Niveles de actividad física, calidad de vida relacionada con la salud, autoconcepto físico e índice de masa corporal: un estudio en escolares colombianos

Abstract

Introduction: Physical activity, health-related quality of life, self-concept and body-mass index are indicators of a healthy lifestyle. Objective: To determine the levels of physical activity and sedentary lifestyle, the health-related quality of life, the physical self-concept and the body-mass index in Colombian middle and highschool students. Materials and methods: We included 1,253 students between 10 and 20 years of age (601 men and 652 women) in the study. We used the following instruments for the measurements: A weighing machine, a stadiometer, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12®), and the Physical Self-concept Questionnaire in its Spanish version. Results: The statistical analysis showed higher levels in the body-mass index among female students and higher scores for the physical condition, self-concept and competence among male students, with meaningful statistical differences (p<0,05). Additionally, women had higher scores in moderate and vigorous physical activity, while men had higher scores in walking. Men got higher scores in the dimension of health-related quality of life, except in the social function, which differed significantly from the general health, emotional role, mental health, and vitality dimensions. Conclusions: We found a relation between the body-mass index and the physical condition and competence self-concept, as well as between body-mass index and general health, physical function, mental health and vitality. We also found a relation between a sedentary lifestyle and general health, body pain, and physical role.

Qigong training as a successful factor of fighter’s personal qualities development in students

“…In other researches, it is established that: − Both males and females with high cognitive load scores had a non-significant trend toward higher BMIs, waist circumferences, and drinking more alcohol than low cognitive load counterparts [17]; − Abusive use of video games is associated with negative health consequences, such as musculoskeletal problems, eye disease, or cognitive and emotional problems. Therefore, it is vital to promote a sport practice associated with intrinsic motivations in order to avoid sport abandonment and develop a more hedonistic practice to avert sedentary habits [18]; − Physical activity, health-related quality of life, selfconcept and body-mass index are indicators of a healthy lifestyle [19]; − Results show a dependent relationship between the acceptances of negative experiences and execution of physical activity. These results suggest a high probably of negative emotional experiences acceptance in people who makes intense or moderate physical activity [20]; − Electronic word-of-mouth on social network sites has been used successfully in marketing.…”

Impact of the Physical Activity on Bullying

“…Likewise, it is essential to promote an active lifestyle among teenagers, mainly among those from a low socioeconomic level and, particularly, among women (Ramos et al, 2016). Therefore, it is key to reinforce attitudes which favor healthy habits (Campo-Ternera et al, 2017; Lima-Serrano et al, 2018; Medeiros et al, 2018; Santos et al, 2018; Palomino-Devia et al, 2018) so antisocial and criminal behaviors can be minimized (Pelegrín et al, 2010; Gázquez et al, 2015). The practice of physical activity (non-competitive) entails the promotion of essential values for a peaceful coexistence and socialization, being an ideal tool to diminish the cases of violence (Martínez-Baena and Faus-Bosca, 2018; Medina Cascales and Reverte Prieto, 2019).…”

“…On the other hand, future research could consider other variables such as cyberaggression, parental control (Álvarez-García et al, 2018), self-concept of the physical condition and perceived competence, mental health (Palomino-Devia et al, 2018), physical activity carried out by parents (Loch et al, 2015; Castro-Sánchez et al, 2016; González et al, 2016; Greca et al, 2016), the impact of the socioeconomic inequalities in lifestyles and health (Moreno-Maldonado et al, 2016; Chzhen et al, 2018), resilience (Moreno et al, 2016), longitudinal studies, etc., Also, longitudinal studies using multiple informants (e.g., adolescence, peer, parent, coach, and teacher) are needed to establish true casual connections among variables.…”

“…Accordingly, the practice of physical activity (PA) in the adolescence plays an essential role in the promotion of healthy lifestyles (Campo-Ternera et al, 2017) as a lesser tendency toward drug use is shown (Hernando et al, 2013; Galán et al, 2014; González et al, 2016). Reciprocity between the self-concept of the physical condition and the competence perceived, as well as of the general health, physical function, mental health and vitality, has been found (Palomino-Devia et al, 2018). Thus, a greater physical activity increases the quality of life associated to health and self-esteem (Zurita-Ortega et al, 2018).…”

Physical activity of the university's senior students

“…The decrease in the quality of students' health begins before their admission to a higher education institution [9][10][11]. Insufficient physical activity of schoolchildren leads to a violation of the adaptation mechanisms of the body and reduces the indicators of their physical development and physical preparedness [12,13].…”