance measures of young judokas are scarce. This study aimed to assess the independent and combined effects of chronological age and biological maturation on anthropometry and physical performance of 67 judokas aged 11-14. Participants’ anthropometric profiles were ass...
Sport for children and adolescents must consider growth and maturation to ensure suitable training and competition, and anthropometric variables could be used as bio-banding strategies in youth sport. This investigation aimed to analyze the association between chronological age, biologic maturation, and anthropometric characteristics to explain phy...
The present study analyzed the effect of biological maturation on the performance in the test of gross motor coordination in girls, before and after having its effect controlled by body mass index (BMI) and aerobic performance. The sample was composed by 63 pre-pubertal girls (8.0-8.99 years). The girls who were less advanced in biological maturati...
Em 11 de março de 2020, a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) classificou a infecção
provocada pelo novo coronavírus (COVID-19) como uma pandemia (MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE, 2020, p. 2). No Brasil, segundo o Ministério da Saúde (2020), o primeiro caso confirmado foi datado do dia 26 de fevereiro de 2020 e pouco depois, em 18 de março, a Universidade Feder...
III Encontro Arapiraquense de sobre atividade física, esporte e saúde
Perspectivas da Educação em Saúde no Brasil no século XXI
3º Encontro Arapiraquense sobre Atividade Física, Esporte e Saúde
21/10/2020 – 23/10/2020 - 08:00 - 16:00 GMT-3
Este é um evento online
Educação Física Escolar e saúde: das experiências passadas às perspectivas futuras.
Descrição
Painel de encerramento
Palestrante: Prof. Dr. Leonardo Gomes de Oliveira Luz (UFAL)
Moderador: Prof. Me. Luís Carlos Ba...
3º Encontro Arapiraquense sobre Atividade Física, Esporte e Saúde
Painel de Abertura
Programa de Ensino da Educação Física: Ênfase à Educação em Saúde.
Palestrante: Prof. Dr. Dartagnan Pinto Guedes (UNOPAR)
Moderador: Prof. Dr. Leonardo Gomes de Oliveira Luz (UFAL)
Data e horário
21/10/2020 - 09:00 - 09:40
Introduction: The literature emphasizes the importance of acquiring good motor coordination in the early years of life and its relationship with physical fitness and physical activity during adolescence and
adulthood. Objective: To analyze the effect of biological maturation on the motor coordination in boys. Method: The sample was composed by 203...
Background:
The aim of the study was to examine the contribution of chronological age (CA), skeletal maturation, training experience and concurrent body size descriptors, to inter-individual variance in left ventricular mass (LVM) among female adolescent soccer players.
Methods:
The sample included 228 female soccer players 11.8-17.1 years. Trai...
Young judo athletes are bio-banding based on age and body mass and compete in weight classes. The purposes of this study were to investigate the influences of maturation on physical performance in young judokas through controlling the chronological age and body mass, and to examine the mediating role of anthropometric variables. Sixty-seven judokas...
COMPETÊNCIA MOTORA DE CRIANÇAS: UMA BREVE REFLEXÃO SOBRE O IMPACTO DA REVOLUÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA
O efeito do estado maturacional sobre o desempenho em testes físicos de crianças tem sido estudado. O presente estudo verificou o efeito da maturação biológica no desempenho de meninas em testes de corrida. A amostra foi composta por 67 meninas de 8 anos. Foram coletadas massa corporal, estatura, perímetro de cintura e dobras cutâneas. Calculou-se...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of age and maturity on anthropometric and various fitness characteristics in young competitive female tennis players. Sixty-one players, aged 10.4-13.2 years (11.8 ± 0.8) were measured for standing and sitting heights, body mass, skinfolds, grip strength, and agility, and dichotomized into two ag...
The objective of the study was to examine the effects of the relative age effect (RAE) and predicted maturity status on body size and repeated sprint ability (RSA: 7 x 34.2 m / 25 s interval) in youth soccer. The sample was composed of 197 male players aged 13-14 years. Body mass, stature, and sitting height were measured, RSA was assessed in the f...
Motor competence is associated with numerous health-related variables of the pediatric population. The present study aimed to analyze the effect of the level of motor coordination on performance in several physical fitness tests in prepubertal boys, before and after controlling body mass. The sample consisted of 71 Brazilian eight-year-old boys. An...
Motor competence is associated with numerous health-related variables of the pediatric population. The present study aimed to analyze the effect of the level of motor coordination on performance in several physical fitness tests in prepubertal boys, before and after controlling body mass. The sample consisted of 71 Brazilian eight-year-old boys. An...
Objective:
To compare tissue composition, total and regional bone mineral content and bone mineral density, static hand grip and knee joint isokinetic strength between amateur soccer players and Control Group.
Methods:
Cross-sectional study. Air displacement plethysmography was used to estimate body volume and, in turn, density. Body composition...
