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João Martins holds a Doctorate in Education Sciences (specialty: Didactics of Physical Education and Sport) from the Faculty of Human Kinetics at the University of Lisbon (FMH-UL), Portugal. He also earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sports Sciences and a Master’s degree in Physical Education from FMH-UL, as well as a Master’s degree in Epidemiology from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Lisbon. He is an Assistant Professor at FMH-UL and a researcher at the Institute of Education at the University of Lisbon. Dr. Martins has coordinated and participated in several funded projects related to Physical Education, Physical Activity, and Health (e.g., EuPEO; EuMOVE). He coordinates the Global Observatory for Physical Education (GoPE!). Additionally, he serves as an Associate Editor for scientific journals such as BMC Public Health and Sport Education and Society. Since 2020, Dr. João Martins is the Vice-President of the Portuguese Society of Physical Education. Since 2022, Dr. João Martins has been a member of the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP) board of directors. Dr. João Martins has published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals. His research interests are physical education, physical literacy, health, and promoting active lifestyles. His doctoral thesis received an Honorable Mention from the Portuguese Olympic Committee. In 2019, he was honoured with the Young Scholar Award by the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP). In 2020, he received the award for Researcher in Education Sciences from the University of Lisbon.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
João Martins

Citation names

  • Martins, João

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2B10-EAAD-E6DC
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2540-6678
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=t3jCXIYAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id
N-3067-2018
Scopus Author Id
7201798900

Email addresses

  • jmartins@fmh.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 214149100 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Faculdade de Motircidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa. Estrada da Costa, 1499-002, Cruz Quebrada - Dafundo, Oeiras, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Educational Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Epidemiology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Sport and Fitness Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/11/25
Concluded
Mestrado Em Epidemiologia / Master in Epidemiology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Socio-demographic correlates of physical activity and sitting time patterns in adults: an analysis with the Portuguese Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
19 valores / 19 values out of 20
2015/03/09
Concluded
Ciências da Educação /Educational Sciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Didática da Educação Física e Desporto / Didactics of Physical Education and Sport (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
"Educação Física e Estilos de Vida: Porque são os adolescentes fisicamente (in)ativos? / Physical Education and Lifestyles: Why are adolescents physically (in)active?" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Muito bom com distinção / Very good with distinction
2012
Concluded
Ensino da Educação Física nos Ensinos Básico e Secundário / Master in Teaching Physical Education (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
"Aptidão física: Um convite à saúde. Reflexão crítica sobre a investigação-ação realizada na Escola Secundária de Bocage / Physical Fitness: An invitation for health. Critical reflection on the action-research study" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
16 valores (Very Good)
2011
Concluded
Pós-Graduação em Análise de Dados em Ciências Sociais / Data Analysis in Social Sciences (Pós-Graduação)
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
18 values (Very Good)
2003 - 2008
Concluded
Ciencias de Desporto - Educação Física e Desporto Escolar / Sport Sciences Degree (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
15 values (Good)
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2022/10 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2015/08/01 - 2022/09 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2019/07/31 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2011/09/01 - 2015/07/31 Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2011/01/01 - 2015/07/30 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution
Employer
2008 - 2009 Professor do ensino básico e secundário (Professor do ensino básico e secundário) Colégio Atlântico, Portugal
Colégio Atlântico, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024 - 2026 MOVING for Health (MfH)
Other
Erasmus Plus
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Let’s move Europa: School-based promotion of healthy lifestyles to prevent obesity
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
Erasmus Plus
Concluded
2021/01/01 - 2023/06/30 Interventions in the Elderly’s Mobility Modes for Promotion of their Physical Activity and Fitness
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
Erasmus Plus
Concluded
2021 - 2023 Promoting Health and Access to Sport Equipment
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
Erasmus Plus
Concluded
2020/12 - 2022/06 Primary Physical Education Teacher Education (PRIME-PETE)
2020-1-LU01-KA203-063257
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
Erasmus Plus
Concluded
2020 - 2022 Physical literacy for life (PL4L)
Researcher
Ongoing
2020 - 2022 European Fitness Monitoring System (EUFITMOS)
Researcher
Concluded
2018 - 2020 European Physical Education Observatory
Researcher
Ongoing
2019/01 - 2019/12 Educação Física na Educação Básica: Formação continuada de professores e a organização e desenvolvimento do projeto pedagógico curricular referenciados pela base nacional curricular comum.
ID projeto: 02302
Other
Concluded
2018/01 - 2018/12 Physical Literacy as a key competence for lifelong learning
Researcher
Concluded
2009 - 2011 Educação Física e Estilos de Vida: Porque são os adolescentes fisicamente (in)ativos?
SFRH-BD-47855-2008
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Performance Humana, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023 - Current The Global Observatory of Physical Education - GoPE! (coordinator)
TBD
Coordinator
Ongoing
2018 - Current Sintra Cresce Saudável / Sintra Grows Healthy
Researcher
Ongoing
2020 - 2021 Actividad física y calidad de vida de los escolares de Castilla y León: Juntos sumamos SALUD
Researcher
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Martins, João. Escola, educação física e aptidão física. Estudo de investigação-ação. Germany. 2015.
Book chapter
  1. Carolo, Dora; Martín Francisco González Villalobos; Martins, João. Corresponding author: Carolo, Dora. "Educación física de calidad: principios, estrategias y prácticas pedagógicas para el desarrollo de la alfabetización física". In Actualidades en educación física y deporte 2023. Maestría en Educación Física y Deporte. Mexico: Universidad de Guadalajara, 2024.
    Published
  2. Martins, João; Onofre, Marcos; António Rodrigues; Marques, Adilson; Maria Martins; Carvalho, F; Peralta, Miguel; et al. "Sintra Cresce Saudável: Promoção da competência motora, atividade física e literacia física para a vida.". In Escola ativa e literacia física para a vida. Um guia prático para o contexto do 1.º ciclo de escolaridade, 7-10. Portugal, 2022.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Mota, João; Martins, João; Onofre, Marcos. "Portuguese Physical Literacy Assessment Questionnaire (PPLA-Q): Development, content validation and pilot testing". 2021.
  2. Onofre, Marcos; Martins, João; Repond, Marie Rose; Murphy, Chris; Markovic, Mjoca; Svdrim, Andjelko; Vost, Helen; Mota, Joao. "PhyLit: An project to advocate Physical Literacy as a key competence for lifelong learning". 2019.
  3. Martins, João; Onofre, Marcos; Mota, João; Repond, Marie Rose; Vost, Helen; Cremonesi, Bruno; Svrdim, Andjelko; Markovic, Mjoca. "A review of different international approaches to the definition and core elements of physical literacy". 2019.
