Relación del nivel de actividad física con el sobrepeso en estudiantes que toman los cursos obligatorios de cultura física

Abstract

In the present project, university students participated between the ages of 18 and 25 years old. Their objective was to determine the level of physical activity and their relationship with overweight. The sample consisted of students enrolled in Physical Culture, which 50% were males and 50% females. For the study, the IMC variable was used and two internationally validated questionnaires were applied, the IPAQ and GPAQ, that are used to measure the level of physical activity. According to the OMS physical inactivity, it is the fourth risk factor for world mortality (6% of deaths registered worldwide), for which reason we want to do an analysis on how students of the University of Cuenca are regarding to physical activity and overweight, since this is one of the first to manifest itself due to physical inactivity. In the study completed it was proven that university students in its great majority are found on a high level of AF, however a significant percentage are those that have a low/ inactive level.