Luis Alberto Cardozo

• Magister
• Docente - Investigador at Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina

Petro, J. L., Restrepo-Botero, D. A., Rincón-Yepes, C. A., Franco-Hoyos, K., Agudelo-Martínez, A., Cardozo, L. A., Duque-Zuluaga, L. T., Vélez-Gutiérrez, J. M., Cannataro, R., Rojas-Jaramillo, A., Kreider, R. B., & Bonilla, D. A. (2025). Reply to Carrera-Gil et al. Comment on “Sum of Skinfold-Corrected Girths Correlates with Resting Energy Expendit...

Resistance training (RT) has been shown to produce beneficial effects, including on quality of life, renal function, physical fitness, and survival rates in kidney transplant for 24 recipients. However, the optimal periodization of load components for this population remains unclear, as no consensus has been established. This study aimed to charact...

Taekwondo has experienced rapid growth over the last three decades, solidifying its position as one of the most prominent combat sports worldwide. The objective of this study was to analyze the academic output on taekwondo published in scientific journals using bibliometric methods. The search included publications up to December 31, 2024. Data was...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the thematic trends and patterns of co-authorship in the publications of Colombian journals of Physical Activity, Sport and Physical Education Sciences(CAFDEF), from 1979 to 2022. A descriptive bibliometric study of Colombian online journals was carried out, and the information was collected using an...

Introduction: Aging as a characteristic of the elderly is a universal and continuous psychophysiological process that brings with it a decrease in functional capacity in subjects. Objective: To determine the functional characteristics of older adults in retirement from the National Police of Colombia Method: Cross-sectional descriptive and explorat...

Background/Objectives: Endurance triathlons impose substantial physiological stress, yet the effects of short-course formats remain relatively unexplored. This preliminary study presents novel findings on proteinuria and hydration levels in well-trained triathletes. Methods: 27 participants (41.9 ± 7.4 years) who completed a sprint triathlon consis...

Problem: Road races in athletics has increased worldwide in recent years, leading to a growth in amateur runners (AR). Despite this growth, research aimed at this population is scarce and has methodological weaknesses. One topic of recent interest in AR is the effects of training intensity distribution (TID) and mindfulness on race time (RT); howev...

Background Muscle strength is often used as an indirect indicator of metabolic health across different age groups in healthy individuals. However, in kidney transplant recipients, this measure may be less accurate due to metabolic changes induced by immunosuppressive medications. Aim To compare muscle strength between kidney transplant recipients w...

Our study aimed to validate existing equations and develop the new NRGCO equation to estimate resting energy expenditure (REE) in the Colombian population with moderate-to-high physical activity levels. Upon satisfying the inclusion criteria, a total of 86 (43F, 43M) healthy adults (mean [SD]: 27.5 [7.7] years; 67.0 [13.8] kg) were evaluated for an...

Introducción: La movilidad articular es una cualidad física que disminuye con el avance de la edad si no se entrena de manera sistemática. Desempeña un papel crucial en la realización eficiente de las actividades cotidianas, desde acciones sencillas como caminar hasta movimientos más complejos como realizar actividad física. Objetivo: Analizar la...

Introduction. Agility, an essential aspect of various sports, has attracted increasing interest and has become a popular subject of research due to its direct influence on athletic performance. Aim of Study. The aim of this study was to analyze an acute effect of training with VertiMax and inertial devices as mechanisms for post-activation performa...

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the population to adopt increasingly sedentary lifestyles. Faced with this problem, remote training appears as a practical and inexpensive strategy to promote physically active lifestyles. The aim of this research was to compare the effects of remote versus in-person training on metabolic profiles and body compositi...

Context Movement velocity (MV) may be a valid tool to evaluate and control the load in resistance training (RT). The rating of perceived exertion (RPE) also enables practical load management. The relationship between RPE and MV may be used to monitor RT intensity. Objective To evaluate the validity and practicality of RPE scales related to MV and...

Purpose: The presente study aims to explore the existingbibliography on visual skills and visual movements in tennisplayers.Method: We searched the Scopus, SPORTDiscus, PubMedand Google Scholar databases, which allowed us to select 37empirical studies carried out with a quantitative method.The choice of the studies responded to the criteriaestablis...

Study purpose. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of strength training exercises on functional capacity, quality of life and perception of well-being in elderly people. Materials and Methods. It was used a mixed study with sequential explanatory design, in which 25 elderly females between 62 and 85 years participated in a physical exercise prog...

Resumen. Las ciencias de la actividad física, deporte y educación física (CADEF) son un campo interdisciplinar que estudia el movi-miento humano y sus implicaciones para la salud, el bienestar y la sociedad. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar las redes de colaboración (autores, instituciones y países) de las revistas de CADEF en Colombia. Se...