  4. Onofre, Marcos; Costa, João; Martins, João; Martins, Maria João; Rodrigues, António. "Escutar os alunos para qualificar o ensino: o que nos diz a investigação em Educação Física". 2019.
  5. Martins, João; Marques, Adilson; Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Diniz, J.; Carreiro da Costa, Francisco. "Prevalence and correlates of active commuting among Portuguese adolescents considering the home-to-school distance". Paper presented in World Congress of Children andYouth Health Behaviors, Viseu, 2016.
    Published
  6. Martins, João. "Correlatos da atividade física e dos comportamentos sedentários de crianças portuguesas". 2015.
  7. Martins, João. "Correlatos da atividade física e dos comportamentos sedentários de crianças portuguesas". 2015.
  8. Martins, João. "Educação física e estilos de vida: Análise comparativa das populações do 12º ano de 2011 e 2015 de uma escola pública em Lisboa". 2015.
  9. Martins, João. "Educação física e estilos de vida: Análise comparativa das populações do 12º ano de 2011 e 2015 de uma escola pública em Lisboa". 2015.
  10. Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Arede, J.; Figueiredo, A.; Marques, Adilson; Mendes, F.; Martins, João; Pereira, A.. "Níveis de stress e rendimento escolar em alunos de desporto e atividade física". Paper presented in 4º Congresso da Sociedade Cientifica de Pedagogia do Desporto, Guarda, 2014.
    Published
  11. Martins, João; Marques, Adilson; Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Santos, B.; Carreiro da Costa, F. "Caraterização de raparigas adolescentes com um estilo de vida fisicamente ativo e pouco ativo". Paper presented in 4º Congresso da Sociedade Cientifica de Pedagogia do Desporto, Guarda, 2014.
    Published
  12. Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Barbosa, António; Martins, João; Anguera, Maria Teresa; Campaniço, Jorge; Leitão, José Carlos. "Regular patterns of play in effectiveness offensive sequences of FC Barcelona counterattack". Paper presented in 17th Annual Congress of the European College of the Sport Science, Bruges, 2012.
    Published
  13. Martins, João; Marques, Adilson; Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Carreiro da Costa, F. "Motivational climate in physical education: A comparison between the perceptions of students from classes of beginning teachers and experienced teachers.". Paper presented in 17th Annual Congress of the European College of the Sport Science, Bruges, 2012.
    Published
  14. Martins, João; Marques, Adilson; Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Carreiro da Costa, F. "Motivational climate, achievement goals and students´ attitude towards physical education". Paper presented in 17th Annual Congress of the European College of the Sport Science, Bruges, 2012.
    Published
  15. Martins, João. "Relationship between time watching TV, computer using, electronic games, and time practicing physical activity of children". 2011.
    978-09568903-0-6
  16. Marques, Adílson; Martins, João; Hugo Sarmento; Martins, Maria; Costa, João; Onofre, Marcos; Carreiro da Costa, Francisco. "Children physical activity participation and the perception of their parents¿ weekly physical activity.". Paper presented in 16th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Liverpool, 2011.
    Published
  17. Martins, João; Marques, Adílson; Hugo Sarmento; Martins, Maria; Costa, João; Onofre, Marcos; Carreiro da Costa, Francisco. "Physical activity levels and determinants to practice according to age in girls that attended Portuguese public schools". Paper presented in 16th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Liverpool, 2011.
    Published
  18. Marques, Adílson; Martins, João; Hugo Sarmento; Martins, Maria; Costa, João; Onofre, Marcos; Carreiro da Costa, Francisco. "Relationship between time watching TV, computer using, electronic games, and time practicing PA of children". Paper presented in 16th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science., Liverpool, 2011.
    Published
  19. Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Martins, N.; Martins, João; Marques, Adilson; Barbosa, António; Anguera, Maria Teresa; Campaniço, Jorge; Leitão, José Carlos. "Detection of counter-attack interaction patterns in football". Paper presented in 16th Annual Congress of the European College of the Sport Science, Liverpool, 2011.
    Published
  20. Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Martins, N.; Martins, João; Marques, Adilson; Barbosa, António; Anguera, Maria Teresa; Campaniço, Jorge; Leitão, José Carlos. "Temporal patterns analysis in the goals scored by football teams". Paper presented in 16th Annual Congress of the European College of the Sport Science, Liverpool, 2011.
    Published
  21. Martins, João; Marques, Adilson; Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Carreiro da Costa, F. "Physical education, physical activity and academic performance.". Paper presented in 16th Annual Congress of the European College of the Sport Science, Liverpool, 2011.
    Published
  22. Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Martins, N.; Marques, Adilson; Martins, João; Campaniço, Jorge; Leitão, José Carlos; Anguera, Maria Teresa. "A observação da interação em contexto desportivo". Paper presented in Estudos em pedagogia do desporto. 1º congresso da SCPD, Tomar, 2010.
    Published
  23. Marques, Adilson; Martins, João; Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Carreiro da Costa, F. "Participação dos jovens lisboetas nas actividades físicas e desportivas de acordo com a idade e o sexo". Paper presented in 1º congresso da SCPD, Tomar, 2010.
    Published
  24. André, J.; Almeida, N.; Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Martins, João; Marques, Adilson. "Factores que explicam a motivação dos estudantes de uma instituição militar de ensino para a prática de actividade física". Paper presented in 1º congresso da SCPD, Tomar, 2010.
    Published
  25. Martins, João; Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Marques, Adilson; Carreiro da Costa, F. "Determinantes para a prática de actividade física em raparigas que frequentam estabelecimentos militares de ensino portugueses.". Paper presented in 1º congresso da SCPD, Tomar, 2010.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Pedro Pereira; João Martins; Graham Bell; Tarmo Kalvet; Shabnam Pasandideh. "COVID-19 AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES: THE IMPACTOUR PILOTS COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE". 2021.
    10.20867/tosee.06.40
  2. Marques, Adilson; Peralta, M.; Martins, João; Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Carreiro da Costa, F. "Correlatos do transporte ativo dos adolescentes citadinos". Paper presented in 4º Congresso da Sociedade Cientifica de Pedagogia do Desporto, Guarda, 2014.
    Published
  3. Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Marques, Adilson; Martins, João; Catita, Luís; Fonseca, António. "Motivation in soccer ¿ A comparison between professionals, semi-professionals and amateur players". 2012.
    Published
  4. Marques, Adilson; Martins, João; Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Diniz, J.; Carreiro da Costa, F. "Correlates of physical fitness among secondary school students". 2012.
    Published
  5. Costa, João; Onofre, Marcos; Martins, Maria; Marques, Adílson; Martins, João. "Dinâmicas de trabalho coletivo do Departamento de Educação Física: O desenho de um estudo compreensivo". Paper presented in XI Symposium Internacional sobre el practicum y las prácticas en empresas en la formación universitaria, Poio, 2011.
