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This study was intended to obtain the perception of undergraduate and graduate studies of careers in human movement sciences, about teaching, learning and evaluation during the COVID-19 pandemic related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A total of 23 students (12 degrees and 11 graduate students) aged between the ages of 19 and 45 participated voluntarily in this study. In order to obtain informed consent of participation, the student was contacted by different virtual means such as social networks. Once the sample was obtained to participate in the investigation, it was proceeded to send by email due consent and the semi-structured interview to be completed by the participants. This interview was designed by the principal investigator and analyzed at the discretion of pedagogy experts. Once the answers were obtained, they were systematized using clusters according to thematic similarity for analysis. The results showed that students perceive more meaningful learning when they are present in the classroom. In addition, they rescue that remote presence facilitates greater use of time and resource and rescue their relevance in courses with a high theoretical component. In addition, they consider that evaluations should focus on the assignment of investigative practices without memoristic testing. Based on the results, it is concluded that in view of the eventuality of the COVID- 19 pandemic, the student considers that the methodology of remote presence can be a potential option for the development of theoretical component and use the hours of face-to-face contact for the development of practices that allow him to experience and implement his learning.
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Indoor cycling has been a trend during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the lockdowns and social distancing measures imposed by most countries. Virtual cycling (eCycling) has grown exponentially, and its popularity among amateur and professional cyclists is shown by the fact that they regularly participate in virtual competitions in which people from all over the world interact via streaming. Although eCycling is derived from a traditional sport and adapted to a virtual platform, its future success once real competitions are reinstated has been seriously questioned. This virtual cycling modality has been openly criticized for the potential differences when competing and that it does not represent the true essence of cycling. These questions and the lack of clear guidelines for its competition suggest that eCycling has to go a long way before being considered a sport. This manuscript aims to present some challenges and opportunities regarding how virtual racing could be sustainable over time once the COVID-19 lockdown is over and demonstrate that eCycling was not just filling a short-term void left by real cycling during this pandemic.
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Due to the actual COVID-19 pandemic context and the remote working model, the objective of this study was to explore the effectiveness of an educational program on the life habits of the Human Resources staff in the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) with the intention of implementing practices that will achieve greater physical and mental wellness. Methods: a questionnaire prepared with Google Forms tool. This was structured by five questions based on the Transtheoretical Model (MT) (Cabrera, 2000) and two questions on the PAR-Q & YOU questionnaire (CSEP, 2002). In addition, an interview was conducted with the Head of Human Resources to obtain key information to support the approach of the proposal. Results: the female gender was the one with the greatest predominance;about half of this population live alone. After the virtual sessions, positive progress was made in the first four stages of the TM, given that, for example, the population that was considering performing physical activity in the next few days increased from 89% to 93.9%. Furthermore, before the intervention, 91.3% had no cardiovascular complications and around 40% had joint discomfort or some back injury. This intervention was a key opportunity to motivate the change towards a more active and healthy lifestyle among MEP's HR staff. Conclusions: it was opportune to develop the intervention and mediate for a positive change towards the practice of physical activity. In addition, 72.29% confirmed having had an improvement in both physical and mental health, the latter of great relevance in the conditions of the current pandemic.
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In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the world has undergone a series of drastic changes. Due to this, postponement and cancellation of multiple annual big sports events have been announced, giving way to new digital alternatives that follow government isolation provisions. eSports has shown to be a rapidly evolving alternative to maintain the sportsmanship and passion that sports bring to the general population. In Costa Rica, like everywhere else, this sport has seen accelerated growth with a high rate of evolution. In this regard, the country faces significant challenges to promote future eSports events, professional development, and the creation of an organizational structure for its optimal practice. This paper aims to analyze how the global pandemic exposes the need to direct the attention to digital sports alternatives such as eSport and the future challenges that Costa Rica will face to develop it in an effective and efficient way.