Efectividad del programa ecológico “Saltando por su salud” en la promoción de la actividad física y la auto-eficacia en niños y niñas escolares de tercer grado

The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the effectiveness of the “Saltando por su Salud” program on the variables of physical activity and self-efficacy in third grade School children, using an ecological model. Study Design: A quasi-experimental design was used for 4 months. Subject: 34 boys and 32 girls took part with an average age of 9.2 years. 30% of the participants were overweight or obese. Intervention: the intervention included: structuring of PE to encourage moderate physical activity, physical education activities for life and behavioral skills, along with the development of environmental conditions and social support to promote physical activity during recess. Results: Children in the intervention group had a significant increase in physical activity (p