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Augusto Pedretti
Researcher at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Publications - 12
Citations - 40
Augusto Pedretti is an academic researcher from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cardiorespiratory fitness & Physical fitness. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 12 publications receiving 21 citations.
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School-based soccer practice is an effective strategy to improve cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in overweight children
André Seabra,João Brito,Pedro Figueiredo,Liliana Beirão,Ana Seabra,Maria José Carvalho,Sandra Abreu,Susana Vale,Augusto Pedretti,Henrique Nascimento,Luís Belo,Carla Rego +11 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that a 6-month school-based soccer intervention program represents an effective strategy to reduce CV and metabolic risk factors in overweight children prepared to take part in a soccer program.
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Secular trend of sports practice of Brazilian children and young people in the decade of mega-sport events
Júlio Brugnara Mello,Augusto Pedretti,Guilherme Cortoni Caporal,Jeremias Mahique,Alan de Carvalho Dias Ferreira,Alberto Reppold-Filho,Adroaldo Cezar Araujo Gaya +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a project aimed at mapping physical fitness, growth indicators and sports practice of young Brazilians, finding that soccer, futsal and volleyball are the most popular sports among children.
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Exercise in school Physical Education increase bone mineral content and density: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Júlio Brugnara Mello,Augusto Pedretti,Antonio García-Hermoso,Antonio García-Hermoso,Clarice Martins,Anelise Reis Gaya,Michael J. Duncan,Adroaldo Cezar Araujo Gaya +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions through physical education exercises on bone mineral content (BMC) and density (BMD) of children and adolescents.
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Health- and skill-related physical fitness profile of Brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic review
Augusto Pedretti,Júlio Brugnara Mello,Anelise Reis Gaya,Alessandro Pedretti,Adroaldo Cezar Araujo Gaya +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, a systematic review over studies that used the Projeto Esporte Brasil (PROESP-Br) battery tests has been used to evaluate health- and skill-related physical fitness among aged 6-17 Brazilian schoolchildren.
Continuing education of physical education teachers in inclusive educational context
Augusto Pedretti,Tatiane Hilgemberg,Alessandro Pedretti,Guilherme Cortoni Caporal,Vinícius Denardin Cardoso +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the access that sports teachers have to Adapted Physical Education continuing education through academic curriculum analyses, and find that the knowledge of lack of professional qualification is highly associated with the fact that teachers resort very little to continuing education opportunities.