Perfil de la aptitud física y su relación con la salud de los estudiantes de pedagogía de la actividad física y deporte

Abstract

The present research work is an integrative project, and it focused on the profile of physical fitness and its impact on the health of students of the Pedagogy of Physical Activity and Sport career at the Technical University of Machala whose objective It was oriented to determine the level of physical fitness of the students of the aforementioned career, identifying the factors that affect them, determining the profile of physical fitness that the students have and establishing the orientation on physical fitness that the students of this career need. . The data collection was based on the quantitative approach, with a descriptive methodology, managing to diagnose the reality of the students in regards to physical aptitudes. The methods with the highest incidence in this inquiry are the analytical-synthetic, as well as the comparative and the bibliographic, which contributed significantly at the time of collecting the information based on the specific objectives to contribute to the general objective, which were written to cover aspects related to the literary review, to field research and finally to support the integrative proposal, as a contribution in favor of the educational institution that facilitated access to carry out the research. In relation to the population, all the students of the career were considered, the sample consisted of 45 students; For this, intentional, intentional, critical or trial sampling is applied, which is a non-probabilistic sampling since the respondents are chosen based on the researcher's knowledge and judgment. The selected instruments were the survey and the physical aptitude test, which for its construction related the objects of study, from which three dimensions were derived and consequently the indicators served as a guide for the elaboration of the instruments with a scale of Likert, which facilitated the reception of opinions and attitudes of the people involved in this investigative work and at the same time score from fixed responses the range of values. The analysis of the results in the survey shows that the students have an average profile of physical aptitudes, specifying that it is necessary to intervene in the problem. Based on the foregoing and responding to the third specific objective, the integrative proposal was defined, whose purpose is to guide the students of the Pedagogy of Physical Activity and Sport career at the Technical University of Machala on the physical aptitudes that contribute to maintaining a good state of health as a contribution to the improvement of the physical capacities of students. The proposal consisted of three implementation phases aimed at, designing the workshops, socializing the workshop planning and development of the workshops, In addition, the logistical resources and the feasibility assessment were included with the dimensions, technical, economic, social and environmental, demonstrating the ability to achieve the objectives of the proposal, determining the feasibility and material capacities of the executing parties. the proposal.