
Pietro Luigi InvernizziUniversity of Milan | UNIMI · Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health
Pietro Luigi Invernizzi
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Background/Objectives: The educational system thinking approach (ST) takes a holistic vision of instructors/teachers and learners’ relationships, making sports pivotal for reflection on education. This study evaluated the efficacy of a multisport ST-based course on minirugby instructors’ teaching competence and children players’ motor conduct. Meth...
Background/Objectives: The concept of educational systems thinking shows the rugby educational system as a network of multiple interactive and interconnected elements. However, the frameworks presented in the literature for developing sports practice through an educational vision and multisport engagement do not always have direct transferability t...
Background:
This study investigates the psychophysical health implications of hybrid and on-site working modalities among desk workers. It focuses on how hybrid work, integrating remote and on-site elements, influences physical activity, efficiency, and overall health.
Methods:
The research involved 57 desk workers, evaluated using the Internati...
Trecroci, A, Cavaggioni, L, Rossi, A, Bongiovanni, T, Invernizzi, PL, Formenti, D, and Longo, S. Self-regulated learning assessment in young soccer players: beyond competitive levels. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2024-This study explores self-regulated learning (SRL) among young soccer players, transcending the traditional focus on competiti...
Individuals with Down Syndrome exhibit deficits in muscle strength and cardiovascular adaptation, which limit athletic performance. We compared a maximum-intensity 50 m front crawl test between competitive male swimmers with Down Syndrome (SDS; n = 11; 26.5 ± 5.6 years; m ± SD) and a control group of swimmers (CNT; n = 11; 27.1 ± 4.0 years) with si...
Workplaces cause employees to adopt sedentary behaviors for most of their daytime, negatively impacting psychophysical health. A new office concept (UP150) was designed to reduce sedentary behaviors at work through architectural changes, proactive technologies, and wellness coaches (education to active lifestyles). The present study examined the ef...
System Thinking is an actual construct supported by several scientific evidence that offer a perspective on how phenomena relate. Rhythm methodology, teaching-learning, and enjoyment in physical education are the main system elements we hypothesize interacting closely to determine direct or mediated effects on motor creativity and rhythmic percepti...
Work and intellectually fatiguing environments can significantly influence the health of individuals, which is strictly bound to motor efficiency. In particular, desk workers and university students may have a sedentary lifestyle and a condition of mental fatigue caused by daily routine, which could impair motor efficiency. The assessment is a star...
Intense sports activities affect cognitive, perceptual, and physiological domains, possibly concurring in reducing pain perception and anxiety. Within a framework for a new socio-ecological narrative that considers opposition (such as fighting) and collaboration (cooperative learning) as carriers of self-control and pain perception inhibition, we i...
Motor creativity can be influenced by the specificity of the school–class environments (music-based education plans) and individual characteristics. This study aimed to investigate the effects of music oriented and conventional education plans on rhythmic perceptive capacity, motor creativity, and skill- and health-related fitness components in you...
Introduction
After COVID-19 restrictions, hybrid solutions were established that combined smart working and work in presence. Workplace conditions significantly impact employees' lives, particularly in terms of meeting their needs and promoting their wellbeing. Based on a socio-ecological and multilevel methodology, the UP150 concept (Proactive Off...
Abstract: Physical education during adolescence, supported by evidenced-based methodologies,
offers many different opportunities to practice structured physical activity and promote the devel�opment of motor skills, motor coordination, and conditioning. The present study aimed to assess
differences in the levels of physical activity, enjoyment, and...
This group randomized control trial examined the dose-response effect of varied combinations of linear and nonlinear pedagogy (enriched physical education with specific program led by specialist vs. conventional physical education led by generalist) for improving first-grade children’s motor creativity, executive functions, self-efficacy, and learn...
This study aimed to investigate the effects of nonlinear and linear varied practice compared to a constant linear practice on inhibitory control and reaction time, which are capacities that involve cognition in preadolescents. Eighty-three participants in the 8th grade participated in the study. They were assigned to two experimental groups (varied...
Physical activity (PA) is a major health factor and studies suggest workplaces could promote PA by modifying office design, motivational strategies and technology. The present study aims to evaluate the efficiency of UP150, a multifactorial workplace intervention for the improvement and maintenance of the level of physical fitness (PF) and wellbein...
Abstract: Environments lacking in stimuli together with ineffective physical education programs
can lead to motor illiteracy, causing several adverse effects that could be worsened by unhealthy
weight conditions (e.g., obesity). Obesity can be seen as an actual barrier for children and adolescents,
especially for affective, behavioral, physical, an...
The goal of swimming school during early school age is to promote physical literacy. According to linear or non-linear pedagogy, a linear or non-linear approach teaching style can be used. The aim of our study was to investigate whether a different teaching methodology, as in using a teacher-centered approach (linear pedagogy), or a student-centere...
Unhealthy-weight status may represent a precursor of poor actual (AMC) (i.e., process- and product-oriented) and perceived (PMC) motor competence. AMC and PMC represent key elements favoring long-term commitment in sports and day-to-day life physical activity. In fact, the development of AMC and PMC during the primary school years could help to cou...
