Introduction:

Childhood and adolescence are stages of development of the human being susceptible to changes in lifestyles where sedentary behaviors can be intensified during activities of daily living.

Objective:

To determine the sedentarism levels of the students of an Educational Institution of Popayán-Colombia.

Materials and methods:

A quantitative study of non-experimental type, with descriptive cross-sectional design. The simple stratified sample was obtained under the probabilistic formula composed of 92 students, 51.1% of which were male, with an average age of 12.5 ± 3.21 years. The level of sedentary lifestyle was assessed by the Pérez-Rojas-García drawer test.

Results:

79.3% of the population practice sports or physical activity, the body mass index was 72.83% that represents normal weight and according to the sedentary lifestyle test 41.3% are severe sedentary and 43.5 % are moderate sedentary.

Conclusion:

The school population presents a risk factor for health associated with sedentary behavior.

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