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations of physical, functional, experiential, and training-related characteristics with ranking in a cohort of competitive U12 tennis players. A total of 119 (boys = 68, girls = 51) nationally ranked Turkish players aged 9.6–12.3 years (10.9 ± 0.7) were measured on stature, sitting height, body mas...
OBJECTIVE: The current study was aimed to examine intra-individual variation on indicators of bone health in addition to whole-body plus appendicular tissue measurements using two concurrent assessments based on pencil beam and fan beam dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) systems in adult athletes from several sports.
METHOD: Thirty-two male par...
Introduction: Biological maturation has been related to the level of physical activity and motor competence of children. Objectives: This study aimed to: 1) analyze the association between biological maturation and performance in muscular strength tests and 2) examine whether the relationship between maturation and performance in physical tests is...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the influences of biological maturation on body composition and motor fitness among young tennis players. METHODS: Forty-seven female players, 10.6-13.2 years of age (11.5 ± 0.7 years), were tested on stature, sitting height, body mass, skinfolds (triceps and medial calf), maximal isometric grip str...
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine the discrepancies between higher and lower ranked prepubertal (maturity offset =-2.6 ± 0.4 years) tennis players regarding their biological maturity status, morphology, and motor fitness. METHODS: Thirty-six male players, 10.3-11.2 years of age (10.8 ± 0.3 years), were divided into two groups on the b...
Introduction:
Biological maturation has been related to the level of physical activity and motor competence of children.
Objectives:
This study aimed to: 1) analyze the association between biological maturation and performance in muscular strength tests and 2) examine whether the relationship between maturation and performance in physical tests is...
Motor coordination and physical fitness are multidimensional concepts which cannot be reduced to a single variable. This study evaluated multivariate relationships among morphology, physical fitness and motor coordination in 74 pre-pubertal girls 8.0-8.9 years of age. Data included body dimensions, eight fitness items and four motor coordination ta...
The current study aimed to examine the reproducibility of estimated peak power and estimated pedal velocity in a multi-trial 10-s all-out cycling test among adult athletes (n = 22; aged 23.50±4.73 years). Stature, sitting height and body mass were measured. Leg length was estimated as stature minus sitting height. Body volume was obtained from air...
This study aimed to predict motor coordination from a matrix of biocultural factors for 173 children (89 boys, 84 girls) aged 7–9 years who were assessed with the Körperkoordinationtest für Kinder test battery. Socioeconomic variables included built environment, area of residence, mother’s educational level, and mother’s physical activity level (us...
Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with several health outcomes. Some non-exercise equations are available for CRF estimation. However, little is known about the validation of these equations among elderly. The aim of this study was to exam the validity of non-exercise equations with self-reported information in elderly. Participants (n=...
Objetivo: O presente estudo teve como objetivos: 1) analisar a associação da maturação biológica com o desempenho em testes físicos e 2) examinar se a relação entre o estado maturacional e o desempenho nos testes físicos é mediada por variáveis antropométricas.
Métodos: A amostra foi composta por 67 meninas brasileiras com oito anos de idade. A ant...
Objective
The present study aimed to: 1) examine the association of biological maturation effect on performance at a motor coordination battery and 2) to assess whether the association between biological maturation and scores obtained in motor coordination tests is mediated by some anthropometric measurement.
Methods
The convenience sample consist...
BACKGROUND: Motor coordination is an important predictor of physical activity and health in childhood. However, childhood competence levels in many countries are lower than desired. Due to the many different motor skill instruments in use, children’s motor coordination across countries is rarely compared. OBJECTIVES: This study was aimed to examine...
Sex differences and maturation-associated variation in fitness and motor coordination were examined in children aged 8–9 years (n = 128, 67 girls). Assessments included stature and body mass, two-component body composition, percentage of predicted adult stature (as an index of biological maturation), and motor performance and coordination (Körperko...
O presente estudo teve como objetivos: 1) analisar a associação do estado físico maturacional com o desempenho nas provas do Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK) em crianças e 2) examinar se a relação entre o estado maturacional e o desempenho no KTK é mediada por alguma medida antropométrica.
Introduction: The diagnosis of overweight and obesity can be accomplished by anthropometry, for ease of implementation and low cost. Considering the concern for the distribution of fat, new strategies could be developed for the diagnosis of body composition from anthropometric measurements. Objectives: To investigate the
association of the abdomina...
INTRODUCTION
Motor development is apparently related to involvement in physical activities and sport participation and it is believed that motor coordination is directly associated with motivation for physical activity (Rivilis et al., 2011). The aim of this study was to examine the association of anthropometric and maturation predictors on motor...
