Diseño de un plan de acción de actividad física y salud para los adolescentes de la Unidad Educativa Yaruquies. Riobamba, octubre 2014 – marzo 2015

Abstract

Physical inactivity in adolescents today is becoming a major public health problem worldwide, manifested mainly by the rise in the rate of obesity and overweight. The present study aims to design an action plan for physical activity and health in adolescents of the Yaruquíes Educational Unit, Riobamba Canton province of Chimborazo - Ecuador. The research design was descriptive cross-sectional, in a population of 133 female and male adolescents corresponding to the 8th, 9th, and 10th levels of Basic Education, to whom a structured type survey was applied, with closed questions, (INTA), to determine the level of physical activity of the population studied, together with the collection of data on demographic characteristics and anthropometric measurements (weight and height). The main results were: 48% of adolescents are women and 52% are men, with an average age of 14 years for both sexes, 27% are overweight and 5% are obese. It was possible to determine that the level of physical activity is regular with 81% and bad with 4%. These statistical data served as a basis for the design of a physical activity action plan for adolescents, involving the participation of teachers, parents and representatives, where different strategies were planned, including training, habituation and Exercise routines of recreational type, inside and outside the Educational Unit, in order to contribute to increase the level of physical activity in adolescents.