Resumen de Condición física en jóvenes que practican deporte extraescolar de la Patagonia Argentina
Mauro Darío Santander, Gastón César García, Manuel Gutiérrez, Hernán Ontiveros, Marco Antonio Zuñiga
Introduction: In Argentina, there are no published data on physical fitness (PF) in children and adolescents who systematically practice sports. Thus, the main purpose of the study was the creation of normative reference tables for children and young people who systematically practice sports, through the application of a PF battery, which includes tests validated in this population such as the ALPHA fitness Battery and other tests of relevance in the measurement of PF. Methods: The study was carried out on 5,267 children and adolescents (29% women) who systematically practiced sports in the province of Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina. PF was measured through tests of body weight, height, long jump without running, 20-meter shuttle test, vertical jump with and without arm thrust, and 10-meter run with photoelectric cells. Results: The total level of overweight and obesity was 29.7% in the sample. In the functional tests, it was observed that performance is greater as age advances and the differences are statistically significant in all the tests carried out. In women, from the age of 14 in the Abalakov Jump, T10m and 20m-SRT tests, no significant differences are established with older ages. In males, from 16 years of age, in the SLSI, T10m and 20m-SRT tests, no significant differences are established with successive ages. Conclusion: For the first time, normative physical condition tables were built for boys, girls and young people who do extracurricular sports in the Patagonia area, having PF parameters at early ages to guide training, aimed at sports development and future health. In the functional tests, it was observed that PF was greater as age advanced in both genders. © Copyright: Federación Española de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educación Física (FEADEF)
