The group Implementation of Physical Activity, Exercise and Wellbeing Programmes Across the Lifespan (GE-13) comprises researchers and professionals in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, as well as lecturers and researchers from the University of Córdoba. Its activities are carried out in the areas of health, physical exercise, biomedicine, and well-being, with a clear applied and translational focus.
The group’s research focuses on the design, evaluation and implementation of physical activity and exercise programmes aimed at different populations across the lifespan, from childhood and adolescence to adulthood and ageing. The group studies the role of exercise as a tool for health promotion, the prevention and treatment of non-communicable chronic diseases, the improvement of quality of life, and the promotion of healthy ageing.
Its main areas of interest include evidence-based exercise prescription, the promotion of active lifestyles, cardiometabolic health, physical and psychological wellbeing, adherence to exercise programmes, and the evaluation of interventions in healthcare, educational, community and workplace settings. In addition, the group is initiating work focused on training and the promotion of physical activity in long-stay hospitalised children, to contribute to their functionality, wellbeing, and quality of life during the hospitalisation process.
Lines of Research
The research examines the role of physical exercise in improving muscle function, bone health and metabolic health in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, as well as in those who have or have had cancer. These groups are particularly vulnerable, especially with regard to low bone mineral density, which may be influenced by the effects of the disease and cancer treatments. The iBoneFit project forms part of this line of research.
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This research area includes notable projects aimed at preventing the development of childhood obesity. MELIPOP is a nationwide, multicentre, randomised clinical trial designed to assess the effect of an intensive intervention programme on the prevention of obesity in children aged 3 to 6 who are at high risk of obesity. The DIVERSE and Eprobes projects are also associated with this study.
CORALS is a longitudinal study designed to identify the risk factors associated with childhood obesity. Our group is coordinating this national study with other groups within CIBEROBN to establish a cohort of Spanish children aged 3 to 6 years, with a follow-up period of at least 10 years.
This line of research focuses on the study of health-related physical fitness and on analysing the role of physical exercise as a strategy for improving functional capacity, muscle strength, cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition and other health indicators in different populations. It also examines the effects of exercise on biological mechanisms associated with health and disease, including oxidative stress, cytokines and other inflammatory markers. The aim is to generate evidence that will enable the optimisation of physical exercise prescriptions and the design of safe, personalised and effective interventions to improve health, prevent functional decline and enhance quality of life.
These initiatives aim to help delay, reduce or prevent the onset of chronic diseases, whilst promoting better health, functionality and quality of life for adults and older people, from an inclusive perspective committed to gender equality.
Networks
EXERNET - Red de Ejercicio Físico y Salud. 104961. Red de Investigación en Ciencias del Deportes. 2025. Ministerio de Educación, Formación Profesional y Deportes. Consejo Superior de Deportes.
CIBERobn - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red - Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, ISCIII. Grupo CB1500131.
HEALTHY-AGE – Envejecimiento Activo, Ejercicio y Salud. Consejo Superior de Deportes.
Key Words
- Physical activity
- Exercise prescription
- Physical fitness
- Children
- Adolescents
- Active growth
- Pediatric oncology
- Type 1 diabetes
- Obesity
- Cardiometabolic health
- Bone health
- Muscle strength
- Sarcopenia
- Frailty
- Cognitive impairment
- Healthy ageing
- Quality of life
