Revista Ciencias de la Actividad Física UCM, is a biannual publication of the Faculty of Education Sciences of the Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile. Its objective is to contribute to the knowledge generated by scientific research. It prioritizes original articles so that they can be used as references in university classrooms and specialized laboratories for the development of Physical Activity Sciences, "the scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following subcategories: physical activity and health, motor behavior, physical education didactics, physical education, quality of life, sedentary behavior, sports training and physical preparation, leisure and recreation, sports management and sports psychology". It is aimed at physical activity professionals, physical education teachers, physical education pedagogy students, physical trainers, sports technicians and those interested in the sciences of physical activity.

ISSN: 0719-4013

Current Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2026): Revista Ciencias de la Actividad Física UCM

Published: 2026-07-08

Research

Sedentary behaviors as predictors of negative sleep perception

A school-based population study

Camilo Luis Monteiro Lourenço, David Lucas Oliveira Souza, Camila Pereira Iervese, Hugo Ribeiro Zanetti, Edmar Lacerda-Mendes

1-17

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.27.2.1

Relationship between cognitive load and athletic performance in university-level volleyball players

Joaquín Guzmán-López, Jusbeth Zambrano-Suárez, Rubén Eduardo Gajardo-Burgos

18-30

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.27.2.2

Effects of high-intensity interval training on estimated maximum oxygen consumption in sedentary adults

Longitudinal quasi-experimental study

Valeria Osorio-Logroño, Javier Caiza-Lema

31-43

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.27.2.3

Attitudes Toward the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Physical Education in Chile

Macarena Socías Marfán , Juan José Marimán Rivero , Jorge Pérez Contreras , Mauricio Venegas De las Paz , Marco Kokaly Farah , Javier Pérez Tejero , Fernando Muñoz Hinrichsen

44-61

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.27.2.4

Gender stereotypes, homophobia and transphobia in first-year physical education students

Fernando Maureira Cid, Martina Paredes Gonzáles, Bárbara Baeza García

62-75

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.27.2.5

Reasons why clients choose to subscribe to and adhere to services provided by personal trainers

Luís Fernando Mondstock, Gabriela Simone Harnisch, Lucinar Jupir Förner Flores, Verónica Gabriela Silva Piovani, Jorge Both

76-90

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.27.2.6

Phenomenology of supplementation in CrossFit®

Influences, knowledge and consumption strategies

Ivan Ignacio Molina Márquez, Eimmy Gálvez-Contreras, Bárbara Cerda-Aedo , Ana Guzmán-Moreno, Carolne Zamorano-Sánchez , Franklin Castillo-Retamal

91-108

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.27.2.7
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