Aplicación de un programa de acondicionamiento físico en la guardia ciudadana del cantón Cuenca

Abstract

The objective of the present investigation was to elaborate and apply a program of physical knowledge to the characteristics of the personnel of the Citizen Guard in Cuenca city. The problematic raised was related to the high indices of insecurity that currently exists in the population in Cuenca and the development of a fitness program of physical conditioning that impacts on the physical condition of the staff. At the beginning, a personal survey was applied to determine the characteristics of the group, among them: perception of health, level of experience in fitness programs, use of free time in physical activities, personal objectives, etc. Subsequently, through the use of several field test the final evaluation of the physical condition. The capacity of resistance was analyzed (VO² Max.) using the Cooper’s test of 1000m. The strength capacity was also evaluated using the bar test, the speed capacity using 20m test and the 50m test. In addition, flexibility capacity was evaluated using flexitest. A total of 25 people participated in the study, 8 women, (M= 26,625), 17 men, (M= 27,882). 24 sessions of physical exercise were programmed in order to know the impact of basic physical abilities. Finally, a second evaluation was applied with which it is evident positive and negative variations between the initial and final evaluation