Team:

Critical Research Areas (CRAs):

CRA-1 - Applied research in clinical population. Physical exercise in oncology patients

  • Design of physical exercise programs based on physiological indicators (1,2).
  • Physiological adaptations to physical exercise (1,2).
  • Integral promotion of the biopsychosocial health of oncology patients through physical exercise(1,2). (1,2).

CRA-2 - Physical Exercise and Mental Health

  • Benefits of physical activity for people with mental health problems (3).
  • Effects of the combination of physical exercise and psychological therapy on well-being.
  • Promotion of physical activity through technology as a facilitator.
  • Relationship between physical activity and mental health in children and adolescents.
  • Physical exercise and occupational health.

CRA-3 - Promotion of Healthy Habits and Adherence to Physical Exercise

  • Evaluation of public policies aimed at promoting healthy habits.
  • Evaluation of the key aspects for adherence to physical exercise and development of programs to optimize it.
  • Promotion of healthy habits based on novel strategies and new trends (4,5).

CRA-4 - Social Return on Investment in Physical Activity and Sport

  • Development of an international model to evaluate the social return on investment in physical activity and sport.
  • Calculation of the social return on investment physical activity and sport in different contexts (programs, localities, countries).
  • Promotion of public policies oriented to physical activity and sport through social return on investment.

CRA-5- Impact of promoting an active life through interventions in the physical environment

  • Development and validation of active cities indicaors.
  • Evalutation of comprehensive actions to promote an active life in cities.
  • Models of intervention on the physical environment to promote an active lifestyle.

Projects:

