Michal Marko

ORCID: 0000-0003-0054-0667
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Research Areas
  • Physical Education and Training Studies
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Sports and Physical Education Research
  • Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
  • Education, Psychology, and Social Research
  • Outdoor and Experiential Education
  • Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Physical Education and Pedagogy
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Health and Well-being Studies
  • Experimental Learning in Engineering
  • Child Development and Education
  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Distributed systems and fault tolerance
  • Human Health and Disease
  • Occupational Health and Performance
  • Education, Safety, and Science Studies
  • Educational Games and Gamification
  • Musicians’ Health and Performance

Academy of Arts
2022-2024

Akadémia Umení v Banskej Bystrici
2022-2023

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
2021

Matej Bel University
2017-2020

Background and Study Aim. Physical education teachers play an important role in helping students to understand the importance of physical activity. By maximizing activity time education, can influence needs students. The present study was aimed at analysing comparing teachers’ preferences teaching primary education.
 Material Methods. Survey instrument (teachers’ preferences) carried out five months (May – September, 2022) through intentional sampling with survey group size 1300...

10.15561/26649837.2023.0108 article EN cc-by Pedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports 2023-01-16

Background and PurposeCorrect posture during the school years is important in children's health, performance (academic) schools, well-being. Postural habits (incorrect) children may lead to significant musculoskeletal disorders; particular, low back pain chronic ailments (other); therefore, aims of study was by experiment validate influence six-week postural intervention program aimed at improving 10-year-old male students Physical Sports Education.Material methodsSix-week carried out 6...

10.58962/hsr.2025.11.1.6-17 article EN cc-by Health sport rehabilitation 2025-03-18

Background and purpose It seems that nowadays civilized countries and, accordingly, people, should solve all problems through negotiations, not wars. However, wars still periodically break out in different parts of our planet. Now. For example, there is a war between Russia Ukraine. The this research to explore effective pedagogical methodologies for physical education students at university during wartime, addressing the critical issue adapting curriculum teaching practices promote...

10.58962/ht.2025.3.2.16-29 article EN Health Technologies 2025-05-07

Abstract The aim of the research was to determine effect health-oriented exercises included in final part physical and sport education on selected factors musculoskeletal system female students secondary school, as well point out diversification realization innovative contents teaching lessons with health aspect, especially from view primary prevention students' improving level posture overall muscular system. monitored group consisted 33 school Trenčín (Slovakia). experimental (EG) A 17...

10.2478/afepuc-2018-0008 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Acta Facultatis Educationis Physicae Universitatis Comenianae 2018-11-01

Study purpose. Declining levels of physical activity in adolescence are increasing concern, with data showing the difference ≥ 8% by gender favor adolescent boys; therefore, present study aims at determining (in)activity gap non-athlete boys and girls Slovakia. Materials methods. Standardized measure to estimate habitual practice (IPAQ-SF) was carried out six months (January – June, 2022), through intentional sampling 1 517 Slovak (40.54%, n = 615) (59.46%, 902), aged 18 19 years (18.50 ±...

10.17309/tmfv.2023.2.18 article EN cc-by Physical Education Theory and Methodology 2023-04-28

In today's society, smartphone usage in active recreation (natural environment) is somewhat controversial because some believe that smartphones promote an access to resources; however, distract attention from environment; therefore, the present study aims at determining adolescents' and natural environment.An instrument of survey (non-standardized) was carried out six months (January -June, 2022) through intentional sampling group size 2108 (100%) adolescent boys girls: (i) Urban girls...

10.11118/978-80-7509-904-4-0009 article EN Public recreation and landscape protection ... 2023-01-01

Background and Study Aim. Musculoskeletal complaints are common among music students, irrespective of gender. They develop due to intense practice over an instrument; spending long hours may cause muscular imbalance, tension, awkward posture. The repetitive nature in students overuse fatigue. This increases the risk acute pain can affect both quality life performance. Therefore, present study aimed at evaluating transformative effects 8-week intervention program on posture students. Material...

10.15561/20755279.2024.0204 article EN cc-by Physical Education of Students 2024-04-30

Educators play an important role (crucial) in introducing students to new outdoor adventure -Geocaching; however, educators (many) may not be aware of and/or lack the training (resource) incorporate Geocaching into education.Because that miss chance (may) discover modern frontier adventure; therefore, present study was aimed at exploring awareness and level involvement -Geocaching.4-question survey (instrument) carried out 4 months, as means 1464 -Geocaching.32.04% know (p ˂ .01;n = 470) 400...

10.11118/978-80-7509-963-1-0273 article EN Public recreation and landscape protection ... 2024-01-01

Background and Study Aim. A healthy active lifestyle is becoming one of the most talked topics amongst people from all over world. Being more physically has never been important than today as both jobs leisure activities are increasingly sedentary. Humans have moved being very to less each year. The aim our study was find out degree satisfaction frequency performing among students Police Academy in Bratislava, Slovakia. Material Methods. For purpose study, we used a short version...

10.15561/health.2023.0106 article EN cc-by Pedagogy of Health 2023-05-30

Summary Searching for active, effective intervention approaches, aimed to improving health protection, not only among children and youth, is an up-to-date research intention from a number of points view. The reason the prevalence civilization diseases, in our case muscular skeletal system offers issues prevention relation feet position body posture. Based on above, aim was identify change posture elementary school pupil by applying Propriofoot Concept physical sport education. monitored...

