Health-related fitness in medical students: A Curricular Intervention in Bogota, Colombia
Diana C. Paez,
Sebastian Cortés-Corrales,
Mario A. Jimenez-Mora
et al.
Abstract:OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the impact of a curricular intervention to promote health-related fitness (HRF) among medical students in Bogota, Colombia.
METHOD
The study was conducted between May 2014 and December 2015 as part of the medical physiology course, in which 208 medical students were enrolled. The curricular intervention included two lectures on physical activity (PA) and student-led group presentations on the physiological effects of exercise on human physiology. An academic incentive (10% of final grad… Show more
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