Physical exercises aimed at the prevention of sedentary behaviors in university students

Ejercicios físicos dirigidos a la prevención de conductas sedentarias en estudiantes universitarios

Keywords: sedentary lifestyle, risk factors, highly prevalent diseases, education for the health

Abstract

A sedentary lifestyle constitutes a challenge in the current technological context, considered today one of the main risk factors for highly prevalent diseases. Sedentary behaviors are materialized expressions of this phenomenon that in young people have become a universal problem. The present investigation was carried out at the University of the Island of Youth with the objective of assessing the effect of the implementation of physical exercises aimed at the prevention of sedentary behaviors in university students of the University "Jesús Montané Oropesa". For the development of this work the following methods were used: analysis and synthesis, induction - deduction, the Historical - logical among the theoretical, observation, documentary analysis and measurement among the empirical methods, among the techniques used for the compilation of data are declared: the survey and the opinion poll, the information was processed from the use of the statistical package SPSS, version 20. As a result, a set of physical exercises that were easy to perform and that can be executed with accessible means and materials were designed. in the environment, thus contributing to the prevention of sedentary behaviors in accounting and finance students.

Author Biographies

Osmany Agüero Fuentes, MSc., Universidad "Jesús Montané Oropesa"

Profesor Auxiliar.  

Máster en actividad física en la comunidad.

Departamento de deportes.

Universidad "Jesús Montané Oropesa", Isla de la Juventud, Cuba.

Correo electrónico: oaguero@uij.edu.cu.

Mayda Losada Robaina, Dr. C., Universidad de Ciencias de la Cultura Física y Deportes Manuel Fajardo

Profesor Titular.  

Doctor en Ciencias de la Cultura Física

Departamento de Cultura Física.

Universidad de Ciencias de la Cultura Física y Deportes Manuel Fajardo.

La Habana, Cuba.

Mayelín Agüero Fuentes., Dr. C.

Profesor Titular.  

Doctor en Ciencias Pedagógicas.

Departamento de Educación Primaria.

Universidad Jesús Montané Oropesa, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba

Published
2023-09-07
How to Cite
Agüero FuentesO., Losada RobainaM., & Agüero Fuentes.M. (2023). Physical exercises aimed at the prevention of sedentary behaviors in university students. Varona, (78). Retrieved from http://revistas.ucpejv.edu.cu/index.php/rVar/article/view/2230