Samuel Honório

Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco | IPCB · Department of Sports and Physical Activitiy

(1) Background: The objective of the study was to verify the effects of COVID-19 confinement on motor skills through a longitudinal study in Portuguese children who were one year old at the beginning of the pandemic. (2) Methods: The sample consisted of 88 children of both sexes, in the pre-COVID-19 assessment, they were 13.31 ± 2.4 months old and...

Muitas atividades desportivas, recreativas e ocupacionais requerem uma libertação de energia moderada a intensa e contínua. O fracionamento aeróbio de carboidratos, gorduras e proteínas fornece energia para o exercício devido à fosforilação do difosfato de adenosina (ADP) em trifosfato de adenosina (ATP). Um desequilíbrio energético anaeróbio-aerób...

Introduction Subjective well-being has numerous indicators of global well-being, however, the most important are life satisfaction and attachments, which can be both positive and negative. The leadership of the coach is an integral part of the process that cares for the relationship of the athlete and coach, where the coach has a fundamental role o...

Introduction: This study aimed to verify the typology and incidence of injury by comparing the different competitive levels of futsal during the preseason. Methods: The sample consisted of 68 senior male futsal players (24.26 ± 4.63 years). Data were collected using an injury recording grid that examined the affected body part, anatomical region,...

Introduction: Academic performance is favored in students who practice sports with body contact and develops an increasing value in self-concept when a comparison is established with those who don’t are engaged in sports without body contact. Methods: This study aimed to analyze and relate variables of self-concept, self-esteem and other variables...

Background: The aim was to verify the differences in physical condition (body composition, power and muscle strength) in futsal players from three competitive levels. Methods: Sixty-eight (24.26 ± 4.63 years) Portuguese futsal players participated in the study, divided into: elite, sub-elite and amateur. We used the Inbody270, the counter movement...

. (1) Background: The aim of this study was to verify the differences in body composition, power and lower limb muscle strength in futsal players from three competitive levels. (2) Methods: The study involved 68 players (24.26 ± 4.63 years), divided into three competitive levels: elite, sub-elite and amateur. To assess physical condition, we used t...

Introduction Soccer is considered a multifaceted collective sport, and to reach an elevated level, players must have moderate to high power, good agility, joint flexibility and muscle development. Also, players must be able to generate high torques during fast movements, which implies the development of different capacities, understood as multifact...

A comunidade técnica e científica está consciente do papel da atividade física na motivação e do bem-estar que dela advém para o praticante, e que o aprofundar destes conhecimentos para atletas com Dificuldade Intelectual e Desenvolvimental de Desporto Adaptado é apresentado, enquanto um trunfo para criar estratégias por parte dos seus treinadores....

Background The importance of physical activity in the first months of age is well known, however, with the evolution of the urban environment, the excessive workload of parents and the excessive time in growing up in kindergartens has limited this same free practice and little has been studied about this issue. In Portugal, there are institutions t...

Futsal is a sports game that features high intensity movements with change of speed or direction, present in several actions during the game. With this study is intended to analyse, compare and evaluate the predictive factor of leg power on shooting speed and fatigue levels in young futsal athletes in order to establish effort patterns in these age...

Objective: The aim of this study was to verify whether there were differences in the development of motor skills (global and fine) comparing children who have oriented physical activity and children who do not, in day care centers and kindergartens. Methods: In this study, 400 children of both sexes (28.14 ± 7.23 months) participated. Two groups we...

Studies have highlighted the benefits of regular practice of exercise and a positive contribution in the development of cognitive function. Psychological benefits of exercise have been noticed in the academic performance increasing, the self-trust, the emotional stability, the memory and positive body image and well-being. This study had as main ob...

The regular practice of physical exercise has a positive role on mental health and a positive contribution to the development of cognitive function, considered beneficial to academic performance. The present study aimed to analyse the impact of physical exercise on students' academic performance. 227 students participated, of which 112 (49.3%) were...

Introduction: The practice of Physical Activities is a cultural habit and as such it must be acquired in childhood so that there is a greater probability of being continued throughout life. Physical Activities on a regular and duly regulated basis, even if they are at ages where this component is absolutely fundamental, not only for their motor dev...

