Faculdade de Motricidade Humana

Associate professor of the Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon. Member of the Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, and CIPER, funded by FCT. During the last 8 years Professor Fragoso was largely involved in high-level athletes' evaluation and consulting, with regular contracts with national sports federations and with the Portuguese Sports Institute. Fragoso’s main research activity is focused on anthropometric maturation and performance.

He concluded a 5 yr graduation in Special Education and Rehabilitation in 2004. Then, in 2007, he completed a Post-Graduate program in Neurosciences at the Faculty of Medicine/University of Lisbon. In 2008 he obtained a Master degree in Physiotherapy and concluded a PhD in Human Kinetics in 2012 (Faculty of Human Kinetics/Technical University of Lisbon). He is an ACSM certified Exercise Physiologist since 2006 and has supervised Cardiac Rehabilitation interventions for a period of 4 yrs. Additionally, he directed a phase III/IV Cardiac Rehabilitation program from 2005-2007. In parallel, he coordinated the APPACDM-Ajuda Adapted Physical Activity program for adults with Down syndrome from 2004-2012. In 2008 he was awarded with the prize of young researcher of the year in the domain of Human Kinetics (Young Researchers Lisbon Technical University/Delloit) and with an honorary mention for senior researcher in Human Kinetics (Senior Researchers Lisbon Technical University/Santander Totta). Presently, his research interests focus on the cardiorespiratory, autonomic adaptations to exercise and resistance training with vascular restriction. He has published several scientific papers in international peer reviewed journals with impact factor. Finally, he has also served as a reviewer for many well respected journals in the field of Sports Medicine, Applied Physiology and Neurophysiology.

Graduated in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, and obtained a PhD degree in Human Kinetics from the Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon. Assistant professor of the Department of Sport and Health Sciences of the same Faculty, responsible for the courses of “Biochemistry” and “Nutrition and Physical Activity” in undergraduate studies and “Evaluation of the Endocrine and Immune Systems” in graduate studies. Researcher of the Laboratory of Physiology and Biochemistry of Exercise, and of CIPER since 2006. Former member of the Center of Metabolism and Endocrinology of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, from 1994 to 2006. Main research activity involves the evaluation of the redox, immune and endocrine systems in endurance sports performance, with special interest in swimming, and in populations with chronic disease such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and osteoarthritis. Other research interests: influence of magnesium status on exercise performance and relation to body composition.

António Paulo Ferreira is Assistant Professor in Faculdade Motricidade Humana – University of Lisbon and member of SpertLab. His research has been developed on sport performance analysis, trying to clarify the concept of critical moments of sport games and to understand how teams play under tactical and technical constraints. In the last 25 years he has coached basketball teams at all competitive levels. Actually he is member of the Portuguese Association of Basketball Coaches and the head-coach of under-16 Portugal national team.