Project titlePrincipal Investigator(s)Funding Entity(ies)Amount FinancingStart dateEnd date
Integrating exercise into the treatment and care of cancer patients and their support networkXián MayoGO fit Life, Science & Technology, S.A.72.000€24/10/202423/10/2027
Spanish research network on the Social Return on Investment in Sport. REIRSIDAlfonso JiménezConsejo Superior de Deportes. Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte.10.000€01/01/202531/12/2025
Training activities for GoFit on the development of physical activity and exercise programmes and servicesAlfonso Jiménez, Xián MayoGO fit Life, Science & Technology, S.A.14.100€24/02/202523/02/2028
Technical assistance for conducting a study to assess the social and economic impact of investment in sport in the Basque Country.Alfonso Jiménez, Inés NietoDpto. Cultura y Pol. lingüística del Gob. Vasco Dirección Act. Física y Deporte14.600€16/06/202531/12/2026
Observatory of digital addictions, physical activity and healthy habits among the students of the Universidad Rey Juan CarlosDaniel Collado MateoUniversidad Rey Juan Carlos 2.800€01/07/202501/12/2026
Training activities for GOfit on the development of physical activity and exercise programmes and services.Alfonso Jiménez, Xián MayoGO fit Life, Science & Technology, S.A.14.100€24/02/202523/02/2029
Agreement between the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda and the Sports Science Research Centre of the Rey Juan Carlos University on active life and indicators.Alfonso Jiménez , Carlos F. Lahoz Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana200.000€17/12/202417/12/2025
Social and economic impact evaluation of Sport Singapores 2024 Programmes by Applying a Social Return on Investment (SROI) in Sport ModelAlfonso Jiménez GutiérrezSingapore Sport Council90.000€01/12/202431/10/2026
URJC Centre for Sports Science ResearchAlfonso Jiménez GutiérrezUniversidad Rey Juan Carlos20.000€01/11/202431/12/2025
Active Living Lab (TBC - ALL)Alfonso Jiménez GutiérrezUniversidad Rey Juan Carlos3.000€10/12/202431/10/2025
Influence of physical activity on digital addictions and energy drink consumption in adolescents.Daniel Collado MateoMinisterio de Derechos Sociales, Consumo y Agenda 203035.180€01/01/202430/06/2025
AECC-URJC PROFESSORSHIP FOR AN ACTIVE AND HEALTHY LIFE: Development of a Specialised Training Programme for Health Professionals on the Integration of Exercise in the treatment and care of cancer patients and their support nucleusAlfonso Jiménez GutiérrezScientific Foundation of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (Fundación Científica de la Asociación Española contra el Cáncer)107.000€01/11/202431/10/2027
Diagnosis of trends in technological innovation in the field of sport for the Zaragoza Smart City of SportAlfonso Jiménez / Carlos LahozAyuntamiento de Zaragoza14.500€15/10/202419/12/2024
Evaluation of the Social and Economic Impact of GO fit centres applying the Return on Investment in Sport ModelAlfonso Jiménez / Inés NietoGo Fit Life Science and Technology SA10.000€18/10/202417/07/2025
Creation and implementation of a Unit for the Evaluation and Impact Assessment of the Plan of Indicators of Sport in Sustainable Development in Ibero-America and the Coordination of the Ibero-American Network of Women and Sport.Alfonso Jiménez GutiérrezConsejo Iberoamericano del Deporte50.000€01/10/202331/12/2024
Spanish research network on the Social Return on Investment in SportAlfonso Jiménez GutiérrezMinisterio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte10.000€01/01/202431/12/2024
Digitalisation, innovation and technology skills in the Sport SystemAlfonso Jiménez GutiérrezAsociación del Deporte Español928.867€26/03/202425/10/2025
The Social Return Lab for an Active LivingAlfonso Jiménez GutiérrezUniversidad Rey Juan Carlos3.000€20/12/202331/10/2024
Evaluation Study of the Social and Economic Impact of the Bilbao Municipal Assisted Bicycle Lending Service ‘Bilbaobizi’.Alfonso Jiménez GutiérrezAyuntamiento de Bilbao14.600€26/03/202425/12/2024
IMPLEMENTATION OF IBERO-AMERICAN SPORT INDICATORS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTAlfonso Jiménez GutiérrezDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GMBH50.000€01/01/202431/05/2025
Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the questionnaires "Exercise Fear Avoidance Scale (EFAS), Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale (PFS) and Activity Choice Index (ACI)" for use with older ChileansDaniel ColladoUniversidad Autónoma de Chile2.550€01/05/201830/04/2019
Ingesport URJC Professorship of Active Life, Physical Exercise and HappinessAlfonso Jiménez GutiérrezIngesport Health & Spa Consulting SL207.000€18/06/201917/06/2025
Behavioural determinants of acquiring and maintaining active behaviour in fitness centresXián Mayo MaurizGO fit Life, Science & Technology, S.A.9.000€11/05/202111/01/2022
Go Fit Lab Management: consultancy and scientific-technical advice in the management of the Go Fit Lab Research UnitAlfonso Jiménez GutiérrezGO fit Life, Science & Technology, S.A.70.000€11/05/202110/05/2021