Physical activity among children and adolescents remains insufficient, despite the substantial efforts made by researchers and policymakers. Identifying and furthering our understanding of potential modifiable determinants of physical activity behaviour (PAB) and sedentary behaviour (SB) is crucial for the development of interventions that promote...

The aim of this study was to determine motivational predictors of subjective well-being in active adults who practice gymnasium, based on the theory of self-determination. 348 subjects participated in this study, 174 of both sexes, between 18 and 67 years old (M=31.83 SD=12.86), with an average of 4.37 years of practice of gym activities, mostly tr...

Backgroud: The deprivation of components that exercise the body and mind by children and adolescents can lead to numerous long-term consequences in terms of physical health (cardiovascular diseases, bone problems, high cholesterol, obesity) and mental health (depression, low self-esteem and social isolation). Methods: This investigation intended...

The aim of this study was to determine motivational predictors of subjective well-being in active adults who practice gymnasium, based on the theory of self-determination. 348 subjects participated in this study, 174 of both sexes, between 18 and 67 years old (M=31.83 SD=12.86), with an average of 4.37 years of practice of gym activities, mostly tr...

A prática desportiva por atletas veteranos é uma realidade evidente e com perspetivas de expansão. Objetivou-se determinar variáveis preditivas de bem-estar subjetivo em atletas veteranos, atendendo à teoria da autodeterminação. Elaborou-se um modelo de equação estrutural e um modelo de mediação. Participaram 840 atletas veteranos portugueses, entr...

Rink hockey like any other team sport game is necessary to have a mastery of the game object "the ball" and for this it is necessary that athletes do not have a deficient training steps in that process, because it is during their development, that the athlete is in an optimal situation to improve on this aspect of the game. The study objective was...

The expression “lifestyles” describes several expressed behaviors, usually in the form of consumption and behaviors patterns, which characterizes how an individual or group fits into society. Although, with the advancement of science and the facilitation of human tasks in the daily living, there is a reduction in mortality from infectious diseases...

The purpose of this study was to compare measures of anthropometry characteristics and physical fitness performance between rugby union players (17.9 ± 0.5 years old) recruited (n = 39) and non-recruited (n = 145) to the Portuguese under-19 (U19) national team, controlling for their playing position (forwards or backs). Standardized anthropometric,...

The practice of sports by veteran athletes is a reality with an expansion perspective. The objective was to determine predictive variables of healthy lifestyles and satisfaction with life in veteran athletes, according to the Self-determination Theory (SDT). A structural equation model and a mediation model has developed. The number of participants...

Introduction: Ataxia affects the nervous system by decreasing balance and coordination most mostly in the trunk, arms and legs. Physical activity is used to help lowering the symptoms of this disease. Objective: The study objective aims to determine the effects of an exercise program intervention focused on quality of life of this person in terms o...

The main objective of this study was the validation of the Healthy Lifestyle Questionnaire (EVS II), using a confirmatory factorial analysis of the measurement model, with veteran athletes. A total of 348 veteran Portuguese athletes of both genders, aged between 30 and 60 years (M = 41.64, SD = 9.83), of whom 200 were males and 148 were females, fr...

Attention is an important variable that can dictate the success and failure of an activity or task. This variable is characterized by the ability to direct cognitive resources to a given situation. The purpose of this research was to find patterns in the students' attention profiles, according to their academic achievement, during the physical educ...

Em termos de práticas de ensino, a prática pedagógica supervisionada, é efetivamente uma sólida estratégia de formação, onde a competência dos formadores supervisores e o tipo de relações supervisivas que se estabelecem neste processo são determinantes. Os autores abordados consideram que o processo de Supervisão pode ser considerado como um proces...

Introduction: The motivation in Physical Education classes declines as students continue their studies, so its important programs that motivate and arouse interest in learning these themes, adding several and different approaches in these classes. Objective: The objective of the present study was to verify if the application of a strength circuit i...

Introduction: The aim of the study was to compare the effects of ten-week multicomponent training with different exercise frequencies on body composition (BC) and physical fitness (PF) in overweight and obese young children. Methods: 40 children, aged 12-15 (14.77±1.49), were randomly selected and assigned to experimental groups to train three t...

The present study aimed for the adaptation and validation of the Questionnaire Atest-EF, with the use of a confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA) of the measurement model, applied to students of the 3rd cycle of Basic Education. A total of 156 students of both genders, aged between 12 and 16 years (M = 14.7 ± SD = 1.3) were included in the study, wi...

