Alba Hernández defends her excellent doctoral thesis entitled "Lifestyle, cardiovascular risk factors, and mortality in Spain: the role of the American Heart Association algorithms".
Our partner Borja Martínez Téllez, has been awarded a "Ramón y Cajal Research" contract.. This five-year contract will deepen our understanding of a new reservoir of brown adipose tissue in the human body, a type of fat that primarily consumes energy and releases heat.
Elena Martínez participated as a speaker at the I International Congress on Women and Sport held at the University of Valencia by the Catedra Donna i Sport on October 27th and 28th. The papers dealt with "Gender gap in leadership positions in the Sciences of Physical Activity and Sport" and "Sexual function after a physical exercise program in women with severe obesity who have received bariatric surgery: EMOVAR study".
The SPORT Research Group organized the 8th EXERNET Symposium "Physical exercise for health throughout life" on October 20th and 21st. This event was highlighted by the presentation of papers of exceptional quality in the field of physical activity and health. In addition, participants had the opportunity to enjoy an evening cultural tour of the city center and the Alcazaba.
Members of Sport Research Group CTS 1024, attended the II International Congress on Optimization of Strength Training and Neuromuscular Performance at the University Camilo José Cela in Madrid, participating as a scientific committee, presenting papers on the latest research and giving workshops on Speed Load profile and horizontal VF profile.
One more year the SPORT Research Group team participates in the night of the researchers to make known to the people of Almeria the research in physical activity sciences that is developed in the group.
After a very intense course, full of successes, and also with some defeats, the SPORT Research Group (CTS-1024) team is going on vacation! See you in September!
Elena Martínez is awarded a 9-month Bridge Contract at the University of Almería after defending her excellent Doctoral Thesis entitled "Heart rate variability in clinical populations: methodological aspects and effects of exercise interventions".
Hiring a PhD student (4 year salary) at the university of Almería to work on the project titled "Deciphering the molecular and secretory functions of a novel and unique brown adipose tissue depot in women" lead by Borja Martínez Téllez
Alberto Soriano received the UAL Social Council Award for the trajectory of young researchers in the group of areas of Social and Legal Sciences, Arts and Humanities, for his work on the role of physical exercise on health and quality of life in people with chronic diseases.
A large part of the SPORT Research Group team actively participated in the 28th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Sciences held in Paris. It was a fantastic experience in which we were able to share the results of our work and add knowledge from great experts in the field of physical exercise and health.
Alba Hernández wins second place in the Thesis in 3 Minutes contest organized by the Secretariat of Scientific Dissemination and the International Doctoral School (EIDUAL) and held at the Apolo Theater in Almería.
The SPORT Research Group, together with the UGR and the Torrecárdenas and Virgen de las Nieves hospitals, will participate from October 2022 to the end of 2025 in the development of a virtual reality software to reduce disability and improve the quality of life of patients who have suffered a stroke. The main novelty of the software will be that it will be gamified (game-based), completely immersive, and specific for stroke patients. Led by Alberto Soriano, our group will participate in a clinical trial with the aim of validating the software for use in stroke patients.
Fernando Estévez-López gets a Ramón y Cajal contract at the UAL and joins our research group opening a new line of physical activity and chronic pain in children.
Tato and Alberto collect the Award AGESPORT (Andalusian Association of Sports Managers) to EQUALITY in SPORT for the project "Physical Activity and Breast Cancer". This is an award to an excellent team of professionals and students who have been working for more than 3 years to bring physical exercise to >150 women who have gone through breast cancer in the province of Almeria. A project of present and future. Many thanks to the entities and institutions that finance and support the program. Municipal Sports Board of Almeria University of Almeria
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SPORT Research Group researcher Borja Martínez-Téllez represents Spain in the world phase of the prestigious scientific dissemination contest "Falling Walls Lab 2022" with the presentation entitled "Breaking the walls of exercise mimetics". Watch video
The SPORT Research Group (CTS-1024) led by Manolo Rodríguez, Alejandro Pérez, Andrés Baena, David Díez and Antonio García, evaluates Unicaja Almería Volleyball as part of a research project that aims to determine the relationship between maximum neuromuscular capacities and performance in specific volleyball actions. This information will also be useful for the coaching staff to make decisions regarding the training of this elite team. See complete news
Pablo J. Marcos, from the SPORT Research Group (CTS-1024), has been selected as a member of the team of professionals to elaborate the Andalusian Physical Exercise Prescription Plan. The first meeting was held at the Andalusian School of Public Health (Granada). The mission is ambitious and enormously important for society.