Abstract The aim of this research was to evaluate execution velocity (EV) as a marker of metabolic health in university students. During the year 2020 and the first semester of 2021, a descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out on 57 students (45 men and 12 women) belonging to a higher education institution located in the city of Bogotá,...

Rugby, characterized by evasion and contact, relies on the strategic use of strength and speed to navigate the field, and score a touchdown. In the dynamics of the sport, a critical maneuver involves executing a lateral pass on the fly to a teammate action known as the Zeppelin throw. This study aimed to analyze the muscular behavior exhibited duri...

Endurance triathlons impose substantial physiological stress, yet effects of short-course formats remain relatively unexplored. In this preliminary study, we assessed proteinuria and hydration levels in 27 well-trained triathletes (41.9 [7.4] years) who completed a sprint triathlon consisting of a 1500-m swim, 26-km cycle, and 8-km run. Urine sampl...

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo analizar la producción científica de una revista colombiana sobre ciencias del movimiento humano. Se analizaron 131 documentos publicados entre 2011 y 2022 en base a indicadores como palabras clave, autores, afiliación institucional, países, departamentos, idioma, muestra, diseño de investigación, temát...

Introducción: Determinar los hábitos deportivos, lesiones y consumo de alcohol, tabaco y marihuana en deportistas de Skateboarding amateur. Método: El tipo de diseño fue descriptivo de corte transversal retrospectivo en una población de 68 deportistas de la ciudad de Bogotá. Se utilizó el cuestionario de hábitos deportivos e historial de lesiones C...

Sports trainers have a wide variety of instruments and methods to control training to identify the level of internal or external load experienced by the athlete to avoid an injury. The objective of this study was to explore the training load middle-distance athletes prior to a sports injury that resulted in the temporary suspension of training. The...

The scientific community remains unsure about the possible effects of sex on physical performance and the impact by gender or practice goal. Because of this, some athletes prefer to abstain from sexual intercourse before a competition because of the belief that it could harm their performance. We aimed to explore the believes and experiences of ath...

Non-exercise physical activity (NEPA), also called unstructured or informal physical activity, refers to those daily activities that require movement of the human body without planning or strict control of the physical effort made. Due to new technologies and motorized transportation devices, the general population has significantly decreased its N...

International Journal of Exercise Science 16(1): 205-216, 2023. The purpose of this study was to identify changes in neuromuscular performance variables evaluated through the countermovement jump test before and after (0 hours, after session and 24h post) of a simulated futsal protocol in young university female athletes. Fourteen eumenorrheic, hea...

Los objetivos del presente estudio fueron i) analizar y comparar el autoconcepto físico en estudiantes universitarios considerando posibles diferencias entre sexos y asociaciones con el estrato socioeconómico y la edad, y ii) generar perfiles de los estudiantes utilizando algoritmos de aprendizaje automático no supervisado. Un total de 230 estudian...

La ansiedad previa a la competición es una de las emociones más comunes que experimentan los deportistas. Puede causar efectos tanto positivos como negativos, por ello se considera un aspecto importante en la preparación deportiva. La presente investigación aborda los niveles y las causas de ansiedad en deportistas de taekwondo de competición, con...

Weight resistance training (RT) is an essential component of physical conditioning programs to improve the quality of life and physical fitness in different ages and populations. This integrative review aimed to analyze the scientific evidence on the relationship between exercise selection and the appearance of musculoskeletal injuries in physical...

The sequence of concurrent training sessions is a determining variable in physiological adaptations; however, its effects on body composition and physical condition have been little explored in older women. For this reason, the primary aim of this research is to determine the effects of the intrasession exercise sequence of concurrent training on o...

Objetivo: Analizar los efectos del uso de la realidad virtual del sistema PlayStation 4 sobre el equilibrio estático en adultos de la ciudad de Bogotá. El presente estudio es de tipo cuantitativo, descriptivo de corte transversal, incluyó una muestra de 30 sujetos sanos con edades entre 33 y 41 años. Se realizó una medición inicial del equilibrio e...

Abstract Introduction: Joint mobility has been considered an important component of the physical fitness. Objective: This STROBE-based study aimed to evaluate the joint mobility in undergraduate students of Physical Education. Materials and methods: Data measurements were obtained for 239 students attending from 4th to 9th academic semester of a ph...

Confinement by COVID-19 has led to various social changes, but its impact on physical self-concept is unknown. The purpose of this work was to analyze the perception of physical self-concept in university students in times of confinement due to Covid-19. The Physical Self Questionnaire was applied to university students. For the selection of the sa...

