Faculdade de Motricidade Humana

This research group encompasses four main research areas focusing on the study of behavior change in the areas of physical activity, exercise, eating behavior, digital biomarkers, and serious games - in relation to different exposures and interventions and how they relate to various outcomes of health and well-being, physical and/or mental. 

Scientific research with a vision and appraisal that responds to the need to reduce measurement error and optimize individualized adaptations to exercise to achieve meaningful group changes in the medium and long term.

The focus of the Neuromuscular Biomechanics is to investigate the response of the musculoskeletal system to mechanical stimulation and to ascertain the role of this response to optimized human performance, as well as on the understanding and prevention of pathological conditions related to mechanical loading.

Skill learning involves processes responsible for changes in movement performance over time due to specific practices, emphasizing the environment and variability. Strategically, the group is focusing on understanding sport performance with a program of work that integrates information, technology, and theory, avoiding mere ‘datification’.