The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of using real-time visual feedback (VF) during a one-week balance training intervention on postural sway parameters in young karatekas. Twenty-six young male karatekas (age = 14.0 ± 2.3 years) were randomly divided into two groups: real-time VF training (VFT; n = 14) and control (CTRL; n = 12). Their...
This study had as its main objective to investigate the difference in training programs carried out in athletes with disabilities practicing 7-a-side football before and after the Covid-19 pandemic. The two sporting seasons taken into consideration concerned the 2018/19 season and the 2020/2021 season. The study was conducted on ten disabled athlet...
Teaching physical education requires competencies to conduct the classes and to assess the motor skills of practitioners. Specialists (physical education professionals) and generalists (primary school teachers) differently experienced motor tasks during their academic education. This study aimed to compare the teachers’ ability in assessing the chi...
Background:
Chronic supplementation with carnosine and β-alanine (Carn-βA) has been proposed to improve muscle contractility and reduce muscle fatigue mainly through an increase in intracellular pH buffering capacity. However, the acute ergogenic effects of Carn-βA supplementation are poorly investigated. This study aimed at evaluating the acute e...
Background: The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of an eight-week physical education program based on circuit training to better improve the overall physical and military-specific performance compared to a conventional physical education program in military high school students. Methods: Sixty-four students were enrolled in this study and...
Background: In physical activity, testing procedures generally require maximal efforts. They are not always administrable or appropriate (e.g., with beginners, elderly, or in school); therefore, alternative submaximal procedures might be more fitting. This study aimed to assess the criterion validity and reliability of submaximal tests based on per...
Problem statement: Different studies have reported on the epidemiology related to injuries resulting from falls, which are the most common causes of injury in Italy. The World Health Organization considers falls as the second leading cause of accidental or unintentional deaths worldwide. However, it has been demonstrated that the Safe Fall, Safe Sc...
Problem Statement: Technical swimming skills, the breaststroke in particular, are basic for a safe
aquatic literacy and drowning prevention. Learn-to-swim programs cope to several teaching constraints,
including providing adequate feedbacks to the learner to guarantee the best motor control and skills’ acquisition.
Recent technology makes mobile de...
Physical education (PE) researchers sustain that the teaching styles adopted by PE teachers play a key role in defining children’s positive experiences during lessons and have a relevant impact on their psychophysical health. However, a limited number of studies has examined the effect of teaching styles on these aspects. The aim of this study was...
Background:
The present study aimed to assess the impact of 60 min of a cognitive demanding task inducing mental fatigue (Stroop) on kayaking performance in young elite athletes. The second objective was to elucidate the effect of mental fatigue on performance in a population of young under-17 elite athletes of national.
Methods:
Thirteen under-...
Background:
This study investigated the differences in strength, technique and time performance in in-line skaters of three age categories during a 300 m trial. Possible correlations among these variables were also assessed.
Methods:
Thirty-six elite in-line skaters (Cadets, Juniors and Seniors, n=12 each; 14±1, 16±1, and 24±6 years of age, resp...
The Endocrine-metabolic system and anxiety responses were assessed in 10 international level karatekas performing a novel form of kumite training (integrated approach training, IAT). METHODS: Six females and 4 males (16-25 yrs) performed two series of 4 matches each at two Self-perceived effort levels (low and high). IAT provides continuous and dyn...
Background:
Few studies examined the validity of fitness tests based on perception scales. The field-based fitness tests batteries are composed by maximal tests and currently, a battery of submaximal tests does not exist.
Methods:
Seventeen physically active male participants (age 40,5 ? 10,7 years) performed the Multistage fitness test, the Cru...
We compared irisin levels among groups of differently trained healthy individuals to explore the role of irisin as a physiological linker between exercise and metabolic health. Irisin and biochemical parameters of glucose and lipid metabolism were assessed in 70 healthy volunteers stratified for sport performance level into four groups: ( 1 ) 20 el...
Literature has pointed out physical and psychological benefits of water based exercises (WBEs) for the elderly; however, few studies have investigated how old adults perceive those activities. This study was aimed at exploring the elder’s perception of WBEs, which brings the old adult to apply for an aqua-gym course and to successfully continue it....
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects on mood and physical efficiency of aerobic activity in water compared to aerobic activity of a corresponding type and intensity performed in a gym, in third age women. METHODS: Forty-five women (76.0 +/- 3.5 years old, 62.3 +/- 7.7 kg, 156.0 +/- 7.0 cm) were divided into three groups,...
-"Small sided games," used effectively in many team sports as a form of training, can be mimicked in combat sports by fighting at different subjective intensities, based on adjectives proposed by coaches. This approach could aim at improving aerobic performance by using specific techniques. Nevertheless, an adequate perception of intensity is cruci...
To assess the effects of acute L-carnosine and β-alanine (Carn-BA) supplementation on isometric and dynamic tasks.
Twelve healthy participants performed knee extensors maximal voluntary contractions (MVC) and countermovement jumps (CMJ) before and after a fatiguing protocol (45s continuous CMJ). Isometric and dynamic tests were performed four hours...
