Caracterización de la condición física de administrativos de la Universidad Santo Tomás, sede principal - Bogotá, D.C.

Abstract

Authors like Jiménez (sf). they define the concept of physical condition as the set of anatomical and physiological qualities that the person has and that enables him to a greater or lesser degree to carry out a physical activity and exertion. In other words, physical condition is the capacity of a person's psycho-physical performance and manifests itself as capacity for strength, speed, endurance, flexibility and coordination. To assess physical condition, it is important to choose the battery that suits the participating population; This project will assess the physical condition with the EUROFIT battery for adults because it is aimed at adults of working age (18 to 65 years), an age that is part of the inclusion criteria of this research, it also has measurable instruments that are able to assess themselves in order to determine their level of health. In order to apply the tests that are part of the battery, a series of procedures were carried out such as requesting permits, training, pilot testing, defining inclusion and exclusion criteria with due informed consent, and thus applying the tests belonging to the profile anthropometric condition like: height, weight, body mass index (BMI), heart rate (HR), and oxygen saturation (SatO2). In addition, the tests belonging to the physical condition profile were taken, which allow us to know explosive strength (vertical jump test), muscular attitude (push-up test), balance (flamingo test), and flexibility (sit and reach test). There are studies that highlight the importance of having and developing a good physical condition, in a study carried out by Chirosa, Requena, Castro and Padial 2002, ensures that the improvement in occupational health and the decrease in accidents related to job performance, have a Clear economic expression in the decrease in absenteeism, and in the long term in the saving of premiums destined to the payment of medical insurance. Regarding the benefits, it is important to highlight Navarro quoted in (Jimenez, SF) who indicates that good planning in the physical condition of the worker contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue, achieving greater power, reducing the need for operators to perform the same task. It also reduces fatigue, reducing levels of anxiety and psychological stress by improving motor efficiency in the tasks performed. The results obtained in this project demonstrate that the anthropometric profile of the administrators of the Santo Tomás University, Bogotá headquarters, has the best average in both genders, placing them within the normality values ​​and observing that the male gender obtained the best values ​​of each test; The administrative staff of the Usta are below the normal parameters in the tests of the physical condition profile, especially in resistance, flexibility and muscular aptitude.