    Published
  6. Martins, Maria; Onofre, Marcos; Costa, João; Marques, Adílson; Martins, João. "As experiências de practicum como fontes do sentimento de auto-eficácia". Paper presented in XI Symposium Internacional sobre el practicum y las prácticas en empresas en la formación universitaria, Poio, 2011.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Ruiz-Hermosa, Abel; Sánchez-López, Mairena; Castro-Piñero, José; Grao-Cruces, Alberto; Camiletti-Moirón, Daniel; Martins, João; Mota, Jorge; et al. "The Erasmus+ EUMOVE project—a school-based promotion of healthy lifestyles to prevent obesity in European children and adolescents". European Journal of Public Health (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae113.
    10.1093/eurpub/ckae113
  2. Carlos Mata; Marcos Onofre; Athanasios Papaioannou; João Martins. "Adolescents’ self-perceived health, life satisfaction and subjective vitality during the COVID-19 pan-demic: an analysis based on education level, gender and physical activity status.". Retos (2024): https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v57.104528.
    10.47197/retos.v57.104528
  3. Martins, João; Tapia-Serrano, Miguel Ángel; Nogueira, Telma; Sanchéz-Miguel, Pedro Antonio. "Compliance with the 24-h Movement Guidelines for Portuguese children: differences between boys and girls". Scientific Reports 14 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49227-6.
    10.1038/s41598-023-49227-6
  4. Francisco Carvalho; Marcos Onofre; João Mota; Miguel Peralta; Adilson Marques; Ana Quitério; António Rodrigues; et al. "Correlates of Motor Competence in Primary School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study From a Portuguese Municipality". Journal of Motor Learning and Development (2024): https://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2022-0064.
    10.1123/jmld.2022-0064
  5. Adilson Marques; Yolanda Demetriou; Stevo Popovic; Jovan Gardasevic; Bojan Masanovic; João Martins; Élvio R. Gouveia; et al. "Healthy fitness zone prevalence and age-specific fitness profile of young people in seven European countries in 2022: The EUFITMOS project". American Journal of Human Biology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23989.
    10.1002/ajhb.23989
  6. Martins, João; Onofre, Marcos; Cristão, Rafael; Varela, Andrea Ramirez; Pratt, Michael; Hallal, Pedro C. "The Global Observatory for Physical Education (GoPE!): monitoring physical education and physical activity in children and adolescents worldwide". European Journal of Public Health 33 Supplement (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad133.273.
    10.1093/eurpub/ckad133.273
  7. João Martins; Houshmand Masoumi; Vânia Loureiro; Margarida Gomes; Fortunata Ratinho; Tiago Ribeiro; Melika Mehriar; et al. "Seasonality and Objective Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour among Older Adults from Four European Countries". Healthcare (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11172395.
    10.3390/healthcare11172395
  8. Onofre, Marcos; Costa, João; Martins, João; Quitério, Ana; Farias, Cláudio; Mesquita, Isabel. "Portuguese research on physical education and sport didactics¿a critical discussion". Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 5 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2023.1172815.
    10.3389/fspor.2023.1172815
  9. Cláudio Farias; Javier Fernández-Río; João Martins; Eugénio Ribeiro; Joaquim Teixeira; Cristiana Bessa; Isabel Mesquita. "Multi-System Influences on Physical Education Preservice Teachers’ Teaching Practice in Pandemic Times". Quest (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/00336297.2023.2189130.
    10.1080/00336297.2023.2189130
  10. Carlos Mata; Marcos Onofre; João Costa; Diogo Monteiro; Diogo Teixeira; João Martins. "Adolescents’ enjoyment in face-to-face physical education during the COVID-19 pandemic". European Physical Education Review (2023): https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X231163106.
    10.1177/1356336X231163106
  11. Dora Carolo; Marcos Onofre; João Martins. "Origens e definição do constructo de literacia física: da compreensão conceptual à criação coletiva de um referencial europeu". Retos (2023): https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v48.97380.
    10.47197/retos.v48.97380
  12. Mota, João; Martins, João; Onofre, Marcos. "Portuguese Physical Literacy Assessment Questionnaire (PPLA-Q) for Adolescents: Validity and Reliability of the Psychological and Social Modules using Mokken Scale Analysis". Perceptual and Motor Skills 130 3 (2023): 958-983. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00315125231159688.
    10.1177/00315125231159688
  13. Lúcia Gomes; João Martins; Madalena Ramos; Francisco Carreiro da Costa. "The Impact of Non-Physical Education Teachers’ Perceptions on the Promotion of Active and Healthy Lifestyles: A Cross-Sectional Qualitative Study". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032026.
    10.3390/ijerph20032026
  14. Lúcia Gomes; João Martins; Madalena Ramos; Francisco Carreiro da Costa. "Physical activity levels of Portuguese adolescents in the first period of confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the first activities of teachers and coaches: a cross-sectional study". Retos (2023): https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v47.93923.
    10.47197/retos.v47.93923
  15. Bruno Rodrigues; Jorge Encantado; Eliana Carraça; João Martins; Adilson Marques; Luís Lopes; Eduarda Sousa-Sá; et al. "Questionnaires Measuring 24-Hour Movement Behaviors in Childhood and Adolescence: Content Description and Measurement Properties—A Systematic Review". Journal of Physical Activity and Health (2023): https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2022-0399.
    10.1123/jpah.2022-0399
  16. João Martins; Marcos Onofre; Pedro C. Hallal. "Launch of the Global Observatory for Physical Education (GoPE!)". Journal of Physical Activity and Health (2023): https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2023-0099.
    10.1123/jpah.2023-0099
  17. Carlos Mata; Marcos Onofre; João Martins. "Adolescents’ Perceived Barriers to Physical Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic". Children (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/children9111726.
    10.3390/children9111726
  18. Miguel Peralta; Adilson Marques; Gerson Ferrari; João Martins; Marcos López-Flores; Cláudia Minderico; Luís B. Sardinha. "The effect of school year and summer break in health-related cardiorespiratory fitness: A 2-year longitudinal analysis". Journal of Sports Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2022.2057004.
    10.1080/02640414.2022.2057004
  19. Karin Kippe; Adilson Marques; João Martins; Pål Arild Lagestad. "Parents’ Inadequate Estimate of Their Children’s Objectively Physical Activity Level". Children 9 3 (2022): 392-392. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9030392.
    10.3390/children9030392
  20. Nuno Loureiro; Vânia Loureiro; Alberto Grao-Cruces; João Martins; Margarida Gaspar de Matos. "Correlates of Active Commuting to School among Portuguese Adolescents: An Ecological Model Approach". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 5 (2022): 2733-2733. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052733.
