Efectos de un programa de ejercicio físico en la condición física de personas drogodependientes del centro de rehabilitación CREIAD

Abstract

Studies on condition and physical activity in drug addicts and alcoholics are recent, therefore, there is little research within the Ecuadorian territory. The design implemented in this study is pre-experimental. For this, a program of activities and exercises was developed, applied at the “Centro de Rehabilitación e Internamiento de Alcohólicos y Drogodependientes” CREIAD in the city of Cuenca - Ecuador, between October and December 2023, with the objective of "Evaluate the effect of the implementation of a physical exercise program in basic physical condition in drug addicts between 18 and 45 years old, from the CREIAD rehabilitation center. The population was made up of 16 participants (10 men and 6 women) aged between 18 and 45 years. Before carrying out the program, a pre- and post-test was carried out determining their weight, height and waist-hip ratio, then the EUROFIT battery was executed, which consists of 9 tests. It lasted 10 weeks, obtaining the following results: both men and women increased their weight, body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip ratio (WHR); In the EUROFIT battery, significant improvements were presented in the flamenco tests, dynamometry, tapping test, the abdominal test, the suspension test and in the 10x5 running test. Finally, there was no significant improvement in this tests: seated trunk flexion, long jump, and Course Navette.