Relación entre los hábitos alimentarios y la composición corporal en personas que practican crossfit en el box Mirador Crossfit en el periodo octubre 2021 a febrero 2022.

Abstract

Physical activity has become a priority for today´s society. There are different types of activities and physical exercises, but Crossfit stands out among them. This sport and eating habits (food quality and quantity) will allow us to have excellent sports performance and body composition. But among them crossfit stands out which is a high intensity training and physical conditioning program. The objective of the following study is to specify the body composition in athletes between 18 – 50 years of age, from the box “Mirador crossfit”, through bioimpedance and the food consumption frequency survey. The population studied leads a healthy lifestyle except for a small percentage who are overweight and obese due to poor feeding habits on a daily basis. Likewise, people who are overweight and obese reflect high levels of fat mass caused by excessive consumption of carbohydrates and fats in their eating habits. The methodology used for this study was relational – observational and crosssectional, taking as a sample 80 people. 39 of whom were women and 41 men who attended CrossFit. In which the healthy results obtained were that the majority have a diet presenting a percentage of body fat and BMI of 34% and 57% of the sample respectively to the contrast for overweight of 32% and a BMI of 37% with overweight. In conclusion, it is recommended to hold periodic talks on adequate nutrition for CrossFit and eating habits to improve your body composition.