    10.3390/ijerph19052733
  21. Adilson Marques; Thiago Santos; Yolanda Demetriou; Dorothea M. I. Schönbach; Miguel Peralta; Pål Lagestad; João Martins; et al. "Adaptation of the Behavioural Regulation in Active Commuting to School (BR-ACS) Questionnaire in Portuguese Youth". Children (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/children9020182.
    10.3390/children9020182
  22. João Martins; Adilson Marques; Élvio Rúbio Gouveia; Francisco Carvalho; Hugo Sarmento; Miguel González Valeiro. "Participation in Physical Education Classes and Health-Related Behaviours among Adolescents from 67 Countries". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020955.
    10.3390/ijerph19020955
  23. Farias, Cláudio; Fernandez-Rio, Javier; Martins, João; Ribeiro, Eugénio; Teixeira, Joaquim; Mesquita, Isabel. "Physical Education Preservice Teachers in Pandemic Times: Constraints and Enablers to teaching practices". European Physical Education Review (2022):
    Under revision
  24. Peralta, Miguel; Gouveia, Élvio R.; Sarmento, Hugo; Martins, João; Catunda, Ricardo; Marques, Adilson. "O papel do comportamento do professor e do contexto da aula de educação física na promoção da aptidão cardiorrespiratória". (2022): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/5276.
  25. Peralta, Miguel; Gouveia, Élvio R.; Catunda, Ricardo; Martins, João; Sarmento, Hugo; Marques, Adilson. "A intensidade das aulas de educação física na promoção da aptidão cardiorrespiratória". (2022): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/5275.
  26. Mota, João; Martins, João; Onofre, Marcos. Corresponding author: Mota, João. "Portuguese Physical Literacy Assessment Questionnaire (PPLA-Q) for adolescents (15-18 years) from grades 10-12: development, content validation and pilot testing". BMC Public Health 21 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12230-5.
    Published • 10.1186/s12889-021-12230-5
  27. Carlos Mata; Marcos Onofre; João Costa; Madalena Ramos; Adilson Marques; João Martins. "Motivation and Perceived Motivational Climate by Adolescents in Face-to-Face Physical Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic". Sustainability (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/23/13051.
    10.3390/su132313051
  28. Marques, Adilson; Peralta, Miguel; Marconcin, Priscila; Henrique-Neto, Duarte; Gouveia, Elvio Rubio; Ferrari, Gerson; Martins, João; Sarmento, Hugo; Ilhe, Andreas. "A systematic review of the association between muscular fitness and telomere length across adult lifespan". Frontiers in Physiology 12 (2021): 1-7. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.706189/full.
    Published
  29. João Martins; João Costa; Hugo Sarmento; Adilson Marques; Cláudio Farias; Marcos Onofre; Miguel González Valeiro. "Adolescents’ Perspectives on the Barriers and Facilitators of Physical Activity: An Updated Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 9 (2021): 4954-4954. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094954.
    10.3390/ijerph18094954
  30. João Martins; Marcos Onofre; João Mota; Chris Murphy; Rose-Marie Repond; Helen Vost; Bruno Cremosini; et al. "International approaches to the definition, philosophical tenets, and core elements of physical literacy: A scoping review". PROSPECTS 50 1-2 (2021): 13-30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11125-020-09466-1.
    10.1007/s11125-020-09466-1
  31. Marques, Adilson; Henriques-Neto, Duarte; Peralta, Miguel; Martins, João; Gomes, Fernando; Popovic, Stevo; Masanovic, Bojan; et al. "Field-based health-related physical fitness tests in children and adolescents : a systematic review". Frontiers in Pediatrics (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10451/46998.
    10.3389/fped.2021.640028
  32. Marques, Adilson; Henriques-Neto, Duarte; Peralta, Miguel; Marconcin, Priscila; Gouveia, Elvio R.; Ferrari, Gerson; Martins, Joao; et al. "Exploring grip strength as a predictor of depression in middle-aged and older adults". Scientific Reports (2021): https://publons.com/publon/48917552/.
    10.1038/S41598-021-95566-7
  33. Marques, Adilson; Peralta, Miguel; Marconcin, Priscila; Henriques-Neto, Duarte; Gouveia, elvio Rubio; Ferrari, Gerson; Martins, Joao; et al. "A Systematic Review of the Association Between Muscular Fitness and Telomere Length Across the Adult Lifespan". Frontiers in Physiology 12 (2021): 1-7. https://publons.com/publon/47505283/.
    Published • 10.3389/FPHYS.2021.706189
  34. Ferreira, Raquel J.; Nogueira, Telma; Dias da Silva, Vitória; Liñan Pinto, Mariana; Sousa, Joana; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Nogueira, Paulo Jorge; et al. "A school-based intervention for a better future: study protocol of Sintra Grows Healthy". BMC Public Health 20 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09715-0.
    10.1186/s12889-020-09715-0
  35. Marques, Adilson; Gaspar de Matos, Margarida; Henriques-Neto, Duarte; Peralta, Miguel; Gouveia, Élvio R.; Tesler, Riki; Martins, João; Gomez-Baya, Diego. "Grip Strength and Depression Symptoms Among Middle-Age and Older Adults". Mayo Clinic Proceedings 95 10 (2020): 2134-2143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.02.035.
    10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.02.035
  36. Wesley O’Brien; Manolis Adamakis; Niamh O’ Brien; Marcos Onofre; João Martins; Aspasia Dania; Kyriaki Makopoulou; et al. "Implications for European Physical Education Teacher Education during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-institutional SWOT analysis". European Journal of Teacher Education (2020): 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/02619768.2020.1823963.
    10.1080/02619768.2020.1823963
  37. Adilson Marques; Diego Gomez-Baya; Miguel Peralta; Diana Frasquilho; Teresa Santos; João Martins; Gerson Ferrari; Margarida Gaspar de Matos. "The Effect of Muscular Strength on Depression Symptoms in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 16 (2020): 5674-5674. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165674.
    10.3390/ijerph17165674
  38. João Martins; Adilson Marques; Miguel Peralta; Duarte Henriques-Neto; João Costa; Marcos Onofre; Miguel González Valeiro. "A Comparative Study of Participation in Physical Education Classes among 170,347 Adolescents from 54 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 15 (2020): 5579-5579. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155579.
    10.3390/ijerph17155579
  39. Peric, Antonio; Rodrigues, António; Pankowska-Jurczyk, Katarzyna; Batutis, Olegas; Costa, João; Onofre, Marcos; Martins, João. "Middle school students¿ views about physical education: A comparative study between four European countries (Opiniones de los estudiantes de secundaria sobre la educación física: Un estudio comparado entre cuatro países europeos)". Retos 39 (2020): 396-402. http://dx.doi.org/10.47197/retos.v0i39.79755.
    10.47197/retos.v0i39.79755
  40. João Martins; António Rodrigues; Adilson Marques; Lorraine Cale; Francisco Carreiro da Costa. "Adolescents’ Experiences and Perspectives on Physical Activity and Friend Influences Over Time". Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (2020): https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2020.1739607.
