Efectos de un plan de pausas activas por modalidad virtual para mejorar el rendimiento físico de escolares

Abstract

The present research project had the unknown of determining the effects of a plan of active breaks through virtual modality in schoolchildren of the Ricardo Descalzi Educational Unit. A first socialization of the project was carried out with the representatives of the schoolchildren and with a total of 16 participants between the ages of 5 to 8 years, of which 6 were male and 10 females. With the application of the two tests (C-MAFYCS and PAQ-C), which with good validity allow us to know the physical state and sedentary habits that the participant presents in the course of a week. This plan of active breaks was applied for a month, consisting of 5 sessions per week, each one varying from 5 to 12 minutes of application, where stretching, moderate and vigorous physical activities, coordinated bilateral activities, fine motor activities and thick. The research presents a qualitative-quantitative descriptive approach, due to the methodology used in data collection and its analysis, with a longitudinal prospective design, due to the application of second evaluations in order to determine the effects of the active break plan in schoolchildren Basic Elementary. xiii The effects found in this study regarding the active break plan are related to physical performance; the schoolchildren showed an increase of 18.75% in their level of physical activity, predominantly in female participants with an average of between 5 to 8 years old; Another effect is the improvement in sedentary behavior, with a reduction in their sedentary behaviors, obtaining 43.75% of the population with moderate sedentary habits, and with a 25% improvement in their body mass index, reducing harmful weights. A positive effect of the active break plan applied on schoolchildren with low physical performance was verified, where an increase in their level of physical activity was obtained, generating a balance in the body mass indexes and moderating the sedentary behaviors that the participants presented