Comparison of Physical Activity Levels among Secondary School Students in a Chartered School

Authors

  • Alberto Roso-Moliner
  • Javier Conde-Castañer
  • Oscar Villanueva-Guerrero
  • Demetrio Lozano
  • Elena Mainer-Pardos

Keywords:

Physical activity, adolescents, health

Abstract

Introduction: The promotion of physical activity in youth is essential to encourage a healthy lifestyle and prevent diseases related to inactivity. Objectives: to analyze the levels of physical activity performed by secondary school students in a charter school and to observe whether there are differences according to school year and gender.
Methods: We used the modified version of the Assessment of Physical Activity Level Questionnaire (APALQ). The sample consisted of 229 participants (110 boys and 119 girls) aged between 12 and 18 years, from 1st ESO to 1st Bachillerato.
Results: The results indicate a higher level of physical activity than has been found in other studies, especially for girls. Differences according to gender are statistically significant (total mean of 15.8 for boys and 13.4 for girls) while differences according to school year indicate a decrease in activity according to age, but are only statistically significant between 1st ESO-4th ESO and between 1st ESO and 1st Bachillerato.
Conclusions: Higher physical activity figures have been obtained than those reported in other works on adolescents, especially for girls, which can be explained by the importance given to physical activity and sport.

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Published

2024-05-26

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Roso-Moliner A, Conde-Castañer J, Villanueva-Guerrero O, Lozano D, Mainer-Pardos E. Comparison of Physical Activity Levels among Secondary School Students in a Chartered School. Rev Cubana Inv Bioméd [Internet]. 2024 May 26 [cited 2025 Sep. 1];43. Available from: https://revibiomedica.sld.cu/index.php/ibi/article/view/3320

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ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES