Patrones antropométricos, fuerza, velocidad y agilidad en niños y niñas de primero de primaria del IED Agustín Hernández

Abstract

Introduction: Anthropometric patterns and components of physical fitness, including cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and body composition, can have a significant impact on a child's life from an early age. It is important for parents, educators and other responsible adults to encourage physical activity and a healthy diet to ensure optimal health development in childhood in order to grow up healthy, generating a healthy lifestyle from infancy, avoiding diseases that can affect the well-being of a healthy life. Objective: To identify the anthropometric patterns, strength, speed and agility capacity in boys and girls in the first grade of primary school at IED Agustín Fernández. Methods: The quantitative study was carried out on a sample of 31 first grade students of Agustín Fernández, a total of 16 boys and 15 girls. Data on anthropometric patterns and components of physical fitness in children were recorded. The students had to be active at the Agustín Fernández School, aged 6 to 7 years, male and female. The exclusion criteria were that the boys and girls, presented some injury such as: blows or falls, with a quantitative approach, a cross-sectional type of study and a descriptive scope. The following instruments were used for this research: Tanita BF -689, Tallimeter, Dynamometer, Tape measure and the Alpha- Fitness battery. Results: The average age between boys and girls was +/- 6.48, weight and height were +/- 21.0 kg and +/-114.2 cm. Regarding the body mass index (BMI) an average of +/-16.00 kg/m2 was found, presenting a normal index, the abdominal perimeter in boys and girls was +/-53.3 cm. On the other hand, in the physical capacities we found a prehensile strength in the right hand of +/-7.3 kg and in the left hand of +/-6.8 kg in boys and girls, in the speed-agility capacity a result of +/-18.5 s was obtained and finally in the capacity of lower limbs it was +/-98.2 cm in boys and girls. Conclusions: The research on anthropometric patterns and physical condition in first grade children of the Agustin Fernandez school shows the importance of regularly monitoring the physical health of school-age children.