Percepción de la imagen corporal en adolescentes practicantes y no practicantes de gimnasia acrobática

Objective: to analyze and compare body image (BI) perception in adolescent who participante vs. do not participate inacrobatic gymnastics (AG) as an after-school activity. Method: a cross-sectional study was carried out with 38 girls and 32 boys (agerange between 14 and 17 years old), out of which 35.72% performed AG as an after-school activity, whilst 64.28% did not practice anyextracurricular activity. Body mass index (BMI) and BI perception were recorded using the Adolescent Silhouette Test. Results: 55% ofnon-practice girls would like to be thin compared to 22% of practice. BMI satisfaction rate was higher in the AG practice group (68%)than in non-practice group (35%), without significant differences. This satisfaction is more accentuated by gender, since boys (85%) andgirls (61%) who practiced AG showed greater satisfaction compared to non-practice AG boys (36%) and girls (35%). A total of 40% ofparticipants in the non-practice group and 45% of the AG practitioners showed no BI distortion. Regarding gender, AG girls showed lessdistortion (50%) compared to those who do not practice (35%), being this proportion similar in boys, with 42% and 44% respectively.Conclusions: adolescents who practice AG seem to present greater perception and less distortion of their BI than those who do notpractice this activity. Boys present more cases of BI distortion, although dissatisfaction rates were lower than in girls Objetivo: analizar y comparar la percepción de la imagen corporal (IC) en adolescentes practicantes y no practicantes degimnasia acrobática (GA) como actividad extraescolar. Método: estudio transversal con 38 chicas y 32 chicos (rango edad entre 14 y 17años); el 35,72% realizaba GA como actividad extraescolar y el 64,28% restante no practicaban ninguna actividad extraescolar. Se registróel índice de masa corporal (IMC) y la percepción de la IC mediante el Test de siluetas de adolescentes. Resultados: al 55% de las chicasque no practican les gustaría ser delgadas en comparación con el 22% de las que practican. La tasa de satisfacción de IC fue mayor en elgrupo de práctica de GA (68%) que en el grupo sin práctica (35%), sin diferencias significativas. Esta satisfacción es más acentuada segúnel sexo, los chicos (85%) y las chicas (61%) que practicaron GA mostraron una mayor satisfacción frente a los chicos (36%) y las chicas(35%) no practicantes. El 40% de no practicantes y el 45% de practicantes de GA no presentan distorsión con su IC. Con respecto alsexo,