Started in 2015 by Dr. Felipe Cunha, the Study Group in Exercise Prescription (GEPrEx) develops research, teaching and extension activities at the Laboratory of Physical Activity and Health Promotion (LABSAU), located in the Institute of Physical Education and Sports of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (IEFD/UERJ).
The guiding theme of the GEPrEx teaching and research activities concerns the effect of manipulating the components that constitute the FITT-VP principle (acronym for frequency, intensity, time and type, in addition to volume and progression), that is essential for the systematic and individualized prescription of physical exercise to elicit physiological responses and adaptations associated with improving health markers in healthy and special populations.
The group is made up of students and alumni of the IEFD and the Postgraduate Program in Exercise and Sport Sciences (PPGCEE/UERJ), and health professionals interested in the PPGCEE master's or doctorate vacancy, under the supervision of Dr. Felipe Cunha. Moreover, the group has collaborators from other institutions in Brazil and abroad.
Coordinator
FELIPE A. CUNHA, Ph.D.
- 2015-Current: Adjunct professor at the Institute of Physical Education and Sports at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (IEFD/UERJ), permanent professor in the Postgraduate Program in Exercise and Sport Sciences (PPGCEE/UERJ), and Young Scientist of Rio de Janeiro State (JCNE-FAPERJ)
- 2018-2019: Postdoctoral fellow at Edge Hill University, England
- 2010-2014: Ph.D. in medical sciences from the Faculty of Medical Sciences of UERJ
- 2013-2014: Sandwich Ph.D. at the Edge Hill University, England
- 2006-2008: M.Sc. in physical activity sciences from the Salgado de Oliveira University
- 2004-2005: Accredited exercise physiology and morphofunctional assessment specialist from the Gama Filho University
- 2001-2004: Graduated in physical education from the FAMATH
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS
André da Cunha Michalski
- 2018-Current: Ph.D. student in exercise and sport sciences at the State University of Rio de Janeiro
- 2015-2017: M.Sc. in rehabilitation sciences at the Augusto Motta University Center
- 2007-2011: Graduated in physiotherapy from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Guilherme de Freitas Fonseca
- 2018-Current: Ph.D. student in exercise and sport sciences at the State University of Rio de Janeiro
- 2015-2017: M.Sc. in rehabilitation sciences at the Augusto Motta University Center
- 2011-2014: Graduated in physical education from the Catholic University of Petrópolis
Victor André Balbino Costa
- 2021-Current: Ph.D. student in exercise and sport sciences at the State University of Rio de Janeiro
- 2018-2020: M.Sc. in exercise and sport sciences at the State University of Rio de Janeiro
- 2013-2018: Graduated in physical education at the State University of Rio de Janeiro
Tatiana Rodrigues dos Santos
- 2019-Current: M.Sc. student in exercise and sport sciences at the State University of Rio de Janeiro
- 2012-2015: Graduated in nutrition from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
- 2003-2007: Graduated in physical education at the State University of Rio de Janeiro
POSTGRADUATE CANDIDATES
Carolina de Oliveira Araújo
- 2019-Current: Ph.D. candidate at the Postgraduate Program in Exercise and Sport Sciences from the State University of Rio de Janeiro
- 2015-2016: M.Sc. in Physical Education from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
- 2002-2006: Graduated in physical education from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
GUSTAVO TRIGO BRANDÃO
- 2019-Current: M.Sc. candidate at the Postgraduate Program in Exercise and Sport Sciences from the State University of Rio de Janeiro
- 2003-2007: Graduated in physiotherapy from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Liliane Silva de Oliveira
- 2019-Current: M.Sc. candidate at the Postgraduate Program in Exercise and Sport Sciences from the State University of Rio de Janeiro
- 2009-2018: Graduated in physical education from the State University of Rio de Janeiro
Rachel Reis Mendes
- 2019-Current: M.Sc. candidate at the Postgraduate Program in Exercise and Sport Sciences from the State University of Rio de Janeiro
- 2012-2017: Graduated in biomedicine from the Hermínio da Silveira University Center
RaFAEL DA SILVA RODRIGUES
- 2019-Current: M.Sc. candidate at the Postgraduate Program in Exercise and Sport Sciences from the State University of Rio de Janeiro
- 2017-2019: Accredited human performance sciences specialist from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
- 2014-2018: Graduated in physical education from the State University of Rio de Janeiro
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Jorge Manoel da Silva Junior
- 2017-Current: Undergraduate student in physical education from the State University of Rio de Janeiro
Matheus Soares Machado
- Scientific initiation scholarship from the Carlos Chagas Filho Research Support Foundation of Rio de Janeiro State
- 2016-Current: Undergraduate student in physical education from the State University of Rio de Janeiro
Aline Santos Silva
- 2017-Current: Undergraduate student in physical education from the State University of Rio de Janeiro
Hillary Christina dos Santos Gama
- Scientific initiation scholarship from the State University of Rio de Janeiro
- 2016-Current: Undergraduate student in physical education from the State University of Rio de Janeiro
RESEARCH PARTNERS IN BRAZIL
ARTHUR DE SÁ FERREIRA, Ph.D.
- Head of the Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences from the Augusto Motta University Center
MAICON ALBUQUERQUE, Ph.D.
- Adjunct professor at the School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy, and Occupational Therapy at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (EEFFTO / UFMG)
- Head of the Combat Sports Studies and Research Laboratory from the Federal University of Minas Gerais
MARIO FRITSCH TOROS NEVES, MD-Ph.D.
- Full Professor of Clinical Medicine at the State University of Rio de Janeiro
- Director of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at UERJ
- Head of the Clinic of Hypertension and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CHAMA)
PATRÍCIA DOS SANTOS VIGÁRIO, Ph.D.
- Adjunct Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences from the Augusto Motta University Center
RENATO DE OLIVEIRA MASSAFERRI, Ph.D.
- Researcher at the Air Force University
RAFAEL AYRES MONTENEGRO, Ph.D.
- Researcher in the Postgraduate Program in Health and Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Vale do São Francisco
TAINAH DE PAULA LIMA, Ph.D.
- Consultant in Systematic Review of the Research Support Center at the Health Complex of the State University of Rio de Janeiro
RESEARCH PARTNERS OVERSEAS
ADRIAN W. MIDGLEY, Ph.D.
- Professor of the Department of Sport and Physical Activity at the Edge Hill University, Lancashire, England
SANDRA A. BILLINGER, PT, Ph.D., FAHA
- Associate Professor of the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science at KU Medical Center, Kansas City, USA
SEAN CARROLL, MD, Ph.D.
- Professor of Sport, Health and Exercise Science at the University of Hull, Yorkshire, England
TODD A. ASTORINO, Ph.D., FACSM
- Professor of the Department of Kinesiology at the California State University San Marcos, California, USA
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