    10.1080/02701367.2020.1739607
  41. Adilson Marques; Duarte Henriques-Neto; Miguel Peralta; João Martins; Yolanda Demetriou; Dorothea M. I. Schönbach; Margarida Gaspar de Matos. "Prevalence of Physical Activity among Adolescents from 105 Low, Middle, and High-Income Countries". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 9 (2020): 3145-3145. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17093145.
    10.3390/ijerph17093145
  42. Adilson Marques; Élvio Rubio Gouveira; Miguel Peralta; João Martins; Joed Venturini; Duarte Henriques-Neto; Hugo Sarmento. "Cardiorespiratory fitness and telomere length: a systematic review". Journal of Sports Sciences (2020): https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1754739.
    10.1080/02640414.2020.1754739
  43. João Martins; Adilson Marques; Pedro J. Teixeira; Jorge Mota; Carla Lopes; Paulo J. Nicola. "Socio-demographic factors associated with physical activity and sitting time patterns in adults: An analysis based on the Portuguese Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey". European Journal of Sport Science (2020): 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2020.1736643.
    10.1080/17461391.2020.1736643
  44. João Costa; Manolis Adamakis; Wesley O’Brien; João Martins. "A Scoping Review of Children and Adolescents’ Active Travel in Ireland". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 6 (2020): 2016-2016. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062016.
    10.3390/ijerph17062016
  45. Sarmento, Hugo; Marques, Adilson; Field, Adam; Martins, João; Gouveia, Élvio; Prieto Mondragón, Laura; Ordoñez Saavedra, Nestor; Rodríguez, Diego; Clemente, Filipe. "Genetic influence on football performance - a systematic review". Human Movement 21 4 (2020): 1-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/hm.2020.94198.
    10.5114/hm.2020.94198
  46. Martins, João. "Middle school students’ views about physical Education: A comparative study between four European countries". RETOS 39 (2020): 396-402. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/7a68/22855fe44546607164727eb93647f2245fc8.pdf?_ga=2.193900782.29969397.1614787490-24836638.1614787490.
    Open access • Published
  47. Góis, F.; Catunda, R.; Rúbio, E.; Martins, J.; Hercules, E.; Marques, A.. "Caracterização dos comportamentos de ensino, contexto de aula e atividade física em dois programas distintos de educação física". RETOS 38 (2020): 379-384. https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/article/view/75854/49479.
    Open access • Published
  48. Miguel González-Valeiro; Sirley Andrea Bustamante-Castaño; Beatriz Elena Chaverra-Fernández; Lúcia Cristina Fonseca-Gomes; Rosa López-D'Amico; João Filipe da Silva Figueira-Martins; Alda Marysol Reyno-Freundt; Belén Toja-Reboredo; Henyer Ramón Zamora-Mota. "Estudio comparado: La educación física en Colombia, Chile, España, Portugal, República Dominicana y Venezuela". Revista Caribeña de Investigación Educativa (RECIE) 3 2 (2019): 7-18. https://doi.org/10.32541/recie.2019.v3i2.pp7-18.
    10.32541/recie.2019.v3i2.pp7-18
  49. Josivaldo de Souza Lima; João Martins; Adilson Marques; Aquiles Yáñez-Silva. "Associação entre práticas de atividade física e desempenho acadêmico de estudantes chilenos do ensino fundamental e médio". Revista Brasileira de Ciências do Esporte 41 2 (2019): 206-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbce.2018.03.028.
    10.1016/j.rbce.2018.03.028
  50. Martins, J.; Cabral, M.; Elias, C.; Nelas, R.; Sarmento, H.; Marques, A.; Nicola, P.J.. "Physical activity recommendations for health: Knowledge and perceptions among college students". Retos 36 2 (2019): 290-296. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85073735965&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  51. Martins, J.; Marques, A.; Loureiro, N.; Da Costa, F.C.; Diniz, J.; De Matos, M.G.. "Trends and age-related changes of physical activity among Portuguese adolescent girls from 2002-2014: Highlights from the health behavior in school-aged children study". Journal of Physical Activity and Health 16 4 (2019): 281-287. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85063720121&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1123/jpah.2018-0092
  52. Marques, A.; Peralta, M.; Martins, J.; Gouveia, É.R.; Valeiro, M.G.. "Cross-sectional and prospective relationship between low-to-moderate-intensity physical activity and chronic diseases in older adults from 13 European Countries". Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 27 1 (2019): 93-101. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85063666431&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1123/japa.2017-0403
  53. Marques, A.; Peralta, M.; Gouveia, É.R.; Martins, J.; Sarmento, H.; Gomez-Baya, D.. "Leisure-time physical activity is negatively associated with depression symptoms independently of the socioeconomic status". European Journal of Sport Science (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85076347647&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/17461391.2019.1701716
  54. Marques, A.; Peralta, M.; Martins, J.; Loureiro, V.; Almanzar, P.C.; de Matos, M.G.. "Few European Adults are Living a Healthy Lifestyle". American Journal of Health Promotion 33 3 (2019): 391-398. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85050248979&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1177/0890117118787078
  55. Lago-Ballesteros, J.; Martins, J.; González-Valeiro, M.Á.; Fernández-Villarino, M.A.. "Parental assessment of physical education in the school curriculum: A brief report on the influence of past experiences as students". PLoS ONE 14 7 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85069605634&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0219544
  56. Marques, A.; Peralta, M.; Santos, T.; Martins, J.; Gaspar de Matos, M.. "Self-rated health and health-related quality of life are related with adolescents' healthy lifestyle". Public Health 170 (2019): 89-94. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85064002477&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.puhe.2019.02.022
  57. Miguel Peralta; João Martins; Francisco Gómez Chávez; Paola Cortés Almanzar; Adilson Marques. "Self-rated wellbeing and physical activity associations in European older adults". European Journal of Sport Science (2018): 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2018.1469672.
    10.1080/17461391.2018.1469672
  58. João Martins; Adilson Marques; António Rodrigues; Hugo Sarmento; Marcos Onofre; Francisco Carreiro da Costa. "Exploring the perspectives of physically active and inactive adolescents: how does physical education influence their lifestyles?". Sport, Education and Society (2018): 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2016.1229290.
