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Email:
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josef.mitas@upjs.sk |
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Homepage:
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https://www.upjs.sk//zamestnanec/josef.mitas | |
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University:
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UPJŠ
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Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
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Department:
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ÚTVŠ
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Ústav telesnej výchovy a športu
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Office:
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UA1O4 | |
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Phone:
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+421 55 234 1628 | |
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ORCID ID:
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7219-931X |
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Profile courses
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Creating lifestyle programs - Sports and Recreation, I. degree
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Lifestyle pillars - Sports and Recreation, I. degree
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Modern technology and monitoring physical activity - Sport, II. degree
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Lifestyle behavior - Sport, II. degree
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Environmental aspects and monitoring of physical activity - Sport, II. degree
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Selected publications
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Giles-Corti, B., Moudon, A. V., Lowe, M., Adlakha, D., Cerin, E., Boeing, G., Higgs, C., Arundel, J., Liu, S., Hinckson, E., Salvo, D., Adams, M. A., Badland, H., Florindo, A. A., Gebel, K., Hunter, R. F., Mitáš, J., Oyeyemi, A. L., Puig-Ribera, A., … Sallis, J. F. (2022). Creating healthy and sustainable cities: what gets measured, gets done. The Lancet Global Health, 10(6), e782–e785. [https://doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00070-5]https://doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00070-5 IF: 34,3, JCI 7,54; Q1 - Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. Počet ohlasov 98/ WOS: 54. |
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Conger, S. A., Toth, L. P., Cretsinger, C., Raustorp, A., Mitáš, J., Inoue, S., & Bassett, D. R. (2022). Time trends in physical activity using wearable devices: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from 1995 to 2017. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 54(2), 288-298. https://doi:10.1249/MSS.0000000000002794]https://doi:10.1249/MSS.0000000000002794 . IF 6,289 2021; JCI: 1,83; Q1 Sport Sciences. Počet ohlasov 97/ WOS: 54. |
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Van Dyck, D., Barnett, A., Cerin, E., Conway, T. L., Esteban-Cornejo, I., Hinckson, E., Rubín, L., Rush, E., Baron‑Epel, O., Cain, K. L., Breum Christiansen, L., Islam, M. Z., Mitáš, J., Molina‑García, J., Oyeyemi, A., Ranjani, H., Reis, R., Santos, M. P., Sit, C., Timperio, A, Wan Muda, W. A. M., & Sallis, J. F. (2022). Associations of accelerometer measured school- and non-school based physical activity and sedentary time with body mass index: IPEN adolescent study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 19(1). [https://doi:10.1186/s12966-022-01324-x]https://doi:10.1186/s12966-022-01324-x IF: 8,7; JCI: 1,67; Q1 - Nutrition & Dietetics. Počet ohlasov 79/ WOS: 8. |
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Kudlacek, M., Fromel, K., Groffik, D., & Mitas, J. (2025). Individual physical activity preferences of adolescents in the Czech Republic and Poland: a 14-year comparative study reflecting the gender trends and prospective responses to global lifestyle challenges. BMC Pediatrics, 25(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05342-5. IF: 2,0 JCI 1,01; Q2 - Pediatrics. Počet ohlasov 4. |
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Selected projects
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Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports project, OP JAK, CŘ - CZ.02.01.01/00/23_025/0008686, Project title: ReDiKid: Resilient Children in the Digital World - co-researcher. Years of implementation: 2025-2028. |
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UPOL Grant number: CŘ - JG_2023_007. Project title: Influence of environmental determinants on active transport of Czech children and adolescents in the context of 24-hour behavioural patterns - co-researcher. Years of implementation: 2023-2025 |
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GAČR Grant No.: 17-24378S: Intervention based on social norms in the prevention of sedentary behavior and promotion of physical activity among Czech adolescents. - co-researcher. Years of implementation: 2017-2019. |
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International mobilities and visits
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Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education University of Porto, Portugal, Porto, Portugal, 11/2014, invited lecture, assessment of projects by local DSP students
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Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, USA, San Diego, USA, 5/2014, professional internship – research consultation, IPEN Adolescent, professional GIS
training
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University of Prešov in Prešov, Faculty of Sport, Prešov, 12/2010, professional internship – research consultation
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Movement and Sport Sciences,
Ghent University, Belgium, Ghent, Belgium, 10/2010, professional scientific internship, consultation, joint research problems, involvement
of FTK UP in the submitted research grant 7. RP EU
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Valdosta State University, GA, USA, Georgia, USA, 8-12/2003, Visiting professor, teaching, establishing long-term cooperation
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Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, 10/2008, training employees in the use of monitoring technology
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University of Prešov in Prešov, Faculty of Sport, Prešov, 4-5/2003, Professional internship – consultation, research survey
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Organisational activities
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Co-chair of the working group "Environmental approaches to HEPA promotion" in the
HEPA Europe network - HEPA Europe, since 2015 - present
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Member of the IPEN Adults and IPEN Adolescent Publication Committee - IPEN Europe, since 2012 - present
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Contact person for the Czech Republic for „The WHO Global Observatory for Physical
Activity Country Cards" - WHO int., since 2012 - present
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Member of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University in
Brno - MU in Brno, since 2014 - present
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Member of the editorial board of the magazine Tělesná kultura (Physical Culture) - UP in Olomouc, 2011 - 2017
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Member of International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) - ISPAH int., since 2008 - present
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Member of International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) - ISBNPA int., since 2005 - present
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Member of the international research team IPEN (International Physical Activity &
Environment Network) - IPEN, since 2004 - present
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Member of the IPAQ international research team – International Physical Activity Questionnaire - IPAQ, since 2002 - present
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Member of the Czech Society of Kinanthropology - Czech Society for Kinanthropology, since 2001 - present
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