Evaluation of the Post-Pandemic Level of Physical Condition in Adolescent Students from Ecuador

Abstract

Various studies have shown various investigations regarding the physical condition of young students, however, what occurs with the increase in sedentary lifestyle carried out during the pandemic detected in 2020, where adolescents remained in quarantine for a long time, restricting outdoor physical activities. The purpose of this study is to measure the level of physical condition of the students through the application of the Course Navette test, in young students from approximately 13 to 15 years old belonging to the "Conocoto" Fiscal Educational Unit, during the academic period 2021-2022, with the purpose of providing a planning of activities, programs and active classes that seek to prevent the cardiovascular risk factor in students, involving theoretical and practical contents that imply generating social awareness regarding their lifestyle in a healthy way. The research is considered descriptive design, through the use of quantitative analysis methods obtained based on 140 students, both men and women; Obtaining as a result that of the 140 students, 76 have a low physical condition, so it is concluded that more than half of the investigated population is not in an adequate post-pandemic physical state.