Physical exercises aimed at increasing body movement in university students with sedentary behaviors

Abstract

Sedentary lifestyle is a scourge that affects a considerable part of the population worldwide, a phenomenon that increases its impact as a consequence of the current technological context. Sedentary behaviors are a consequence of this problem that among young people have become the cause of various studies worldwide. The present investigation was carried out at the Jesús Montané Oropesa University of the Isla de la Juventud, Cuba with the objective of evaluating the effect of the implementation of a proposal of physical exercises aimed at increasing body movement in university students with sedentary behaviors of the University "Jesús Montané Oropesa", for which as part of the theoretical and empirical methods were used. As a result of this work, the sedentary behaviors present in the students were identified, based on the activities carried out in their daily routine, family history of chronic non-communicable diseases, as well as their BMI, in addition to a proposal of exercises aimed at increasing the physical activity in them. The development of the experimental phase with the exercises achieved a significant reduction in body weight as well as a significant increase in the percentage of students who recognized the importance of physical activity for their health and sedentary behaviors identified in the initial diagnosis were reduced.