Influencia de un programa de aeróbicos en el nivel de motivación intrínseca, nivel de actividad física y parámetros antropométricos en adultos de 30 a 64 años del barrio Bellavista-Chiquintad

Abstract

Overweight and obesity is one of the most worrying problems of recent years, and the World Health Organization has tried to mitigate this public health problem. But current exercise programs have not been able to fully meet the needs of the adult population. The main purpose of the present work is to evaluate the influence of an aerobics program on the intrinsic motivation, level of physical activity and anthropometric parameters of the inhabitants of the Bellavista sector of the Chiquintad parish in the city of Cuenca. With a total sample of 20 people. This research had a duration of 9 weeks and 5 days, performing aerobic exercises of low, moderate and intense intensity. Pre- and post-evaluations were performed using internationally validated instruments. The results showed a significant improvement in the aspects of physical activity level, from low to moderate, an improvement in intrinsic motivation, highlighting aspects such as autonomy and competence, a reduction in body mass index (BMI) and waist hip index (WHI).