The purpose of this study was to implement and evaluate a program for obese school children. A pretest-posttest design was utilized. Data was collected related to weight status, skinfold measurements, self-esteem, and nutritional knowledge. A convenience sample of 26 children, in the fourth to sixth grades, completed this 9-week program. The results indicate that self-esteem increased significantly (p less than .001) between the pretest and posttest interval. Weight status and nutritional knowledge showed no improvement. Exercise was difficult to assess on self-report, therefore no conclusions were were drawn in relation to this variable. Future research will be directed toward refining this intervention program.

Objetivo: Determinar la condición física funcional de adultos mayores de los Centros Día, Centros Vida y Centros de Promoción Protección Integral al Adulto Mayor del área urbana del municipio de Manizales. Materiales y métodos: Estudio transversal, descriptivo, comparativo; evaluó variables de condición física funcional: fuerza muscular, flexibilidad, resistencia aeróbica, equilibrio y agilidad e índice de masa corporal; análisis de datos univariado y bivariado, procesamiento mediante programa estadístico SPSS®, versión 22, licenciado por Universidad Autónoma de Manizales. Resultados: Edad promedio 74,13 ± 8,18 hombres y 71,2 ± 7,02 mujeres. Un 78,7% de mujeres practican actividad física 3 a 4 veces por semana y solo 21,3% de hombres lo hace. En Centros Día hay asociación estadísticamente significativa entre resistencia aeróbica y frecuencia de actividad física, con magnitud de fuerza de asociación nula 0,02. Al aplicar el Chi-cuadrado se encuentra asociación estadísticamente significativa entre género y fuerza de MMII: 0,103, y de MMSS, con fuerza de asociación nula: 0,124. Conclusiones: La condición física funcional, en los participantes de Centros Día y Centros Vida mostró mayor compromiso de flexibilidad en miembros superiores; Centros de Promoción y Protección se evidenció compromiso de flexibilidad de miembros superiores e inferiores, fuerza muscular de miembros inferiores, resistencia aeróbica, equilibrio y agilidad. Índice de masa corporal en Centros de Promoción y Protección tiende a clasificarse como peso insuficiente; Centros Día peso normal, seguido por sobrepeso y obesidad; Centros Vida distribución similar entre peso normal y sobrepeso, que puede relacionarse con hábitos, estilos de vida y condiciones de salud asociadas.

This research arises as a necessity from the Physical Therapy Program to develop systematization processes for its internships. Objective: To characterize the participation in formative internships of the Physical Therapy Program at Autonoma University of Manizales from a socio-demographic and epidemiological perspective, between the years 2006 and 2011. Methodology: This was a descriptive study with an univariate analysis of sociodemographic, epidemiological and professional performance variables. Results: A greater care proportion of urban population was determined, with a relatively homogeneous affiliation to contributory and subsidized health plans, as well as a predominant attention to males. The most frequent diagnoses from the ICD-10 classification were focused on trauma, poisoning and certain external consequences of morbidity and mortality, diseases of the musculoskeletal and connective tissue system as well as the circulatory, respiratory and nervous systems. Emphasis on health care interventions in clinical settings was evident, with secondary prevention actions from a therapeutic perspective. Conclusion: Physiotherapy interventions focused mainly on the urban male population, who belong to the contributory regime. Attention was given predominantly to the elderly population and to children. The emphasis was on therapeutic interventions that took place in the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, pulmonary and neuromuscular systems.