The recognition of pedagogy and method of Judo was made effective by UNESCO, as a world-wide sport utility in the development of the human being and, as an activity whose spectrum of approach in children's age ranges is quite broad, exerts a preponderant function in the global development of its practitioners, allowing them to transfer the sport co...

This study aims to verify the impact of physical activity on the physical fitness of elderly. The sample consisted of 348 elderly individuals aged between 61 and 97 years, divided into 2 groups (254 practitioners of Physical Activity and 94 non-practitioners). From the first group 48 practice hydrogymnastics and 206 practice gymnastics.. Physical f...

The expression lifestyle describes a frame of expressed behaviors, usually in the form of patterns of consumption, that defines how an individual or social group fits into society. It presents as a focus of interest by researchers in this field, who classically favor the study of alcohol consumption, tobacco, eating habits, and physical activity. T...

Attention is considered an important mediator variable in the teaching / learning process, because of that, the scientific community made several investigations in order to understand what students are thinking, what strategies are best to captivate their attention and the type of instructions and/or feedback to develop students’ performance in ach...

With the increase of life expectancy associated to the need for a healthy lifestyle, there has been an increase in the number of persons involved in veterans' sports activities. The objective of this study was to evaluate the levels of self-determination for sports practice and subjective well-being in veteran athletes, depending on the different t...

Anthropometric and performance data were collected from 184 rugby players (mean age=17.9±0.5 years, body mass=84.2±13.5 kg; height =1.79±0.07 m) to explore: (i) the correlation among indicators; and (ii) compare profiles from the selected (n =39) and non-selected (n =145) players to represent the Portuguese under-19 national team. Anthropometry cha...

The present investigation intends to study if the importance and the difficulty of the game, the pre-competitive anxiety (somatic and cognitive) and the levels of self-confidence in football were influenced by the competitive level (Under 12 and Seniors) and also where the game took place (home / outside) and to verify the correlations between thes...

The objective of this study was to encourage Rugby players to promote abilities in this sport, therefore we have evaluated the somatic anxiety, cognitive anxiety and self-confidence values of U18 and U20 rugby athletes of the Portuguese Nationals Rugby Teams, who participated respectively in the U18 Elite European Championship and in the U20 Trophy...

Numa sociedade que busca ser cada vez mais igualitária e justa, o desporto – uma das maiores agências culturais sociais – emerge como um importante catalizador da promoção da igualdade e a inclusão social. No mesmo sentido, as suas modalidades adaptadas contribuem para melhorar significativamente a funcionalidade, a autonomia social e a qualidade d...

The objective of this study was to encourage Rugby players to promote abilities in this sport, therefore we have evaluated the somatic anxiety, cognitive anxiety and self-confidence values of U18 and U20 rugby athletes of the Portuguese Nationals Rugby Teams, who participated respectively in the U18 Elite European Championship and in the U20 Trophy...

O objetivo foi analisar se existe correlação entre a velocidade de execução de tarefas matemáticas resolvidas com sucesso e a velocidade de execução de tarefas do domínio motor. Participaram 22 crianças que realizaram três atividades cronometradas, individualmente, uma para cada domínio e uma conjunta. Foi usado o programa estatístico SPSS (versão...

RESUMO Objetivou-se verificar se a mudança nas regras de hóquei em patins altera a dinâmica de jogo em termos de número de golos e faltas mar-cadas. Foram inquiridos 12 treinadores da Primeira Divisão Nacional Portuguesa, que disponibilizaram os seus dados da época 2008/2009 (última época com regras antigas) e da época 2009/2010 (primeira época com...

Objetivos: Promover a introdução dos recursos digitais em atividades relacionadas com a expressão motora, no âmbito da Educação Pré-Escolar, para se analisar o efeito da prática de atividades motoras realizadas com a Nintendo Wii® e identificar mudanças no seu desenvolvimento motor resultantes da prática no ambiente virtual. Métodos: A investigação...

This work is a review with a main objective: to develop knowledge about physical activity in neurotrophic factors. We have outlined three objectives within the affective, psychomotor and cognitive domains. These are respectively: the value of the practice of physical activity (PA) and to explain the relationship between the practice of PA and neuro...

