Élvio Rúbio Gouveia

Biography
Élvio Rúbio Gouveia (ERG) has a degree in Physical Education, a master’s in physical education, and a PhD in Sport Sciences, all from the University of Madeira. ERG is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Physical Education and Sport at the University of Madeira and a Member of Interactive Technologies Institute, a research unit from the Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems. ERG also collaborates with the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Switzerland. ERG has been developing and evaluating strategies to promote physical activity, fitness, and quality of life in children, adults, and older adults. Focusing on the physiological assessment of human fitness and the promotion of healthy ageing, his research is grounded on a multidisciplinary approach to several issues that affect health fitness. In the last five years, ERG has participated in 5 financed research projects and has several papers published in Q1 and Q2 scientific journals, such as Quality of Life Research, Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal of Public Health, Achieves of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders and Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.
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2022
Body Composition and Physical Fitness in Madeira Youth Journal Article
In: Children, vol. 9, no. 12, pp. 1833, 2022.
Associations between Age, Body Composition, Balance, and Other Physical Fitness Parameters in Youth Soccer Journal Article
In: Sustainability, vol. 14, no. 20, pp. 13379, 2022.
Sports Injuries of a Portuguese Professional Football Team during Three Consecutive Seasons Journal Article
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 19, pp. 12582, 2022.
The Role of Physical Function in the Association between Physical Activity and Gait Speed in Older Adults: A Mediation Analysis Journal Article
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 19, pp. 12581, 2022.
Predictive Modeling of Injury Risk Based on Body Composition and Selected Physical Fitness Tests for Elite Football Players Journal Article
In: Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 11, no. 16, pp. 4923, 2022.
Physical Development Differences between Professional Soccer Players from Different Competitive Levels Journal Article
In: Applied Sciences, vol. 12, no. 14, pp. 7343, 2022.
The Role of Cognitive Performance and Physical Functions in the Association between Age and Gait Speed: A Mediation Study Journal Article
In: Geriatrics, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 73, 2022.
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 13, pp. 7608, 2022.
A kinematic analysis of the basketball shot performance: impact of distance variation to the basket Journal Article
In: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics, vol. 24, no. 1, 2022.
Caracterização das Lesões numa Equipa do Futebol Profissional Português. Journal Article
In: Journal of Sport Pedagogy and Research, 2022.