10.2478/afepuc-2019-0015 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Acta Facultatis Educationis Physicae Universitatis Comenianae 2019-11-01

Purpose. Curriculum preferences of physical education (PE) teachers in primary schools differ, depending on educational policy, local guidelines, and particular needs students (pupils); therefore, the survey objective was aimed at determining curriculum PE terms differences length pedagogical practice.
 Material methods. (survey instrument) conducted 6 months (January – June, 2022), through purposive sampling size group) 1 300 (100%) schools: (i) Pedagogical practice ≥10 years (n = 518,...

10.58962/hsr.2023.9.3.40-49 article EN cc-by Health sport rehabilitation 2023-09-17

This article presents a reference design for the well-known ball-on-beam laboratory experiment, where spherical ball without direct actuation is only balanced by inclination of supporting structure, such as beam, rail or tube. The introduced here completely open-source and utilizes handful off-the-shelf components 3D printing; resulting in an exceptionally low hardware cost. Moreover, apparatus fits on standard expansion module format, known Shield, which compatible with range...

10.1109/educon46332.2021.9454013 article EN 2022 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON) 2021-04-21

Within the article, we analyze and evaluate popularity common issues of teaching sports games in physical sport education at elementary schools Slovakia. A survey was research instrument for collecting primary data, aimed male (620) female (506) teachers second stage three regions Detecting teachers' perception surveyed period years (2017 – 2020). Each answer compared evaluated by using chi-square test (X2), while significance level (α) .01 .05. In general, were most popular activities among...

10.18276/cej.2022.1-08 article EN cc-by-sa Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine 2022-01-01

Introduction: An active participation in physical activity is associated with several elements of successful aging, including psychosocial health and well-being.Not getting enough increased problems are observed worldwide especially during the first year Covid-19 pandemic for that reason, present study was aimed at analyzing comparing Slovak adolescents second wave pandemic.Material Methods: Standardized measure to estimate habitual practice (IPAQ-SF) carried out through intentional sampling...

10.13187/ejced.2022.4.1066 article EN European Journal of Contemporary Education 2022-12-25

Leisure time is an important part of university students’ lives and affects their quality lives; that’s why the present study was aimed at examining satisfaction rate with leisure in a sample Academy Police Force students. Research instrument survey carried out through intentional sampling group size 439 (100 %) male (43.28 %, n = 190) female (56.72 249) students (aged ± 21.50 years). Examining 2 mounts (June - July, 2022). Statistics; particular, descriptive, inferential used to examine...

10.24040/sjss.2022.8.2.39-49 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Slovak Journal of Sport Science 2023-01-23

Background The lack of physical activity is a global public health problem. Physical inactivity the principal risk for obesity and other serious life-threatening diseases. This study specialized in discovering use smartphones activities females from Slovak Republic Czech Republic. Purpose study's objective was to compare how adolescent girls Slovakia used their activity. Methods observing group consisted 1515 who studied 3rd 4th year high schools, conservatoires grammar schools main method...

10.58962/hstrpt.2023.4.1.7-19 article EN cc-by Health-saving technologies rehabilitation and physical therapy 2023-11-23

Mobile technology (tablets, smartphones) may provide students with access to educational resources (maps, navigation tools), enriching the outdoor adventure experience and facilitating learning; therefore, present study was aimed at exploring fusion of mobile in (in students).Instrument survey (3 questions) carried out 2 months (Jan.-Feb., 2024), through sampling (purposive) 1 624 (100%) students: (i) Male (846, 52.10 %); (ii) Female (778, 47.90%).Descriptive (percentage -%, arithmetic mean...

10.11118/978-80-7509-963-1-0153 article EN Public recreation and landscape protection ... 2024-01-01

Objective: To identify the sleep quality of sixteen-year-old adolescents in Banská Bystrica region, with a focus on gender differences. Materials and Methods: The study focused differences adolescent quality. sample consisted 447 students from secondary vocational schools gymnasiums region. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality index (PSQI) was used to assess Data were collected electronically using Google Forms april June 2023. Gender analyzed percentage statistical methods, specifically ?2 test, at...

10.54937/zs.2024.16.2.70-74 article EN Zdravotnícke štúdie 2024-01-01

Background and purpose Adolescence is a critical period for physical, emotional, cognitive development. High-quality sleep during this phase essential healthy growth, emotional well-being, optimal weight, learning. These factors significantly influence the academic achievements of young people. Purpose: to develop experimentally justify methodology training basketball teams humanitarian higher educational institutions, taking into account psychophysiological capabilities players. Material...

10.58962/ht.2024.2.3.8-19 article EN cc-by Health Technologies 2024-11-08

The aim of research was to identify the changes body posture and dynamic spine function female secondary school students after adaption physical program which within lessons sport education. group consisted 45 first year in Žilina (age - 15.42 0.38 years; weight 55.13 3.69 kg; height 167.82 2.51 cm; mass index 19.72 1.51). In terms data acquisition methods, we applied standardized tests methods. To evaluate impact adapted on muscular skeletal system education Wilcoxon test (Wtest p <...

10.18276/cej.2020.2-07 article EN cc-by-sa Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine 2020-01-01
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