    10.1080/13573322.2016.1229290
  59. Peralta, M.; Ramos, M.; Lipert, A.; Martins, J.; Marques, A.. "Prevalence and trends of overweight and obesity in older adults from 10 European countries from 2005 to 2013". Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 46 5 (2018): 522-529. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85044578705&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1177/1403494818764810
  60. Quitério, A.; Martins, J.; Onofre, M.; Costa, J.; Mota Rodrigues, J.; Gerlach, E.; Scheur, C.; Herrmann, C.. "MOBAK 1 Assessment in Primary Physical Education: Exploring Basic Motor Competences of Portuguese 6-Year-Olds". Perceptual and Motor Skills 125 6 (2018): 1055-1069. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85056394592&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1177/0031512518804358
  61. Martins, J.; Anacleto, F.; Ramos, M.; Torrado, P.; Marques, A.; da Costa, F.C.. "Lifestyles and physical activity: Clusters of leisure time activities representations and patterns among adolescents,Estilos de vida e atividade física: Identificação de perfis das representações e práticas de lazer em adolescentes". Revista Iberoamericana de Psicologia del Ejercicio y el Deporte 13 2 (2018): 251-260. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85049162286&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  62. Marques, A.; Santos, T.; Martins, J.; Matos, M.G.D.; Valeiro, M.G.. "The association between physical activity and chronic diseases in European adults". European Journal of Sport Science 18 1 (2018): 140-149. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85033714785&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/17461391.2017.1400109
  63. Marques, A.; Peralta, M.; Sarmento, H.; Martins, J.; Valeiro, M.G.. "Associations between vigorous physical activity and chronic diseases in older adults: A study in 13 European countries". European Journal of Public Health 28 5 (2018): 950-955. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85059255736&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/eurpub/cky086
  64. Martins, João; Anacleto, Francis; Ramos, Madalena; Torrado, Pedro; Marques, Adilson; Carreiro da Costa, Francisco; Marques, Adilson. "Estilos de vida e atividade física: identificação de perfis das representações e práticas de lazer em adolescentes". Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología del Ejercicio y el Deporte 13 2 (2018): 251-260. https://riped-online.com/index.php?journal=riped&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=406&path%5B%5D=390.
  65. Martins, João. "ocio-demographic correlates of physical activity among european older people". European Journal of Ageing (2017):
    10.1007/s10433-017-0430-7
  66. Quitério, A.; Costa, J.; Martins, M.; Martins, J.; Onofre, M.; Gerlach, E.; Scheuer, C.; Herrmann, C.. "Educação física: Avaliação das competências motoras em alunos de seis anos, do primeiro ano de escolaridade". Retos 31 (2017): 259-263. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85041913858&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  67. Marques, A.; Ferro, N.; Martins, J.; Da Costa, F.C.. "The performing of a secondary physical education department committed to the Portuguese physical education national curriculum". Motricidade 13 S1 (2017): 100-111. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85041281409&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  68. Marques, A.; Gómez, F.; Martins, J.; Catunda, R.; Sarmento, H.. "Association between physical education, school-based physical activity, and academic performance: a systematic review". Retos 31 (2017): 316-320. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85040998721&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  69. Martins, J.; Marques, A.; Peralta, M.; Palmeira, A.; da Costa, F.C.. "Correlates of physical activity in young people:Anarrative review of reviews. Implications for physical education based on a socio-ecological approach". Retos 2017 31 (2017): 292-299. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85040861476&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  70. Marques, A.; Valeiro, M.G.; Martins, J.; Fernndez-Villarino, M.A.; Da Costa, F.C.. "Relationship between physical activity of adolescents and that of mothers/parents,Relación entre la actividad física de los adolescentes y la de madres/padres". Revista de Psicologia del Deporte 26 1 (2017): 145-155. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85012938300&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  71. Martins, João; Marques, Adilson; Peralta, Miguel; Palmeira, António; Carreiro da Costa, F.; Martins, J.; Marques, Adilson; et al. "Correlates of physical activity in young people: A narrative review of reviews. Implications for physical education based on a socio-ecological approach (Correlatos de actividad física en jóvenes: Una revisión narrativa de revisiones. Implicaciones para". Retos 31 (2016): 292-299. http://dx.doi.org/10.47197/retos.v0i31.53505.
    10.47197/retos.v0i31.53505
  72. Martins, João. "Psychosocial correlates of organized physical activity in Portuguese urban youth". (2016):
    10.1590/S1980-6574201600040017
  73. Martins, João. "Cross-sectional and prospective relationship between physical activity and chronic diseases in European older adults". (2016):
    10.1007/s00038-016-0919-4
  74. Martins, João. "European adults’ physical activity socio-demographic correlates: a cross-sectional study from the European Social Survey.". PeerJ (2016):
    10.7717/peerj.2066
  75. Martins, João. "Perceived environmental barriers to physical activity among physically active and inactive adolescents". (2016):
  76. Martins, João. "Potential correlates and outcomes of active commuting to school among adolescents". (2016):
    http://dx.doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.9565
  77. Martins, João. "Associations between physical activity and self-rated wellbeing in European adults: A population-based, cross-sectional study.". Preventive Medicine (2016):
    10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.07.021.
  78. Martins, João. "Effects of obesity on perception of ability and perception of body image in Portuguese children and adolescentes". Journal of Human Sport & Exercise (2016):
    10.14198/jhse.2016.113.05
  79. Martins, João. "Identificação de padrões de atividade física¿e comportamentos sedentários em adolescentes, com recurso à avaliação momentânea ecológica". Revista Portuguesa de Saúde Pública (2016):
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rpsp.2015.10.003
  80. Martins, João. "Perceived environmental barriers to physical activity among physically active and inactive adolescents". (2016):
  81. Torrado, P.; Martins, J.; Rendeiro, P.; Marques, A.; Da Costa, F.C.. "Physical activity in adolescence: The importance of friends' support and physical activity levels,Atividade física na adolescência: A importância do apoio e dos níveis de atividade física dos amigos". Revista Iberoamericana de Psicologia del Ejercicio y el Deporte 11 2 (2016): 297-303. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84974715320&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  82. Marques, A.; Peralta, M.; Sarmento, H.; Martins, J.; da Costa, F.C.. "Socioeconomic, personal and behavioral correlates of active commuting among adolescents". Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 5 1 (2016): 29-34. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85007105435&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  83. Marques, A.; Peralta, M.; Martins, J.; Sarmento, H.; Carreiro Da Costa, F.. "Physical activity and sedentary behaviours patterns of adolescents using ecological momentary assessment,Identificação de padrões de atividade física e comportamentos sedentários em adolescentes, com recurso à avaliação momentânea ecológica". Revista Portuguesa de Saude Publica 34 1 (2016): 38-45. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84955487676&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.rpsp.2015.10.003
  84. Martins, J.; Sallis, J.F.; Marques, A.; Diniz, J.; Da Costa, F.C.. "Potential correlates and outcomes of active commuting to school among adolescents". Motricidade 12 4 (2016): 62-72. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85018418430&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.6063/motricidade.9565
  85. Marques, A.; Peralta, M.; Martins, J.; Catunda, R.; Matos, M.G.D.; Saboga Nunes, L.. "Associations between physical activity and self-rated wellbeing in European adults: A population-based, cross-sectional study". Preventive Medicine 91 (2016): 18-23. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84979901985&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.07.021
  86. Martins, João. "Adolescents’ perspectives on the barriers and facilitators of physical activity: a systematic review of qualitative studies". Health Education Research (2015):
    10.1093/her/cyv042
  87. Martins, João. "Socio-demographic correlates of leisure time physical activity among Portuguese adults". Cadernos de Saúde Pública (2015):
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-311x00101614
  88. Martins, João. "Prevalence of physical activity in European adults – compliance with the World Health Organization’s physical activity guidelines". Preventive Medicine (2015):
    10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.09.018
  89. Martins, J.; Marques, A.; Da Carreiro Costa, F.. "Narratives of adolescents with an active and sedentary lifestyle,Narraciones de adolescentes con estilos de vida activos y sedentarios". Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y del Deporte 15 58 (2015): 223-244. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84932146749&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  90. Marques, A.; Martins, J.; Peralta, M.; Da Costa, F.C.; Piéron, M.. "Do boys and girls share the same characteristics when they are equally classified as active or inactive?". Revista Iberoamericana de Psicologia del Ejercicio y el Deporte 10 2 (2015): 267-274. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84929401595&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  91. Marques, A.; Martins, J.; Sarmento, H.; Ramos, M.; Diniz, J.; Da Costa, F.C.. "Socio-demographic correlates of leisure time physical activity among Portuguese adults,Correlatos sociodemográficos da prática de atividade física de Portugueses adultos nos momentos de lazer,Factores sociodemográficos de la actividad física en el tiempo de ocio de los adultos Portugueses". Cadernos de Saude Publica 31 5 (2015): 1061-1070. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84931469200&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1590/0102-311X00101614
  92. Marques A; Martins J; Sarmento H; Rocha L; Carreiro da Costa F. "Do the Students Know the Physical Activity Recommendations for Health Promotion?". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/24769866.