El presente trabajo tuvo por objetivo evaluar las propiedades psicométricas de un cuestionario de estilos de aprendizaje en estudiantes universitarios. Participaron en el estudio 573 sujetos, divididos en dos muestras independientes: una para la validación de contenido y aparente, y otra para la validación confi rmatoria. Por un lado, los resultado...

Introduction: Overweight and obesity are conditions that occur with increasing frequency in young schoolchildren. The percentage of body fat mass, levels of physical activity and nutritional habits are variables that should be studied and controlled in this population. Objective: To analyze the percentage of fat mass and its relationship with level...

RESUMEN El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar el efecto del entrenamiento pliométrico sobre la fuerza explosiva de miembros inferiores en guardametas de fútbol de la categoría infantil en la ciudad de Bogotá, D.C. Participaron 12 niños entre los 10 y 12 años (Control n=6 y experimental n=6), el grupo experimental realizo un programa de en...

El presente trabajo tiene por objetivo caracterizar la intensidad exigida en competición a jugadores jóvenes de fútbol de la posición Volante Central pertenecientes a la categoría Sub-17 de cuatro equipos de fútbol de Bogotá, D.C (Colombia). La muestra estuvo conformada por 8 futbolistas, dos jugadores que ocupaban la posición anteriormente enuncia...

Esta investigación pretende identificar y comparar los diferentes estilos de aprendizaje (EA) (Activo, Reflexivo, Teórico y Pragmático) en estudiantes del programa académico en Entrenamiento Deportivo en la Corporación Universitaria CENDA en Bogotá DC, utilizando el cuestionario “CHAEA”. Los resultados obtenidos se sometieron a análisis estadístico...

La potenciación post-activación (PPA) ha demostrado ser una estrategia efectiva para incrementar el rendimiento de actividades de fuerza explosiva posteriores. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue revisar la literatura científica para conocer la metodología más efectiva en la obtención de PPA en el salto vertical. Se llevó a cabo una revisión en Me...

ABSTRACT Taekwondo is a combat sport where the use of explosive kind techniques predominates. The purpose of this review is to meet the different values of explosive force, as well as the tests and instruments used to determine those strenghts-qualities in taekwondo athletes (WTF). The databases PubMed, EBSCO, and Web of Science platform, were use...

The following research work, seeks to identify the learning styles used by college students belonging to a sports training academic program of a University corporation in Bogotá D.C.. For this purpose, we applied the “CHAEA” standardized instrument – Honey-Alonso´s learning styles questionnaire. The results shows a higher use of the active and prag...

Las ciencias biomédicas en las últimas décadas han logrado grandes avances en la comprensión del genoma humano, identificando diversos polimorfismos o factores genéticos que pueden influir en el rendimiento físico deportivo. Sin embargo, entrenadores de deportes de combate desconocen cuáles de ellos pueden condicionar el fenotipo de sus deportistas...

En las últimas décadas, las ciencias biomédicas han logrado grandes aportes relacionados con la descripción del perfil fisiológico que exige ciertos deportes, permitiendo así establecer valores de referencia en algunos parámetros fisiológicos en deportistas de nivel élite, es decir, deportistas participantes en campeonatos internacionales. Esta inf...

The objective of the present study is to compare the effects from Plyometric training (PL) vs. training with elastic tubing Thera-Band (TE) to improve jumping capacity, assessed through the Photoelectric OptoGait system. Twenty-four young soccer players were randomly assigned to two groups: plyometric (n= 12) and elastic tubing (n=12). They complet...

The objective of the present research is to find the technical characteristics the mini-basketball players should have; and finally, approach the technical profile under an importance of learning order as from the coach perspective. The sample was made up by 30 coaches who voluntarily participated; coaches with category FIBA Level I and II and coac...

The purpose of this research is to make a characterization and analysis of different cineanthropometry software available on the net from the point of view of physical activity and sports. 123 software from desktop applications, mobile applications and online, that allow a diagnosis of subjects determining the biotype, body composition and overall...

Introduction: A high percentage of body fat it is consider a risk factor that triggers multiple chronic diseases threatening acute disease mainly o chronic (coronary heart disease, arterial hipertension, mellitus diabetes, etc.). Objective: Determining the percentage of body fat and prevalence of overweight - obesity, understood as an indicator of...

Introduction. Scientific research as an essential activity for professional development is a key factor in the epistemological advancement of Physical Education (PE) for it to be developed into a scientific discipline. Objective. To evaluate the research profile of research groups of professionals in PE and related subjects recognized by Colciencia...