title: [DIFFERENCES IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND IN PHYSICAL CONDITION BETWEEN SCHOOL AGE STUDENTS OF TWO PUBLIC CURRICULUM PROGRAMS IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA].
abstract: During the past five decades there has been an increased in the prevalence of obesity and over weight, also in physical inactivity and /or low cardiorespiratory fitness within the population in school age from diverse regions of the planet, including Bogota-Colombia. The general objective of this study was to compare the physical condition and the levels of physical activity from students who belonged to two curriculum programs of the Public Schools Network from Bogota, one of which includes two sessions per week, each session of 90 minutes of physical activity. We developed a research of unlike cross-sectional groups. There were 178 children evaluated from the regular curriculum and 170 kids belonging to the program 40 x 40. The physical condition was evaluated applying the protocol of high priority from the ALPHA -Fitness test Battery. The weight, height, body mass index, the waist circumference, the standing long jump, the handgrip in both hands and the motor fitness 20 meter shuttle run test were developed under standardized conditions. The Global School Health Survey (GSHS) was used to evaluate the levels of AF. No significant statistical differences were founded between P-40x40 and the regular curriculum regarding: weight, height, the body mass index, the waist circumference, the handgrip in both hands and the explosive strength in lower limbs. Nevertheless the cardiorespiratory fitness was significantly lower within de P-40x40. In conclusion the participation in the curricular program 40 x 40 was not associated with better levels of physical condition.
authors.affiliation: Licenciado en Educación Física y Deportes (Universidad Pedagógica Nacional); Maestrante en Ciencias y Tecnologías del Deporte y la Actividad Física (Universidad Manuela Beltrán), Profesor titular del área de Educación Física de la Secretaria de Educación Distrital de Bogotá.. proferaul1@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carrillo Cubides
authors.affiliation: Profesional en Ciencias del Deporte (Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales -UDCA-); Maestrante en Ciencias y Tecnologías del Deporte y la Actividad Física (Universidad Manuela Beltrán), Profesor titular del área de Educación Física de la Secretaria de Educación Distrital de Bogotá.. g1aldana@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Luis Gonzalo
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Aldana Alarcón
authors.affiliation: Fisioterapeuta (Universidad Nacional de Colombia), Maestría en Fisiología (Universidad Nacional de Colombia), Docente Investigadora Maestría en Ciencias y Tecnologías del Deporte y la Actividad Física (Universidad Manuela Beltrán), Colombia.. g1aldana@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Adriana Rocío
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez Galvis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003105:Colombia; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003479:Curriculum; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students