The Effects of a Physical Activity Intervention on Adiposity, Physical Fitness and Motor Competence: A School-Based, Non-Randomized Controlled Trial

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dc.contributor.authorGodoy-Cumillaf, Andrés
dc.contributor.authorFuentes-Merino, Paola
dc.contributor.authorGiakoni-Ramírez, Frano
dc.contributor.authorDuclos-Bastías, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorBruneau-Chávez, José
dc.contributor.authorMerellano-Navarro, Eugenio
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-15T14:10:43Z
dc.date.available2024-10-15T14:10:43Z
dc.date.issued2024-01
dc.descriptionIndexación: Scopus
dc.description.abstractEvidence suggests that early physical activity interventions are a means of preventing childhood obesity and are more effective when delivered in a school setting and based on the ecological model. Therefore, the present study aims to determine the effect of a multicomponent intervention based on the ecological model on adiposity, physical fitness and motor competence in children aged 4 to 5 years. Methods: This study is a non-randomized controlled trial involving 173 children from Chile. The intervention was based on an ecological model and consisted of a physical activity program with three simultaneous parts, affecting intra- and interpersonal dimensions. The adiposity index, body mass index and waist circumference were measured. For physical fitness, muscle strength in the lower part, speed/agility and cardiorespiratory fitness were measured. Motor competence was assessed using catching, aiming and dynamic and static balance tests. Results: After the intervention, there was no reduction in adiposity indices; in the intervention group, body mass index increased significantly with a high effect size. The intervention group showed significant differences in physical fitness in the components of muscle strength in the lower part (p = 0.000) and speed/agility (p = 0.002). For motor competence, the intervention group showed significant improvements in most components. Conclusions: The multicomponent intervention did not reduce adiposity indices; however, it caused significant improvements in the physical fitness and motor competence components, so it seems prudent to continue implementing it, given the benefits that adequate levels of motor competence and physical fitness bring to children’s health, both in the short and long term
dc.identifier.citationChildren Volume 11, Issue 1 January 2024 Article number 137
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/children11010137
dc.identifier.issn2227-9067
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.unab.cl/handle/ria/61307
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
dc.rights.licenseCreative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectcardiorespiratory fitness
dc.subjectstrength
dc.subjectspeed/agility
dc.subjectpreschool
dc.subjectgross motor competence
dc.titleThe Effects of a Physical Activity Intervention on Adiposity, Physical Fitness and Motor Competence: A School-Based, Non-Randomized Controlled Trial
dc.typeArtículo
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