João Paulo Vilas-Boas

João Paulo Vilas-BoasJoão Paulo Vilas-Boas is a full professor of biomechanics at the University of Porto, Portugal. He was a swimming coach for more than 20 years and elected 3 times as “Coach of the Year” of the Portuguese Swimming Coaches Association. He was a member of the board of the Portuguese Swimming Federation.

Publications

Multi-User Virtual Environments for Physical Education and Sport Training
Multi-User Virtual Environments for Physical Education and Sport Training
Pooya Soltani, João Paulo Vilas-Boas. © 2021. 22 pages.
For effective learning and training, virtual environments may provide lifelike opportunities, and researchers are actively investigating their potential for educational purposes....
Infrared Thermography in Swimming: Thermal Characterization of Swimming Technique
Infrared Thermography in Swimming: Thermal Characterization of Swimming Technique
Ana Sofia Domingues, Filipa Barbosa, Adérito Seixas, Márcio Borgonovo-Santos, Eduardo M. Pereira, Ricardo Vardasca, Joaquim Gabriel, Ricardo J. Fernandes, J. Paulo Vilas-Boas. © 2021. 21 pages.
In order to verify whether there is a considerable increase in body skin temperature during different swimming techniques (crawl and backstroke) and identifying the most affected...
Sport Exergames for Physical Education
Sport Exergames for Physical Education
Pooya Soltani, João Paulo Vilas-Boas. © 2019. 11 pages.
Sports active video games (exergames) are accessible forms of physical activity which might also be used in physical education (PE) curriculum. The purpose of this chapter is to...
Multi-User Virtual Environments for Physical Education and Sport Training
Multi-User Virtual Environments for Physical Education and Sport Training
Pooya Soltani, João Paulo Vilas-Boas. © 2019. 22 pages.
For effective learning and training, virtual environments may provide lifelike opportunities, and researchers are actively investigating their potential for educational purposes....
Sport Exergames for Physical Education
Sport Exergames for Physical Education
Pooya Soltani, João Paulo Vilas-Boas. © 2018. 10 pages.
Sports active video games (exergames) are accessible forms of physical activity which might also be used in physical education (PE) curriculum. The purpose of this book chapter...
Infrared Thermography in Swimming: Thermal Characterization of Swimming Technique
Infrared Thermography in Swimming: Thermal Characterization of Swimming Technique
Ana Sofia Domingues, Filipa Barbosa, Adérito Seixas, Márcio Borgonovo-Santos, Eduardo M. Pereira, Ricardo Vardasca, Joaquim Gabriel, Ricardo J. Fernandes, J. Paulo Vilas-Boas. © 2017. 21 pages.
In order to verify whether there is a considerable increase in body skin temperature during different swimming techniques (crawl and backstroke) and identifying the most affected...
Muscle Activation during Exergame Playing
Muscle Activation during Exergame Playing
Pooya Soltani, João Paulo Vilas-Boas. © 2016. 30 pages.
Exergames may provide low-cost solutions for playing, training and rehabilitation. Exergame user research, studies the interaction between an exergame and users, in order to...