Percepción de salud de los estudiantes de pregrado de la Universidad del Tolima, usuarios del gimnasio en relación con su nivel de actividad física

The perception of health is a multifactorial and multidimensional parameter that not only refers to the absence of disease but also to a much broader context (physical, corporeal, psychological and psychosocial). This research addresses the issue from the context of undergraduate students of the University of Tolima, users of the gym, relating them to their level of physical activity, because worldwide the levels of sedentary lifestyle and physical inactivity are very high, being the cause of different diseases, among the most common we find obesity, cardiovascular, type II diabetes and some types of cancer. The main objective of the study was to assess the health status of undergraduate students who use the gymnasium of the University of Tolima, in relation to the level of physical activity. A methodology was proposed that corresponds to a descriptive study, observational design and cross-sectional section. The results indicate that a higher level of physical activity is associated with a better perception of general health and better scores in most dimen-sions of the SF-36, especially in physical function, physical role, emotional role, social function, vitality, and mental health.According to the analysis carried out, it is concluded that performing recurrent practices of vigorous-high physical activity gives a better perception of health compared to a moderate practice, this being the result that supports the scientific community in its numerous studies on the benefits of exercise and physical activity on physical, emotional, social and mental. La percepción de la salud es un parámetro multifactorial y multidimensional que no solo hace referencia a la ausencia de enfermedad sino a aun contexto mucho más amplio (físico, corporeidad, psicológico y psicosocial). Esta investigación aborda el tema desde el contexto de los estudiantes de pregrado de la Universidad del Tolima, usuarios del gimnasio, relacionándolos con su nivel de actividad física, debido a que a nivel mundial los niveles de sedentarismo e inactividad física son muy altos, siendo causantes de diferentes enfermedades, entre las más comunes encontramos obesidad, cardiovasculares, diabetes tipo II y algunos tipos de cáncer. El objetivo principal del estudio fue valorar el estado de salud de los estudiantes de pregrado que hacen uso del gimnasio de la Universidad del Tolima, en relación con el nivel de actividad física. Se planteó una metodología que corresponde a un estudio de tipo descriptivo,