ABSTRACT
Although the benefits associated with a healthy lifestyle are known, a large percentage of young people do not comply with the established recommendations for the different healthy behaviors, especially during Covid-19. Thus, the aim of this study was to design, implement, and evaluate the effects of a multicomponent and multilevel school-based program on multiple health-related behaviors in Primary Education students. For this, 12 students (M=10.33±1.07), from a multilevel Primary Education classroom of a rural school in Teruel, participated. This five-week program aimed to raise awareness about the importance of adopting a healthy lifestyle. The results showed an increase in daily physical activity and perceived health status after participating in the intervention program. Likewise, recreational screen time also showed a significant decrease. However, the students did not report significant differences in sleep duration, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and quality of life. Thus, it seems convenient to develop multicomponent, multibehavioral, and multilevel school programs, involving different subjects and areas of action, as well as the entire educational community, to improve these healthy behaviors in young people from rural schools. © 2023, Federacion Extremena de Balonmano, University of Extremadura. All rights reserved.
ABSTRACT
Covid-19 has caused Physical Education (PE) teachers to have to make adaptations in their classes to guarantee their health and that of their students.Therefore, the aim of the study was to know the PE teachers’ perception of the changes caused by Covid-19 in the in-person PE teaching. A total of 10 PE teachers (Mage = 34.7;SD = 7.56) of Primary and Secondary Education from Aragon participated.Through 10 individual and semi-structured interviews, a reflective deductive thematic analysis was carried out. The emerging themes were: 1) context and regulations of the school, as well as aspects related to 2) teaching programme, 3) methodology, and 4) evaluation.Among the contextual and regulatory measures of the school, the modifications related to the contingency plans stand out, which affected the use of the indoor facilities and the use and disinfection of the materials. Substantial changes in teaching programmes or activities also stand out, prevailing those related to the individual and self-constructed use of materials, with a safety distance, without physical contact, and in the outdoor. Changes are also observed in teaching styles,prioritizing those that are more reproductive or authoritarians. Likewise, the teachers show acoustic problems when making the explanations. Finally, the teachers state that their way of evaluating has not changed. Based on the modifications identified, some ideas and solutions are provided, based on scientific evidence, that can help to deliver a quality PE during Covid-19. © Copyright: Federación Española de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educación Física (FEADEF)