Research Interests:
Over the past few years, most of my research has been focused on investigating the effects of exercise on obesity and insulin resistance. I am interested in understanding the effects of acute and chronic exercise in the insulin signaling pathway in skeletal muscle tissue. Recently, we have finished a study where we examined the effects of high intensity interval training (HIIT) in intramuscular insulin signaling using obese subjects. Other research interests include the effects of cold water immersion on exercise recovery and heat exposure in occupational physiology.

Selected Publications:
Nava RC, Mermier CM, Amorim FT. Heat acclimation during low-intensity exercise increases VO2max and Hsp72, but not markers of mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative phosphorylation, in skeletal tissue. Exp Physiol. 2020 Jul 5. doi: 10.1113/EP088563. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32627238.

Gripp F, Nava RC, Cassilhas RC, Esteves EA, Magalhães CD, Dias-Peixoto MF, Magalhães FC, Amorim F. HIIT is superior than MICT on cardiometabolic health during training and detraining. Accepted on September 10th 2020. DOI : 10.1007/s00421-020-04502-6

Magalhães FC, Aguiar PF, Tossige-Gomes R, Magalhães SM, Ottone VO, Fernandes T, Oliveira EM, Dias-Peixoto MF, Rocha-Vieira E, Amorim FT. High-intensity interval training followed by postexercise cold-water immersion does not alter angiogenic circulating cells, but increases circulating endothelial cells. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2020 Jan;45(1):101-111. doi: 10.1139/apnm-2019-0041. Epub 2019 Jun 5. PMID: 31167081.

Nuñez TP, Amorim FT, Beltz NM, Mermier CM, Moriarty TA, Nava RC, VanDusseldorp TA, Kravitz L. Metabolic effects of two high-intensity circuit training protocols: Does sequence matter? J Exerc Sci Fit. 2020 Jan;18(1):14-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jesf.2019.08.001. Epub 2019 Aug 7. PMID: 31641363; PMCID: PMC6796641.

Silva G, Ferraresi C, de Almeida RT, Motta ML, Paixão T, Ottone VO, Fonseca IA, Oliveira MX, Rocha-Vieira E, Dias-Peixoto MF, Esteves EA, Coimbra CC, Amorim FT, Magalhães FC. Insulin resistance is improved in high-fat fed mice by photobiomodulation therapy at 630_nm. J Biophotonics. 2020 Mar;13(3):e201960140. doi: 10.1002/jbio.201960140. Epub 2020 Jan 7. PMID: 31707768.
Special Interests:
My hobbies include practicing several sports, such as playing soccer, volleyball, swimming and running. I was learning saxophone in Brazil and I want to continue playing here in Albuquerque. I have a 7 years old soon that keep me very active and busy. He loves to play sports in general and ride his bike. My wife and I love to travel.