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A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Exercise and Health".

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Prof. Dr. Pedro Valdivia-Moral

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Faculty of Education, Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Body Expression, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Interests: teacher training; physical education; physical activity; education
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Prof. Dr. José Luis Ubago-Jiménez

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Faculty of Education, Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Body Expression, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Interests: physical activity; higher education; health; psychosocial factors; sports; emotional intelligence
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Dear Colleagues,

New methodologies and strategies for various types of physical activity are the focus of this Special Issue. This is why particular attention should be paid to physical activity and physical exercise in regards to healthy practice, regardless of the population involved. Therefore, it is very important to ensure that guided physical activity takes place in a learning environment, so that all participants are aware of the benefits that can be achieved according to each type of exercise being performed. Accordingly, this Special Issue covers all contexts (sport, school, etc.) in which these two types of variables, health and education, are present.

Multidisciplinary work is especially important, as, nowadays, it is increasingly evident that working in different areas produces better results. This Special Issue welcomes all papers that consider this multidisciplinary point of view from areas analogous to physical activity, such as psychology, physiotherapy, physiology, education, etc.

Prof. Dr. Pedro Valdivia-Moral
Prof. Dr. José Luis Ubago-Jiménez
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Primary Validation of the Submandibular Skinfold as an Anthropometric Measurement of Cardiometabolic Risk in People with Intellectual Disabilities

by Paloma Ferrero-Hernández, Claudio Farías-Valenzuela, Gerson Ferrari, Sebastián Álvarez-Arangua, Hans Villalobos-Flores and Pedro Valdivia-Moral

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(3), 1658; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031658 - 17 Jan 2023

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The accumulation of body fat is an important cardiometabolic risk factor; however, there is no consensus about which measure is more reliable for the assessment of cardiometabolic risk in people with intellectual disabilities. The aim of the present study was to primarily validate the submandibular skinfold as an anthropometric measurement of cardiometabolic risk in children, adolescents, and adults with intellectual disabilities, using a cross-sectional study made up of 131 people (67.2% men) with mild and moderate intellectual disability. The cardiometabolic risk indicators used were: body mass index (kg/m²), neck circumference (cm), waist circumference (cm), calf circumference (cm) and waist-to-height ratio. Moderate correlations were demonstrated between the submandibular skinfold measure and the anthropometric measurements analyzed in the three age categories, showing the highest correlation (r = 0.70) between the submandibular skinfold and BMI in the adolescent group and waist-to-height ratio in adults. The implementation of the submandibular skinfold measurement is suggested as an easy, fast, and minimally invasive anthropometric measurement as part of the physical and nutritional evaluation for the assessment of cardiometabolic risk in people with intellectual disabilities. Full article

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Relationship between Learning and Psychomotor Skills in Early Childhood Education

by José Manuel Alonso-Vargas, Eduardo Melguizo-Ibáñez, Pilar Puertas-Molero, Federico Salvador-Pérez and José Luis Ubago-Jiménez

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(24), 16835; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416835 - 15 Dec 2022

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Psychomotor skills are, among others, an aspect particularly valuable for structuring the teaching–learning process of infant schoolchildren. For this reason, a study was carried out with the aim of describing and comparing the socio-demographic, psychomotor, and learning levels of schoolchildren in the second stage of infant education. Ninety-five pupils from the second cycle of infant education in the capital of Granada took part in this study. A sociodemographic questionnaire, the movement assessment battery for children-2 (MABC-2), and the preschool learning behaviour scale (PLBS) were used to collect data. The main results show that manual dexterity appears as the main motor factor and similar figures in the three dimensions of learning behaviours. On the other hand, balance and learning behaviours were higher in 6-year-old schoolchildren. In terms of gender, girls obtained higher values for the level of the learning behaviour variables. A positive correlation was found between the dimensions of learning and motor activity. Full article

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Effectiveness of Teaching Mini Handball through Non-Linear Pedagogy in Different Socioeconomic Contexts: A Pilot Study

by Sebastián Espoz-Lazo, Claudio Farías-Valenzuela, Victor Reyes-Contreras, Paloma Ferrero-Hernández, Frano Giakoni-Ramírez, Mauricio Tapia-Zavala, Daniel Duclos-Bastías and Pedro Valdivia-Moral

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(20), 13002; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013002 - 11 Oct 2022

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Mini handball is among the sports included as part of school physical education in Chile to improve children’s motor skills and to motivate their adherence to a healthy and active lifestyle in response to concerns about this country’s high level of childhood obesity. To this end, non-linear pedagogy (NLP) has been used to develop motor skills through mini handball in the school context. However, socioeconomic differences that influence the development of children’s motor skills have not been considered to determine whether the methodology applies to everyone. The aim of the present observational study is to describe and compare the effectiveness of the previously applied NLP methodology in two contrasting socioeconomic contexts to determine whether it helps to develop motor skills through mini handball in both school contexts. The Levine test was used to determine the homogeneity of the variances (p < 0.05), as the distribution of the data was not normal. The Kruskal–Wallis H statistical test was used to analyse within-group data. Additionally, the Mann–Whitney U test was applied for comparisons between groups. The results show significant improvements in the acquisition of the expected motor skills specific to mini handball. Additionally, a shortening of the gap was evidenced between the groups during the training process, with no significant differences at the end of the progression. Therefore, the investigated NLP is equally as effective for schoolchildren in two opposite socioeconomic contexts. Full article

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Motivational Climate, Anxiety and Physical Self-Concept in Trainee Physical Education Teachers—An Explanatory Model Regarding Physical Activity Practice Time

by Eduardo Melguizo-Ibáñez, Félix Zurita-Ortega, José Luis Ubago-Jiménez, Pilar Puertas-Molero and Gabriel González-Valero

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(19), 12812; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912812 - 06 Oct 2022

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There is an increase in sedentary lifestyles among young people. However, the development of a certain motivational climate can play a key role in the prevention of such lifestyles. Taking into account the aforementioned, the present research aims to establish the relationship between the motivational climate towards sport, anxiety and physical self-concept and to identify and clarify the existing relationships between anxiety, motivational climate and physical self-concept, by breaking down this objective into (a) developing an explanatory model of the motivational climate towards sport and its relationship with anxiety and physical self-concept and (b) contrasting the structural model by means of a multi-group analysis, according to the time spent doing physical activity per week. For this purpose, a cross-sectional descriptive and comparative study was carried out with a total of 568 university students (M = 25.09; SD = 6.22). A sociodemographic questionnaire, the Spanish version of the Perceived Motivation Climate Questionnaire in Sport, the Self-Concept Form-5 and the Beck Anxiety Inventory were used for data collection. The results show that more time spent doing physical activity brings benefits in terms of physical self-concept and homework climate, helping to reduce anxiety levels. As conclusions, it is observed that a longer time spent doing physical activity brings benefits in the channelling of disruptive states and improvements in physical self-concept. Full article

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