Social and economic impact of promoting a physically active lifestyle through the creation of a pilot research unit called THiNK ActiveAlfonso Jiménez GutiérrezEuropeActive80.000€26/05/202125/05/2025
SafeACTiVE Study: An independent assessment of COVID-19 cases reported in fitness clubs and leisure facilities across EuropeXián Mayo MaurizEuropeActive20.000€28/05/202127/02/2022
Functionality of a software for fitness and health improvement: Hapiness Score ProjectAlejandro López ValencianoGO fit Life, Science & Technology, S.A.3.000€23/06/202122/10/2021
CO2 levels in sports facilities during the COVID-19 pandemicAlejandro López ValencianoGO fit Life, Science & Technology, S.A.3.000€23/06/202122/10/2021
Analysing the social impact of physical activity practiceXián Mayo MaurizGO fit Life, Science & Technology, S.A.12.000€29/07/202128/11/2021
Study on Animal Assisted Socio-educational InterventionsDaniel Collado Mateo, César Bernal BravoASOC EDUCADORES-AS SIN FRONTERAS20.000€19/12/202118/12/2024
Implications of social impact for active behaviour developmentAlfonso Jiménez Gutiérrez, Xian Mayo MaurizGO fit Life, Science & Technology, S.A.24.000€28/02/202227/02/2024
(DC) INVESTIGO Programme grant for the recruitment of 93 young people to carry out research projects as researchers, technologists, technical staff and other professional profiles in R&D&I.Daniel Collado MateoCOMUNIDAD DE MADRID34.108,92€28/10/202227/10/2023
Social and economic impact of promoting an active behaviour in Spain, applying Social Return of Investment (SROI) models.Alfonso Jiménez Gutiérrez, Xian Mayo MaurizFundación España Activa72.000€10/11/202209/11/2025
(2) Social and economic impact of promoting an active behaviour, applying the Social Return of Investment (SROI) model.Alfonso Jiménez Gutiérrez, Xian Mayo MaurizGO fit Life, Science & Technology, S.A.75.000€02/12/202201/12/2025
Acquisition of the Tanita MC 780 MA body composition analyser device (2015, TANITA corporation, Japan) uses data obtained from two types of resistance offered by the body to an electrical stimulus: on the one hand, reactive resistance or reactance (associated with the cell membrane) and on the other hand, resistive resistance (associated with intra- and extra-cellular fluid). The combination of these two types of resistance is known as impedance or bioimpedance, requiring different equations to estimate body composition from this data.Daniel Collado MateoUniversidad Rey Juan Carlos4.482€01/01/202330/06/2023
Evaluation of physical activity for minimising the consequences of digital addictions in young adultsDaniel Collado MateoMinisterio de Derechos Sociales, Consumo y Agenda 203043.190€01/01/202330/06/2024
Spanish Network for Research on Social Return on Investment in SportAlfonso Jiménez GutiérrezMinisterio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte8.000€01/01/202315/11/2023
Line of Action No. 3. Programme of Excellence for Alfonso Jiménez Gutiérrez. Multi-annual Agreement between the Community of Madrid and the Rey Juan Carlos University.Alfonso Jiménez GutiérrezCOMUNIDAD DE MADRID50.000€21/03/202331/12/2024
Consultancy and scientific-technical advice for the implementation of different studies and projects on the positive effects of an active and healthy lifestyle, the improvement of sports performance, the integration of technology and the impact of certain health servicesAlfonso Jiménez GutiérrezUniversidad EUNEIZ SA6.000€14/04/202313/04/2026
Start-up and development of the Active Citizenship and Sustainable Territory Area of the Spain Future Sport project of the Spanish National Sports Council, developed by the Fundación Deporte Joven itself.Alfonso Jiménez GutiérrezFundación Deporte Joven75.206,62€24/04/202323/10/2023
Review of different proposals for calls for aid to Spanish sports federations to invest in technology and audiovisual media to develop the digitalisation of sports training and the identification of sports talent in high performance centres, charged to the European funds of the recovery, transformation and resilience plan.Alfonso Jiménez GutiérrezINNOVA NEXT S.L. (BARRABÉS)3.000€24/05/202323/08/2023
Animal-assisted education as a teaching innovation resourceDaniel Collado MateoFacultad de Ciencias de la Educación y del deporte y Estudios Interdisciplinares (URJC)250€27/06/202331/12/2023
URJC Centre for Sports Science ResearchAlfonso Jiménez GutiérrezUniversidad Rey Juan Carlos20.000€01/12/202331/12/2024

LABORATORY - Physical Activity, Exercise, Health and Quality of Life LAB.:

Services developed in the Lab:

  • SROI impact assessment.
  • Assessment and prescription of clinical exercise in non-clinical settings.
  • Education and counseling for an Active and Healthy Life (groups).

 







Provision of equipment and resources for the Lab:

  • Matrix treadmill (1)
  • Multipower (1)
  • Quadriceps extension (1)
  • Leg Curl (1)
  • Seated Row (1)
  • Sphingocor (1)
  • Laptop computers, 2nd hand (3)
  • Motorized articulated stretcher (1)
  • GeneActive Accelerometers (50)