GALÁN LÓPEZ , Pablo

La adolescencia es una etapa vital no sólo para el crecimiento físico y psicológico de cualquier ser humano, sino también para el desarrollo, establecimiento y mantenimiento de determinadas conductas saludables que repercutirán de manera positiva en el estado de salud presente y futuro de los individuos. Entre los problemas que podemos...

The aim of this study is to identify and analyze the motives that lead Icelandic teenagers to engage in physical exercise and the possible associations with variables of their body composition. For this purpose, the Self-Report of Reasons for the Practice of Physical Exercise questionnaire (AMPEF) was administered to 387 students (54% boys and...

Childhoodandadolescentobesityhasbecomeoneofthemostvitalchallengestoovercome in the present age. Physical fitness, physical activity and the Mediterranean diet (MD) are valuable tools for its prevention and treatment. The main objective of this study is to analyze the associations between health-related physical fitness components, body...

Unhealthy lifestyles, low levels of physical fitness, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) are associated with bad quality of life and the development of a wide range of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The current study aimed to evaluate the level of adherence to the MD in physical fitness performance and body composition parameters...

The benefits of physical fitness (PF) for health are well-known. Low PF significantly contributes to the prevalence of obesity in adolescents, with an increased risk of developing chronic diseases. The objectives of the present study were to explore the health-related PF components and body composition levels in adolescents in three European...

Unhealthylifestyles,lowlevelsofphysicalfitness,andadherencetotheMediterraneandiet (MD)areassociatedwithbadqualityoflifeandthedevelopmentofawiderangeofnon-communicable diseases (NCDs). The current study aimed to evaluate the level of adherence to the MD in physical fitness performance and body composition parameters in children and adolescents...

Obesity, low levels of physical fitness, and unhealthy eating patterns are responsible for part of the health problems of adolescents today. The current study aimed at examining the association between the adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), through each answer to the items of the Adherence to the MD Questionnaire (KIDMED), and physical...