Department: Deporte e Informática

Research centre: Centro de Investigación en Rendimiento Físico y Deportivo (CIRFD)

Universidad: Pablo de Olavide University

Area: Physical Education and Sport

Research group: AFSD - CTS948 Actividad Física, Salud y Deporte

Email: jbueant@upo.es

Personal web: https://youtube.com/@poweronyou

Áreas PAIDI: Ciencia y Técnicas de la Salud

Programas de doctorado: Ciencias de la Actividad Física, del Deporte y la Salud

Doctor by the Universidad Pablo de Olavide with the thesis Comportamiento sedentario, actividad física y condición física como herramientas complementarias en la evaluación y promoción de la salud de personas diagnosticadas con trastorno mental grave 2018. Supervised by Dr. Diego Munguía Izquierdo.

PhD with international honors and University Professor in subjects related to 'Physical Activity and Health'. Since 2013, improving the health of people with Severe Mental Disorders (such as schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder) by having fun exercising with the PowerONyou team and under the motto "Less Pills, More Running Shoes." To date, we have improved the well-being of more than 720 people with Severe Mental Disorders who: *gained self-esteem to the point of looking at themselves in a full-length mirror after 14 years of avoiding it due to insecurities. *lost 56 kilos and got in shape in just a few weeks without great effort. *created a group of friends after living many years in solitude. In addition we: *earned almost 1 million EUROS to research the usefulness of our work in Mental Health. *published more than 90 scientific papers to showcase our results. *have trained over 1,052 professionals to use our methods. More than 80% of people with severe mental disorders complete our enjoyable exercise programs, and 100% want to repeat the experience. ⭐ If you want to learn more, go to https://youtube.com/@poweronyou