Samuel Encarnação

Autonomous University of Madrid | UAM · Departamento de Educación Física, Deporte y Motricidad Humana

Background/Objectives: This study examined the effects of an intervention on anthropometrics, body composition, physical fitness, and sleep quality in aged individuals, comparing a control group (N = 11) and an experimental group (N = 13) across two measurement points. Methods: A multicomponent training program of 8 months was adopted as the interv...

Introduction A promising approach to optimizing recovery in youth football has been the use of machine learning (ML) models to predict recovery states and prevent mental fatigue. This research investigates the application of ML models in classifying male young football players aged under (U)15, U17, and U19 according to their recovery state. Weekly...

Though the mechanisms are not fully understood, tryptophan (Trp) and physical exercise seem to regulate mechanical hypersensitivity in fibromyalgia. Here, we tested the impact of Trp supplementation and continuous low-intensity aerobic exercise on the modulation of mechanical hypersensitivity in a fibromyalgia-like model induced by acid saline in f...

Background: The study evaluated the effects of resistance exercise training and açaí supplementation on cardiac parameters in hypertensive animals. Methods: For this study, rats from the Wistar and SHR lines (spontaneously hypertensive rats) were used. The animals were divided into 5 groups: Wistar Control (C); Control Hypertensive (H); Trained...

Resumos de trabalhos apresentados no III Simpósio Internacional de Fisiologia do Exercício e Saúde, 24 e 25 de maio de 2024, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Citation: Teixeira, J.E.; Branquinho, L.; Ferraz, R.; Morgans, R.; Encarnação, S.; Ribeiro, J.; Afonso, P.; Ruzmetov, N.; Barbosa, T.M.; Monteiro, A.M.; et al. Analyzing Key Factors on Training Days within a Standard Microcycle for Young Sub-Elite Football Players: A Principal Component Approach. Sports 2024, 12, 194. https://doi. Abstract: Utilizi...

Background: Increasing youths’ physical activity is mandatory to reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCCDs). Basketball is a team sport that is potentially positive in increasing teenagers’ physical performance, health indicators, and well-being. Objective: The objective was to compare the physical activity level (PAL), body composition,...

The aim of this study was to analyze the match-to-match variation in high-intensity demands from one Portuguese professional football team according to playing positions. Twenty-three male outfield professional football players were observed during eighteen matches of the Portuguese Second League. Time-motion data were collected using Global Positi...

The aim of this study was to test a machine learning (ML) model to predict high-intensity actions and body impacts during youth football training. Sixty under-15, -17, and -19 sub-elite Portuguese football players were monitored over a 6-week period. External training load data were collected from the target variables of accelerations (ACCs), decel...

Objective To establish the effect of high-intensity and progressive volume resistance training (HIRT), on general health, functional, mental status, and quality of life (QOL) indicators in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods The sample consisted of five people with SCI of both sexes, aged 46.2 ± 13.9 years, submitted to 12 weeks of HIRT,...

Abstract book of II Internacional Symposium of Exercise Physiology and Health

Background and objectives: Pilates training intervention programs have gained attention as a potential approach to enhancing balance in older adults, thereby reducing the risk of falls. In light of these considerations, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to critically evaluate the existing evidence and determine the effect of Pilates t...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of exercise order in multicomponent training (MCT) on the maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) of older women. A total of 91 older women, ranging in age from 60 to 85 years, were randomly assigned to either Group A or Group B. Group A performed a warm up followed by aerobic training and resistance tra...

The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults is a risk factor for many chronic diseases and death. In addition, obesity among children and adolescents has reached unprecedented levels and studies show that obese children and adolescents are more likely to become obese adults. Therefore, both the prevention and treatment of obesi...

Citation: Encarnação, S.; Rodrigues, F.; Monteiro, A.M.; Gouili, H.; Hattabi, S.; Sortwell, A.; Branquinho, L.; Teixeira, J.E.; Ferraz, R.; Flores, P.; et al. Obesity Status and Physical Fitness Levels in Male and Female Abstract: Obesity and decreasing fitness levels among the youth are growing concerns in Portugal, similar to other developed coun...

Background: Loneliness in older people seems to have emerged as an increasingly prevalent social problem. Objective: To apply a machine learning (ML) algorithm to the task of understanding the influence of sociodemographic variables, physical fitness, physical activity levels (PAL), and sedentary behavior (SB) on the loneliness feelings of physi...

Breast cancer is the most common female cancer worldwide. This disease represents one of the main points of public health concern today, aggravating the situation due to the numerous barriers to preventing, treating, and rehabilitation of patients affected by this health condition. In this way, this letter to the editor aims to discuss the barriers...

The aim of this study was to compare physical, mental, and biochemical health indicators of 48 older women (67 ± 1 year) who practiced multicomponent exercise program (ME, n = 25) and self-selected physical activity (PA, n = 23) for 6 months. It was an observational study, which aimed to relate a prospective intervention. Displacement speed, lower...

The Organizing Committee of the I Mountain Consortium Meeting for Knowledge of Young Researchers - STEAM and the VII Meeting of Young Researchers, held on November 24th 2022, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, has awarded the the communication entitled: Rosa Ativo Project - Regular physical exercise program for cancer patients presented by the au...

The aim of this study was to verify the relationship between abdominal adiposity and physical fitness in the obesity status of Portuguese adolescents. BMI, abdominal adiposity, and physical fitness tests from the FITescola® were evaluated in a total of 654 Portuguese adolescents, aged 10-19 years old—male: n = 334 (51%), female: n = 320 (49%). For...

Objective: To verify the association of physical activity levels (PA levels) with the risk of mental illness (MIR) in elderly women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Experimental longitudinal study involving 44 elderly women, aged 67.3 ± 5.3 years. The SRQ-20 and IPAQ were applied from February 2020 to February 2021, prior to the onset and dur...

Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide, with a considerable increase, especially in children. It is considered the main cause of childhood morbidity, school absenteeism, and limitations in sports practice. The causes are multifactorial, and their prevalence varies from region to region, thus verifying a great disparity in th...

The infectious disease COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), appeared at the end of 2019 in China, and spread rapidly throughout the world in the first months of 2020. The elderly or anyone with chronic illnesses such as obesity, high blood pressure, lung disease and diabetes...

Resumo — Este estudo analisou o perfil de simetria térmica de membros superiores e inferiores de nadadores de elite. Foram obtidos termogramas de 27 nadadores, sendo nove mulheres (idade: 18.0 ± 1.0 anos, massa corporal: 58.9 ± 5.4 kg, estatura: 168.0 ± 2.1 cm) e 18 homens (idade: 19.5 ± 1.2 anos, massa corporal: 73.7 ± 6.3 kg, estatura: 174.6 ± 6....