Estilo de vida, consumo de alimentos y uso de ayudas ergogénicas en adultos de 18 a 50 años que asisten al gimnasio Sky-gym de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Practicing some physical activity is considered a healthy lifestyle. This is because it is considered a preventive measure aimed at society. Through this study, the lifestyle, food consumption and use of ergogenic aids have been determined in adults between 18 and 50 years of age who attend the Sky-gym in the city of Guayaquil. This project was carried out with a non-experimental design, prospective and quantitative approach, working with a sample of 40 people who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. We worked with the semiquantitative questionnaire of frequency of food consumption and the validated questionnaire FANTASTICO to establish the lifestyle. For the analysis of the information, the statistical program SPSS 23 was used. According to the lifestyle of those investigated, it was determined that the highest percentage of those investigated have someone to talk about important things with almost always (65.0%), in the same way that they give and receive affection (67.5%). Regarding physical activity, they almost always do it (57.5%) with a frequency less than once a week (37.5%). On the other hand, 45.0% of people stated that they almost always ate a healthy diet, rarely consuming fast, junk or highfat foods (72.5%). Conclusion. It was determined that the highest percentage of those investigated has a good lifestyle (45.0%),