O Teste de Coordenação Corporal para Crianças (Körperkoordinationstest für
Kinder, KTK) tem sido utilizado na avaliação da coordenação motora de
crianças e adolescentes. O objetivo desta revisão sistemática com meta-análise foi
analisar a relação entre o índice de massa corporal (IMC) e o desempenho motor no KTK
em crianças e jovens escolares saudá...
The study was aimed to investigate the reproducibility of performance parameters obtained from 10-s maximal cycling effort against different braking forces in young adult athletes. The sample (n = 48) included male athletes aged 18.9-29.9 years (175.5 ± 6.9 cm, 76.2 ± 10.1 kg). The exercise protocol was performed in a cycle-ergometer against a rand...
INTRODUCTION
The literature shows that there are differences in the motor performance of boys and girls, mainly from the pubertal ages. However, few studies quantify the differences in power, endurance and muscle strength, but do not consider the differences in motor coordination, especially in prepubertal children. The aim of the study was to anal...
The physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q) has been the most popular simple method of screening for people who intend to engage in exercise programs. Despite of the recommendations indicating that the instrument should be applied in the age range from 15 to 69 years, the questionnaire has been widely used in elderly people. The aim of th...
Introdução: Estudos sobre perfil antropométrico de crianças e
adolescentes baseiam-se no índice de massa corporal (IMC) e em
medidas de quantidade de gordura, como, por exemplo, dobras cutâneas
(DC). Outra técnica simples de distribuição da gordura corporal é o
perímetro da cintura (PC). Objetivo: Avaliar a concordância entre as
medidas de IMC, DC...
Effect of pedaling rate on perceived exertion and heart rate in maximal incremental test. Brazilian Journal of Biomotricity. v. 5, n. 3, p. 200-209, 2011. It is known that pedaling cadence affects the mechanical efficiency, the levels of blood lactate, heart rate (HR), oxygen consumption. However, information about how pedaling cadence influences t...
It is known that pedaling cadence affects the mechanical efficiency, the levels of blood lactate, heart rate (HR), oxygen consumption. However, information about how pedaling cadence influences the rating of perceived exertion (RPE) is still scarce. Thus, the purpose of this study was to compare the responses of maximum power, HR and RPE achieved d...
Introduction. The chronic effects of the aerobic exercises on the blood pressure is well known. However, there
are few studies about the post-acute effects.
Objective. The present study aimed to evaluate the acute hypotensive effect of one session of aerobic training
on different ergometers with the same intensity and duration.
Method. Cross-sectio...
The objective of this study was to investigate the validity - sensitivity (SE), specificity (SP), positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of the PAR-Q in older adults. The sample cosisted of 104 subjects were evaluated, 98 women and 6 men (73 ± 6 years-old [mean±sd]), with a large rank of formal education. The responses...
Th e physical activity readiness assessment is an important step
before the exercise prescription. Th e use of fast screenings, as the
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), can be an
alternative for this assessment, especially when it is not possible to
carry out clinical examinations. However, its accuracy was not well
established in...
Projects
Projects (5)
The research project DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AXIS OF THE ARAPIRACA/AL FULL-TIME EDUCATION MUNICIPAL POLICY deals with the construction public policy aimed at promoting physical activity at school, and it’s led by doctoral student Luís Carlos Barbosa Silva and the research advisor, Ph.D. Rafael Miranda Tassitano. As a basis for the elaboration the physical activity axis, the Physical Literacy domains and the theory of opportunities to maximize the engagement in physical activity in the school context will be used. Approximately 1,443 children aged 5 to 10 years from full-time schools will be evaluated, however with the implementation of the axis around 4,681 children will benefit. The objective of the research is to develop, implement and evaluate the physical activity axis of the Municipal Policy Full-time Education of Arapiraca/AL.
The South American Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Network (SAPASEN) was designed to provide transnational empirical evidence about physical activity and sedentary behavior in South America, which represents 12% of world's surface and 6% of the global population. This sub-continent presents singular culture and distribution of diseases as well as lifestyle behaviors, especially due to an accelerated urbanization process, recent aging of population and considerable levels of poverty. This initiative aims to form a representative body of researchers and policy makers from all South America countries to establish priorities, targets and actions in short, medium and long-term.
Vision
Health promotion, disease control and prevention through active lifestyles improving populations wellbeing
Mission
To bring researchers and policymakers across the South American continent together to conduct, support and stimulate research and to implement and promote evidence based strategies on physical activity and sedentary behavior.
Goals
Establish and strengthen collaborations between South American researchers and policy- makers on physical activity and sedentary behavior
Support and facilitate research on physical activity and sedentary behavior within and between South American countries
Establish and strengthen collaborations with other networks.
Provide up to date evidence on physical activity and sedentary behavior for the South American continent and in general.
Promote continuing education on research in physical activity and sedentary behavior.
- to examine the possible predictors of national ranking among young male and female tennis players.
