Teresa Garcia-Pastor

Teresa Garcia-Pastor
Camilo José Cela University | UCJC · Institute of Sport Sciences (ICD)

PhD.

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Previous research has focused on the possibility of cervical dysfunction in migraine patients, similar to what is observed in patients with tension-type headaches. However, there is no evidence concerning the physical function of other body regions, even though lower levels of physical activity have been reported among migraine patients. The aim of...
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Background/Objectives: Previous studies suggest that there is a genetically determined component of fat oxidation at rest and during exercise. To date, the FTO gene has been proposed as a candidate gene to affect fat oxidation during exercise because of the association of the “at-risk” A allele with different obesity-related factors such as increas...
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Previous research has focused on the possibility of cervical dysfunction in migraine patients, similar to what is observed in patients with tension-type headaches. However, there is no evidence concerning the physical function of other body regions, even though lower levels of physical activity have been reported among migraine patients. The aim of...
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Background: Daily physical activity is part of the self-management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and didactic information sessions may be insufficient for the provision of these skills. Prior activation can determine sensitivity to these sessions. We evaluated whether the activation in patients with COPD, as measur...
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This investigation presents a comparison of calcaneus bone stiffness of endurance runners of different ages and age-matched controls. We found that there was an age-associated decline in calcaneus bone stiffness in the control group while endurance runners prevented this decline, with a higher effect as the participants increased their age.PurposeP...
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This study investigated the thermal skin (Tsk) response of lower limbs in older adults with or without osteoarthritis before and after a concurrent exercise. For this, seventy older adults (age: 75.1 ± 6.7 years, mass: 70.5 ± 9.3 kg, height: 1.6 ± 0.1 m, BMI: 29 ± 3.4 kg m−2) were divided into four groups: men with osteoarthritis (n = 7), men contr...
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The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the effects of various muscle strength sessions performed during 10 weeks physical conditioning programs and 4 weeks of detraining on the physical conditioning, body composition and hematology of elderly women. 48 women were randomly distributed in four groups: a physical conditioning group (PCG;...
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Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate whether there were changes in body composition after a 20-week (twice weekly) Pilates Method (PM) program when compared to a control group. Methods: This was a controlled quasi-experimental study in which 41 subjects (83.3% females, 16.7% males) aged between 28 and 58 years (mean age = 42.37±7...
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The purpose of the present study was to compare body composition and physical activity level between children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). A sample of 78 children, adolescents and adults participated in the study. Anthropometrics and physical activity, using GT1M accelerometer, were assessed. Overweight and obesity prevalence wa...
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El objetivo del estudio fue determinar si existe una relación entre los hábitos de actividad física (HAF) y el nivel de condición física sobre el rendimiento académico en alumnos de Segundo Ciclo de Educación Secundaria de Leganés. La muestra estaba compuesta por 1348 adolescentes de ambos sexos con un rango de edad comprendido entre los 14 y los 1...
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The Aim of the Stud. Was to Determine Whether There Is A Relationship between the Phys. Activ. Level and Fitness Condition over the Acad. Perf. of Secdry. Sch. Students in Leganes. the Sample Consisted of 1348 Adolescents of Both Sexes Aged between 14 and 18 Years , All of Them Students from 13 Schools of the Town of Leganes, Madrid. to Meas. the P...
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Background: Obesity is a multifactorial disease and our understanding of this disease is still incomplete. Purpose: The aim of this investigation was to examine the associations between body fat percentage and physical fitness, diet and active/sedentary behaviors in female and male adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out...
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El desarrollo de la fuerza y resistencia muscular es un factor fundamental para obtener buenos niveles de fitness y así lograr un estado de salud óptimo. La idea es desarrollar un entrenamiento de fitness muscular, a través de patrones de movimientos funcionales y de ejercicios suplementarios, que permita a los usuarios desarrollar de forma óptima...
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El objetivo de este estudio es describir los niveles de práctica de actividad física, habilidades motrices básicas y la composición corporal en niños y jovenes con Trastornos de Espectro Autista que se encuentran escolarizados en centros de educación especial en la Comunidad de Madrid y analizar diferencias entre sexos, por ser una población de la...
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The aim of the study was to assess and correlate physical activity practice and fitness level in adolescents. A total of 884 students (age=16,4±0,8 years) answered the modified version of the “Assessment of Physical Activity Level Questionnaire (APALQ)” and aerobic capacity was assessed through the Ruffier Test. The mean Ruffier Index (IR) was 11,1...
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The aim of this study is to measure objectively and accurately the physical activity (PA) patterns in Spanish children and adolescents according to their obesity status, gender and age groups. A sample of 487 children and 274 adolescents from the European Youth Heart Study participated in the study. The variables measured were anthropometric charac...
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Página 59 REVISIÓN CAMBIOS PSICOFÍSICOS EN LAS MUJERES DE MEDIANA EDAD A TRAVÉS DEL AERÓBIC Carmen JUAN-LLAMAS, Teresa GARCÍA PASTOR Universidad Camilo José Cela RESUMEN La mujer de mediana edad experimenta cambios corporales y psíquicos que suele afectar a su autoestima, como los signos del envejecimiento, los cambios hormonales, los cambios en lo...
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The aim of the study was to provide a review of Pilates Method scientific studies. A total of 70 articles were studied: 27 theoretical articles, 2 bibliography reviews, 3 clinical case studies, 1 descriptive study, and 37 intervention studies. The largest number of studies that have applied Pilates Method as an intervention program are those that u...
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A total of 70 articles were studied: 27 theoretical articles, 2 bibliography reviews, 3 clinical case studies, 1 descriptive study, and 37 intervention studies. The largest number of studies that apply the Pilates Method as an intervention program are those that use it for treating pain, followed by the studies that utilize the Pilates Method for...
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Introduction: Physical activity for pregnant women should be controlled and adapted in order to minimize the risk of loss of balance and fetal trauma (Davies, Wolfe, Mottola, y MacKinnon, 2003). Noninvasive technologies are required for understanding better the effects of physical activity on pregnant women. Infrared thermography allows, remotely,...
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El método Pilates es un sistema de ejercicio mente-cuerpo con cada vez más popularidad y reconocimiento en al ámbito de la actividad física encaminada a la mejora de la salud, pero las evidencias científicas, por el momento, son escasas. El objetivo de este estudio fue valorar y comparar la capacidad de fuerza funcional en tres grupos diferentes: p...
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of 2 days/week versus 4 days/week of Whole Body Vibration (WBV) during eight weeks of WBV training on health-related quality of life (SF-36), balance and lower body strength, as well as short-term detraining (3 weeks) on balance and lower body strength among older adults. Thirty-four older adults...
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Resumen Introducción: El método Pilates (MP) es un tipo de ejercicio que combina aspectos de técnicas orientales y occidentales y es conocido como una técnica que ayuda a mejorar los niveles de fuerza, flexibilidad y en general el desarrollo de las actividades de la vida diaria. El objetivo de este trabajo fue valorar si existían cambios en flexibi...

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