Rui Nuno Trindade de Ornelas
Penteada University Campus , Floor 1
rui.ornelas@staff.uma.pt
(+351) 291 705 312 / 5312
Biographical Notes
PhD in Human Motricity, specializing in Health and Physical Condition, from the Technical University of Lisbon, completed at FMH ? in 2012.
Responsible for several subjects in the area of Exercise and Health taught in Bachelor's and Master's courses at the University of Madeira since 1993.
Regional Coordinator of the International Project "European Youth Heart Study" since 1998.
Director of the Technological Specialization Course in Sports Training for Young Athletes from 2012 to 2015
Scientific Coordinator of the Department of Physical Education and Sports of the Faculty of Social Sciences from 2014 to 2020 and 2023-present
Director of the Master's Degree in Physical Activity and Sport since 2021
Several Publications in International Journals with Reviewer dealing with areas related to Exercise and Health
Publications
- International Seminar Sport and Science 2025, International Seminar Sport and Science 2025, 2025
- Physical and Physiological Characterization of Custom-Made Virtual Reality Exergames: A Pilot Study., França, C.; Noronha, H.; Freitas, E.; Campos, P.; Ornelas, R.T.; Gouveia, É.R., Sports, 2025, 13
- Association between Body Composition, Physical Activity Profile, and Occurrence of Knee and Foot Postural Alterations among Young Healthy Adults, Ashraf, S.; Viveiros, R.; França, C.; Ornelas, R.T.; Rodrigues, A., Future, 2024, 14
- General and abdominal adiposity and hypertension in eight world regions: a pooled analysis of 837 population-based studies with 7.5 million participants., Collaboration, N. C. D. R. F., Lancet, 2024, 13
- Seminário Internacional Desporto e Ciência 2024, 978-989-8805-98-0, Seminário Internacional Desporto e Ciência 2024, 2024
- Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults., Collaboration, N. C. D. R. F., Lancet, 2024
- Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents? growth and development., Mishra, A., Zhou, B., Rodriguez-Martinez, A., Bixby, H., Singleton, R. K., Carrillo-Larco, R. M., . . . Collaboration, N. C. D. R. F., Nature, 2023, 10
- Dislipidemia e Exercício Físico, Ornelas, R., 978-989-8805-88-1, Seminário Internacional Desporto e Ciência 2023, 2023
- Global variation in diabetes diagnosis and prevalence based on fasting glucose and hemoglobin A1c, NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), Nature Medicine, 2023
- Seminário Internacional Desporto e Ciência 2023, 978-989-8805-88-1, Seminário Internacional Desporto e Ciência 2023, 2023
Academic Qualifications
- PhD in Motricidade Humana, 2012, Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (após 2013/14)
- Master Degree in Exercício e Saúde, 2004, Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (após 2013/14)
- Undergraduate Degree in Licenciat, 1991, Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (após 2013/14)
Current Duties
- Director of the Master in - diretor.afd.2c@mail.uma.pt