The SPORT Research Group was present at the I International Congress on Optimization of Strength Training and Neuromuscular Performance with two papers (Alejandro Pérez and Manolo Rodríguez), an oral communication (Andrés Baena) and several posters (Alba Hernández, David Díez and Alberto Soriano). In addition, the 1st Prize for the best poster was awarded for the work entitled "Reliability of a novel curvilinear sprint test in basketball".
The SPORT Research Group team evaluates the physical condition of the population of Almeria and provides comparative information for each person with respect to individuals of the same sex and age, to highlight the importance of having medium/high levels of cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness.
From August 30 to September 2, a sub-delegation of the SPORT Research Group (from left to right Alberto, Andrés, David R, Alba H, Alba E, and David D) travels to Seville to learn from the best researchers in the world at the XXVII Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Sciences 2022.
In this chapter of Trainingym Building Resilience, we are joined by the graduate and doctor in Physical Education, teacher and honorary member of the Baltic Academy of Educational Sciences, Antonio Jesús Casimiro. He talks to us about the keys to take action and overcome this scenario: Accepting, attending, learning and daring. Click here...
The TVE program Saber Vivir echoes our project of Emotional Education and physical activity. Click here...
This week we talk about the importance of exercise in our lives with Andreu Raya Demidoffpresident of the NGO Sport for Education and Health, and Antonio Jesús Casimiro AndújarD. in Physical Education, full professor at the University of Almeria, physical trainer and personal coach, and José Antonio Sande MartínezPhysical Education teacher and emotional therapist, both authors of the book Reactivate: Less medication and more movement. Click here...
Antonio Jesús Casimiro Andújar, degree and doctorate in Physical Education. Professor at the University of Almeria. Physical trainer and personal coach of high performance athletes. José Antonio Sande Martínez is a teacher, writer, researcher, disseminator and flower therapist, as well as director of the Noray Flower Therapy Center. Both are authors of "Reactívate. Less medication and more movement", published by Desclée De Brouwer. We talk about its content and proposal below. Click here...
Podcast talking about the research trajectory. Un Poleo Con Sonso (30 minutes). Click here...
Podcast- How to improve your microbiota without myths on FitMan Power Radio (43 minutes). Click here...
Podcast - Activate brown fat and expend calories Truth or Hoax? On FitMan Power Radio (36 minutes). Click here...
Interview with Borja Martínez Téllez, PhD in Biomedicine from the University of Granada, who tells us about the options we have within the Academy, how to seek funding and be independent researchers, how to write a project for a grant, where to find the most prestigious grants? Click here...
In today's video we talk with Antonio J. Casimiro, Bachelor and PhD in Physical Education, University Professor (UAL), about the importance of training for life, from a holistic, physical, mental and emotional balance. Click here...
Talk about healthy habits with the CEO of the Sano Center franchise. How the pandemic has affected us and why today, more than ever before, we need to introduce the concept of holistic health into our lives. Click here...
Informative video of the Breast Cancer and Sport program. Click here...
Podcast talking about Thermoregulation and brown fat in OWA (30 minutes). Click here...
Onda Cero interview on the Lupus research line (minute 23:30). Click here...
Live Volleyball Sessions: Dr. Antonio Garcia de Alcaraz Discussion on Sports Science (court and beach), and Physical Training. Click here...
La Salud en tus Manos is a program dedicated to the promotion of healthy lifestyle habits, knowledge of diseases and their repercussions on the individual from a social point of view. Dr. Juan Madrid directs and hosts the program. Click here...
To know whether or not physical exercise is beneficial in obese patients who have undergone bariatric surgery is the objective of a clinical trial launched by the Torrecárdenas Hospital and the University of Almería. Click here...
An egg a day? Interview in a radio program of "Radio Euskadi" by Teresa Yuste about the results of the study "Egg Intake and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adolescents: Role of Physical Activity; The Helena Study", published in the journal "Nutrición Hospitalaria"...Listen to Ivoox.com