Woman in Sports: Performance, Participation and Health
A special issue of Women (ISSN 2673-4184).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2022) | Viewed by 461
Special Issue Editors
Interests: metabolic risk factors; epidemiology of physical activity; young athlete; human development
Interests: gymnastics; sports performance; young athletes
Interests: human growth; motor development; physical activity epidemiology; genetic epidemiology; health-related behaviours
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Female involvement in sports events has increased in recent years. This trend is due to changes in some social and cultural aspects that allow for a higher participation of girls and women in sports practice, leading to an increase in the number of female athletes of all ages, and also to increments in their performance over the years. Sports practice can provide positive perceptions of mental and physical wellbeing, as well as increments in the health status of its practitioners, being a relevant venue to promote health and improve quality of life. However, little attention has been paid to better understanding factors related to sports practice/involvement, performance, and associated health-related aspects in this group. This Special Issue plans to give an overview of the most recent advances in the field of women in sport, considering athletes’ performance, health-related aspects, and factors associated with sports and physical activity involvement. This Special Issue is aimed at providing selected contributions on advances in the area.
Potential topics include:
- Female athletes: physiological, metabolic and nutritional aspects;
- Training monitoring and control in female athletes;
- Sports participation and barriers to women;
- Sports and women’s health;
- Women and sports: cultural aspects;
- Trends in female sports participation/practice.
Dr. Thayse Natacha Gomes
Dr. Sarita Baciotti
Dr. Sara Pereira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- female athletes
- women’s health
- women’s performance
