Efectos de un programa de actividad física extracurricular en niños de primer ciclo de ESO con sobrepeso y obesidad

Obesity and its impact are increasingly obvious in Spanish society. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an extracurricular intervention of physical and sports activities in order to improve students' body composition and fitness level between two groups of ad...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Pastor Vicedo, Juan Carlos, Gil-Madrona, Pedro, Tortosa Martínez, Miguel, Martínez Martínez, Jesús
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:105925
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/105925
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Obesitat
Sobrepès
Intervenció
Activitat física
Fitness
Obesity
Overweight
Intervention
Physical Activity
Descripción
Sumario:Obesity and its impact are increasingly obvious in Spanish society. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an extracurricular intervention of physical and sports activities in order to improve students' body composition and fitness level between two groups of adolescences with overweight or obesity for a six-month period. Moreover, a comparison based on gender was also targeted in this intervention. The sample consisted of 38 students, seventeen boys and twenty-one girls, with BMI above the 85th percentile. Several fitness tests and anthropometric measurements were performed. The results showed significant improvements in the experimental group regarding their physical condition and body fat percentage compared to the control group who did not show any significant achievements. According to the comparison based on gender, within the experimental group, girls achieved more significant results both in their physical fitness and in their body fat percentage.