    10.1123/jpah.2013-0228
  93. Martins, João. "Perception and reality – Portuguese adults' awareness of active lifestyle". European Journal of Sport Science (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84902378207&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/17461391.2013.837512
  94. Martins, João. "Sedentary behavior and physical activity patterns of urban adolescents: A study using ecological momentary assessment". Science & Sports (2014):
    10.1016/j.scispo.2014.08.025
  95. Martins, João. "Correlates of school sport participation: A cross sectional study in urban Portuguese adolescents". Science & Sports (2014):
    10.1016/j.scispo.2013.07.012
  96. Martins, João. "Sedentary behaviours and physical activity patterns of urban adolescents: a study using ecological momentary assessment". British Journal of Sports Medicine (2014):
    10.1136/bjsports-2014-094245.24
  97. Martins, João. "Age-group differences in perception of competence, goal orientation, attitudes, and practice of physical activity of girls who attend military schools". Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología del Ejercicio y el Deporte (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84897902154&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  98. Marques A; Sallis JF; Martins J; Diniz J; Carreiro Da Costa F. "Correlates of urban children's leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behaviors during school days.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/24590662.
    10.1002/ajhb.22535
  99. Marques A; Martins J; Diniz J; Ramos M; Yazigi F; Onofre M; Carreiro da Costa F. "The correlates of meeting physical activity recommendations: a population-based cross-sectional study.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/24175729.
    10.1080/17461391.2012.713008
  100. Martins, João. "Age-group differences in perception of competence, goal orientation, attitudes, and practice of physical activity of girls who attend military schools". Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología del Ejercicio y el Deporte (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84897902154&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  101. Marques, A.; Martins, J.; Diniz, J.; Da Costa, F.C.. "Age-group differences in perception of competence, goal orientation, attitudes, and practice of physical activity of girls who attend military schools". Revista Iberoamericana de Psicologia del Ejercicio y el Deporte 9 1 (2014): 37-50. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84897902154&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  102. Marques, A.; Martins, J.; Sarmento, H.; Diniz, J.; da Costa, F.C.. "Adolescents' physical activity profile according to parental physical activity participation". Journal of Human Sport and Exercise 9 1 (2014): 81-90. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84905435541&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.4100/jhse.2014.91.09
  103. Martins, João. "Correlates of motivation to practice physical activity among students from portuguese military college". British Journal of Sports Medicine (2013): http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/47/17/e4.3.abstract.
    10.1136/bjsports-2013- 093073.11
  104. Martins, João. "Active and inactive boys and girls: do they share the same psychosocial characteristics?". Atención Primaria (2013):
  105. Martins, João. "Active and inactive boys and girls: do they share the same psychosocial characteristics?". Atención Primaria (2013):
  106. Costa, João; Onofre, Marcos; Martins, Maria; Marques, Adílson; Martins, João. "A relação do trabalho coletivo do grupo de Educação Física com a gestão da ecologia da aula". Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Educação Física 37 Jan-Jun (2013): 61-80.
    Published
  107. Martins, João; Marques, Adilson; Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Diniz, J.; Carreiro da Costa, F. "Children sports participation and sedentary behaviours on weekdays: How are they related with academic performance?". Atención Primaria 45 (2013): 87-87. http://apps.elsevier.es/watermark/ctl_servlet?_f=10&pident_articulo=90201504&pident_usuario=0&pcontactid=&pident_revista=27&ty=30&accion=L&origen=zonadelectura&web=http://zl.elsevier.es&lan=en&fichero=27v45nEsp.Congresoa90201504pdf001.pdf.
    Published
  108. Marques, Adilson; Martins, João; Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Diniz, J.; Carreiro da Costa, F. "Prevalence of active and passive transportation to and from school among urban children". Atención Primaria 45 (2013): 86-86. http://apps.elsevier.es/watermark/ctl_servlet?_f=10&pident_articulo=90201504&pident_usuario=0&pcontactid=&pident_revista=27&ty=30&accion=L&origen=zonadelectura&web=http://zl.elsevier.es&lan=en&fichero=27v45nEsp.Congresoa90201504pdf001.pdf.
    Published
  109. Almeida, T.; Bouw, M.; Martins, João; Sarmento, Hugo Miguel Borges; Marques, Adilson. "Aerobic capacity associated with other physical fitness components among Portuguese students". Atención Primaria 45 (2013): 53-54. http://apps.elsevier.es/watermark/ctl_servlet?_f=10&pident_articulo=90201504&pident_usuario=0&pcontactid=&pident_revista=27&ty=30&accion=L&origen=zonadelectura&web=http://zl.elsevier.es&lan=en&fichero=27v45nEsp.Congresoa90201504pdf001.pdf.
