Abstract
IntroductionPhysical activity is a major factor influencing health and fitness in adults. Contexts such as family, school and even residential area influence the specific characteristics of children's daily lives and directly contribute to health and lifestyle as adults. ObjectiveTo determine the association between health-related fitness and the educational level of the parents of schoolchildren from the city of Dosquebradas Risaralda, Colombia. Materials and methodsA cross-sectional descriptive study with a sample of 339 participants, enrolled in public and private educational institutions, between the ages of 12 and 18 years. The extended version of the ALPHA-fitness battery was applied to assess fitness and a semi-structured interview with which the social determinants of health of interest for the study were investigated. Results60% of the schoolchildren assessed presented poor physical fitness in three of the four components evaluated by the ALPHA Fitness battery, finding a statistically significant association between the motor and muscular components and the educational level of schoolchildren's parents (p < 0.05). ConclusionsApproximately eight out of ten of those evaluated presented poor physical fitness, which determined that the lower the parents’ educational level, the higher the prevalence of poor fitness levels.
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