In the present study we delve into the importance of physical activity in the school context since it favors the improvement of health. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between physical activity and the Body Mass Index in students aged 10 to 13 years of the National College of Application of the National University Hermilio Valdizán. The study was descriptive with a causal correlational design, the sample included 121 students, the data collected was through a questionnaire and BMI form. Finding as a result that the majority of students surveyed show a normal BMI (18.50 to 24.99) according to age, weight and height, where it is stated that there is agreement with the practice of some physical activity, corroborated by the calculated value of the Chi square test. equal to 8.37 which is greater than the critical value of 7.81. Which leads to the conclusion tha...

The purpose of the present investigation was to determine to what extent the use of the bicycle influences the improvement of healthy life habits in Secondary Education students of the National College of UNHEVAL Application of the National Hermilio Valdizán University. A research of applied type of quasi-experimental design was developed, the study sample was constituted by 71 students of the sixth cycle of secondary education. The results show that with the use of the bicycle (x), the habits of healthy life were of positive influence. The results show improvement in relation to the practice of healthy lifestyle habits with the good use and handling of the bicycle (x). This situation is demonstrated by the hypothesis test that was favorable when rejecting the null hypothesis, with the value of Z = 8.74 is greater with respect to Z critical Zc = 1.64, which led to state that the use of ...

The purpose of the present investigation was to determine to what extent the use of the bicycle influences the improvement of healthy life habits in Secondary Education students of the National College of UNHEVAL Application of the National Hermilio Valdizán University. A research of applied type of quasi-experimental design was developed, the study sample was constituted by 71 students of the sixth cycle of secondary education. The results show that with the use of the bicycle (x), the habits of healthy life were of positive influence. The results show improvement in relation to the practice of healthy lifestyle habits with the good use and handling of the bicycle (x). This situation is demonstrated by the hypothesis test that was favorable when rejecting the null hypothesis, with the value of Z = 8.74 is greater with respect to Z critical Zc = 1.64, which led to state that the use of ...