Objetivo: conhecer a opinião das crianças sobre o envolvimento parental. Metodologia: A amostra é constituída por 203 crianças praticantes de futebol, entre os escalões de infantis e iniciados. O instrumento utilizado foi o questionário adaptado do “Parental Involvement Sport Questionnaire” de Lee e Mclean (1997). Resultados: Na opinião das criança...

Background: Measuring the functional ftness is essential to provide a working basis for assessing and prescribing exercises. There is a special interest in developing procedures and tests able to provide reliable information and general vocabulary for researchers and practitioners. We intend with this study to analyze the functional ftness of diffe...

Background: The aim of this study is to provide information in relation to the coordination ability of pre-school children. The study aimed to investigate the influence of pre-school physical activity, as part of the enrichment curriculum, on the coordination of the pupils. Methods: A sample of 120 preschool children (M=63; F=58) aged 4 and 5 ye...

Introduction: In the last decades, the relationship between physical activity and health in elderly has been well documented. The regular practice of physical activity, from the development programs of physical exercises adapted to the capacity of elderly contribute to digniied ageing and quality of life. Objectives: The aim of this study is to ver...

Background: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of exactly 20 weeks of exercise in water, three times a week with 45 minutes each session, in elderly aged between 60 and 81 years old. We intended to analyze the influence of the practice of physical activity, in metabolic parameters and anthropometric variables. Methods: Our sample cons...

The aim of our study was to analyse the influence of Relative Age (RA), Subcutaneous Adiposity and Physical Growth of Castelo Branco soccer players. To characterize the sample of 49 soccer players, born in 2000 and 2001 [ARC Bairro do Valongo (11), CD Alcains (16) CD Castelo Branco (11) and SB Castelo Branco (11)], dates of birth were framed in qua...

The study was initiated because one of the authors had a child in the family with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The author was concerned about what could be done to improve the quality of life of this child. The hypotheses explored whether hydrotherapy could bring any relief or advantage in functional mobility to an individual with DMD and whe...

The present study was aimed to relate physical activity in the formation of self-concept, self-esteem and school performance in children of basic education. We had a sample of 531 students of the municipalities of Santarém, Torres Novas, Entroncamento and Tomar (Portugal), of which 295 students (55.6%) for males and 236 students (44.4%) than female...

(PT) Objetivos: (1) identificar diferenças morfológicas e funcionais de atletas de equipas com rendimentos diferenciados; (2) estudar a associação entre os atributos morfológicos, força e potência dos membros inferiores com a agilidade; e (3) identificar os atributos que permitem predizer o desempenho na avaliação da agilidade. Materiais e métodos:...

O Hóquei em Patins é um desporto coletivo de interior, em que os atletas se movem sobre patins e usam um setique para controlar uma bola que tentam introduzir na baliza adversária. Este é jogado por cinco jogadores, quatro de campo e um guarda-redes. As principais provas a nível de seleções masculinas e femininas são o Campeonato do Mundo de Hóquei...

There are a number of basic interventions using light, intensive activity to relieve the symptoms of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. These interventions relieve any pain caused, address malformations and maintain some basic functional skills such as: 1) Maintaining and / or improving muscle strength to perform everyday activities such as climbing stai...

A child with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) faces a childhood and adolescence with a disability that develops gradually. This book intends to expose the problems of children with DMD. The authors discuss situations related to the disease in an attempt to provide some quality and improvement of life for those affected since DMD is a degenerative...

Journal Impact Factor 0.624 Objective: To determine the significance of technical and tactical attributes (established on the basis of the subjective expertise assessment) to discriminate team-handball (HB) performance groups, in relation to HB playing positions. Methodology: A total of 235 male HB players (mean age, 23.5±5.3 years) participated in...

Objective: this work is aimed at knowing the level of physical aptitude and its degree of association, regarding an urban and a rural area, in children from the primary education schools. Methodology:the sample consisted of six schools from the primary education of the county of Fundão: Santa Teresinha school (a central school), and the schools of...

Adopting and maintaining an active lifestyle for adolescent students, seems to be impaired and influenced by several factors, among them stand out environmental, psychological and social factors. Thus, the general objectives of this study were submitted to study and understand the extent to which these environmental, social and personal factors hel...