Endurance exercise is associated with high cardiac vagal tone, but how the cardiac autonomic control correlates with shorter anaerobic performances is unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate how autonomic modulations of heart rate (HR) variability (V) correlate with performances of short- (<1 min) and very short (<30 s) duration i...
This study assessed how accurately professional swimmers can interpret instructions to swim “slow,” “moderate,” and “fast.” 8 distance swimmers (6 males, 2 females; M age = 19 yr., SD = 3) and 8 sprint swimmers (7 males, 1 female; M age = 18 yr., SD = 1) performed an all-out 50-m crawl stroke and three sets of 8 × 50-m crawl stroke trials interpret...
Aim:
The aim of this paper was to evaluate the effects of a very long distance swimming task on psychological, biomechanical and physiological responses. Eight swimmers (age 21.0 ± 1.2 years; stature 1.80 ± 0.07 m; body mass 76.7 ± 11.0 kg; means ± SD) participated in a 25-km trial in a swimming pool.
Methods:
Before and immediately after the tr...
In breaststroke, at each arm action corresponds one leg kick; therefore, compared to the other strokes (front crawl, backstroke and butterfly), the contribution of the lower limbs is more important. However, it can be observed that the same distance can be covered at similar velocities with different stroke length (SL) and, as a consequence, stroke...
th , 2013; revised August 26 th , 2013; accepted September 4 th , 2013 An increase in muscle carnosine content, following its chronic supplementation, has been shown to im- prove anaerobic performance. In addition, carnosine can affect plasma glucose concentration and insulin response. However, it is not clear whether the acute ingestion of carnosi...
Background
Several studies report martial arts as a good model for investigating neuroendocrine responses to competitive fighting. However, little is known on the metabolic responses elicited by elite athletes during fighting. In particular, the metabolic picture in elite athletes of martial arts is little known.
Aim
In the present study, our aim w...
Strength in Young Italian Students: Results from Eurofit Test and Comparison Among European Data
Introduction. The health-related benefits of physical activity are well known. Participation in a physical activity could improve social well-being, as well as physical and mental health, among children and adolescents. Material and methods. Thus, durin...
This study examined the impact of L-acetylcarnitine treatment on metabolic parameters and body composition in patients with lipodystrophy syndrome secondary to antiretroviral treatment in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. A total of 9 HIV-1 infected patients with lipodystrophy syndrome (4F/5M, age 41+/-5 years, HIV duration 8+/-2 years,...
In front crawl, stroke length (SL) and stroke rate (SR) are two important technical determinants of performance. The relationship between these parameters has been investigated by several authors and two propulsion efficiency indices have been proposed to assess improvements of the front crawl stroke effectiveness in swimmers. The stroke index (SI)...
Ageing of the human heart is characterised by morphological, functional and metabolic changes. Short-term interventions and cross-sectional studies in older individuals questioned the possibility that physical exercise may reverse these alterations. In this study we aimed to assess whether in middle-aged men involved in regular and long lasting phy...
Questo studio fa parte di una serie di lavori che il La. S.A. (Laboratory of Sports Analysis) della Facoltà di Scienze Motorie, Università degli Studi di Milano sta conducendo sui metodi di apprendimento del nuoto nelle varie fasce d'età, con riferimento ad elementi importanit, quali ed esempio l'opportunità o meno di avvalersi di sussidi didattici...
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Kata, the artistic part of karate, requires motor control, rhythm and movement differentiation capacities. When performing
in a synchronised manner, kata team members have to make temporal and spatial adaptations to satisfy the requested task. It
is not clear whether these coordinative adaptations modify physical output such as heart rate (HR) and...
variations. METHODS Three athletes of the Italian national team, team kata world champions, performed the individual Gankaku kata at their maximum performance (Reference Trial = RT) and at some spatial and temporal variations: at 90% and 110% of the distance covered during the RT (maintaining the same RT duration) and at 110% and 120% of the RT tim...
Questo studio fa parte di una serie di lavori
che il La. S.A. (Laboratory of Sports Analysis)
della Facoltà di Scienze Motorie, Università
degli Studi di Milano sta conducendo sui
metodi di apprendimento del nuoto nelle varie
fasce d’età, con riferimento ad elementi
importanit, quali ed esempio l’opportunità
o meno di avvalersi di sussidi didattici...
METHODS 32 male subjects (mean±SD, age 10.5±0.5 years, height 143.2±6.6 cm, body mass 36.5±6.2 kg) and 17 fe- male subjects (mean±SD, age 10.6±0.5 years, height 144.0±8.5 cm, body mass 36.0±6.9 kg) performed a 100m butterfly stroke, according to the Cazorla's Natation-Eval test battery (1). Therefore following data were collected: i. Shoulder flexi...
13 matches of the Triveneto Inter-Regional Championship (-68 kgs black belt male senior) and of the Italian National Championship (-67 kgs black belt male senior) were video- recorded. Combats were then analysed and data were col- lected for action categories: performed and effective tac- tics. About technique categories we considered: kick to the...