    Published
  110. Marques, A.; Martins, J.; Da Costa, F.C.. "Erratum: Scholar sports participation according to age and sex of students from urban public schools (British Journal of Sports Medicine (2010) 44 (i8) DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2010.078972.23)". British Journal of Sports Medicine 46 4 (2012): 298-298. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84858124222&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1136/bjsm.2010.078972.23.corr1
  111. Martins, João. "Lifestyle perception and physical activity practice". British Journal of Sports Medicine (2011): http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/45/15/A12.2.abstract.
    10.1136/bjsports-2011-090606.39
  112. Martins, João. "Tactical analysis of the Barcelona counter-attack". British Journal of Sports Medicine (2011): http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/45/15/A4.2.abstract.
    10.1136/bjsports-2011-090606.12
  113. Martins, João. "The importance of attitudes towards physical activity and its relationship with practice of physical activity". British Journal of Sports Medicine (2011): http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/45/15/A7.1.abstract.
    10.1136/bjsports-2011-090606.21
  114. Martins, João. "Playing tactics in the English premier league, Spain’s La Liga and Italy’s Serie A". British Journal of Sports Medicine (2011): http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/45/15/A6.3.abstract.
    10.1136/bjsports-2011-090606.20
  115. Martins, João. "Physical activity in urban Portuguese adults according to age, intensity and sex". British Journal of Sports Medicine (2011): http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/45/15/A10.2.abstract.
    10.1136/bjsports-2011-090606.32
  116. Martins, João. "The practice of physical activity of the Portuguese adults and fulfillment of physical activity recommendations". British Journal of Sports Medicine (2011): http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/45/15/A18.2.abstract.
    10.1136/bjsports-2011-090606.58
  117. Martins, João. "Scholar sports participation according to age and sex of students from military schools". British Journal of Sports Medicine (2010): http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/44/14/i8.2.abstract.
    10.1136/bjsm.2010.078972.24
  118. Martins, João. "Scholar sports participation according to age and sex of students from urban public schools". British Journal of Sports Medicine (2010): http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/44/14/i8.1.abstract.
    10.1136/bjsm.2010.078972.23
Preprint
  1. Carlos Mata; Marcos Onofre; Athanasios G. Papaioannou; João Martins. "Adolescents’ self-perceived health, life satisfaction and subjective vitality during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis based on education level, sex and physical activity status.". 2023. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3660156/v1.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-3660156/v1
  2. Dora Carolo; Martín Villalobos; João Martins. "Educação Física de Qualidade: Princípios, estratégias e práticas pedagógicas para desenvolvimento da Literacia Física". 2023. https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.7284.
    10.1590/SciELOPreprints.7284
  3. Carlos Mata; Marcos Onofre; Athanasios G. Papaioannou; João Martins. "Adolescents’ self-perceived health, life satisfaction and subjective vitality during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis based on education level, sex and physical activity status.". 2023. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3660156/v2.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-3660156/v2
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Empowering pre-service physical education teachers: a novel intervention approach to promote adolescents’ physical literacy
Supervisor
Education - Didactics of physical education and sport (Other)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2024 - Current GoPE! - Development and validation of a physical education curriculum quality assessment tool: The Global Observatory for Physical Education - Curriculum Assessment Tool (GoPE!-CA)
Supervisor
Education - Didactics of physical education and sport (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2020 - Current PhD - A atividade física e as competências motoras dos alunos do 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico de 3 agrupamentos escolares do concelho de Sintra
Supervisor
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2019 - Current PhD - Portuguese Physical Literacy Assessment (PPLA): Development and Validation of an Instrument for Adolescents in Physical Education
Co-supervisor
Doutoramento em Educação / PhD in Education (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2019 - 2024/05 PhD - Physical education, physical activity and health of adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic
Supervisor
Education (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2017 - 2021 PhD - Developing in-service physical education teacher competences to promote active lifestyles. An action-research study using a blended learning approach. Doutoramento em Educação Física e Desporto, Especialidade de Didática da Educação Física e Desporto, Faculdade de Educação Física e Desporto, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias.
Supervisor
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022 - Current The International Organization for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP) - Member from the Board of Directors Member from the board of directors
2021/01 - Current Vice Presidente da Sociedade Portuguesa de Educação Física / Vice-President of the Portuguese Society of Physical Education

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2020 - Current Investigador na Unidade de investigação e Desenvolvimento Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudos da Performance Humana (CIPER) da FMH-UL. // Researcher CIPER - FMH/UL (Research Unit funded by National Science Foundation)
Other
Universidade de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudo da Performance Humana, Portugal
2020 - Current Membro do Conselho de Departamento de Educação, Ciências Sociais e Humanidades da FMH-UL. // Board Member of the Department of Education, Social Sciences and Humanities from FMH-UL.
2019 - Current Investigador do Instituto de Saúde Ambiental (ISAMB), da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa. Área: Ciências da Saúde, Ciências da Educação. Classificação FCT em 2019: Muito bom.
2014 - Current Membro integrado da Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Educação e Formação (UIDEF), do Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa. Área: Ciências Sociais, Ciências da Educação. Classificação FCT em 2019: Muito bom. // Integrated Researcher at the UIDEF - Institute of Education (Research Unit funded by National Science Foundation)
Member
Universidade de Lisboa Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Educação e Formação, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2016 - 2019 Formador, enquanto membro do Laboratório de Pedagogia da FMH-UL, em colaboração com a DGE, no âmbito da formação “A Plataforma FITESCOLA.

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current Sport, Education and Society Taylor & Francis
2020 - Current Editor associado / Associate Editor BMC Public Health (FI 5 anos: 3.182)
2020 - Current Editor convidado da Revista International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (FI: 2.849)
Distinctions

Award

2020 Primeiro Lugar nos prémios científicos Universidade de Lisboa- Caixa Geral de Depósitos 2020 na área das Ciências da Educação. / First prize University of Lisbon-CGD 2020 Scientific Awards, Sciences Education
2019 Menção Honrosa nos prémios científicos Universidade de Lisboa - Caixa Geral de Depósitos 2019, na área das Ciências da Educação. / Honor mention University of Lisbon-CGD 2019 Scientific Awards, Sciences Education
Universidade de Lisboa – Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Portugal
2018 AIESEP (Association Internationale des Écoles Supérieures d’Éducation Physique) 2018 Young Scholar Award.
Association Internationale des Ecoles Superieures d’Education Physique (AIESEP), Ireland

Universidade de Lisboa – Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Portugal

Other distinction

2019 2019 EU Health Award for cities, NGOs and schools | Rewarding initiatives of cities, NGOs and schools seeking to prevent and reduce obesity in children and young people (6-18 years)
Comissão Europeia, Belgium
2016 Prémio melhor artigo CI&DETS 2016 / Best article award CI&DETS 2016
2014 Honorable mention - Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy - Portuguese Olympic Committee
Comité Olímpico de Portugal, Portugal