Sistema de ejercicios terapéuticos para el tratamiento del síndrome metabólico desde la virtualidad

Introduction: Metabolic syndrome is characterised by the appearance of obesity, diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension. In Cuba, people are limited in their practice of therapeutic exercises to control this disease due to the lack of access to gyms. Therefore, this research provided a didactic means and an alternative for performing therapeutic exercises virtually. Research objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of a virtual therapeutic exercise system for the control of abdominal obesity in the metabolic syndrome. Methods: A pre-experimental, analytical, minimal control study was conducted, incorporating a pre-test and post-test for a single control group, which was established within a Facebook group. Results: The system of therapeutic exercises carried out on the Facebook platform successfully reduced the levels of abdominal obesity, with the vast majority of participants reducing their weight, despite remaining in the same grade II obesity range and conducting the therapeutic exercises in a virtual environment. Conclusion: The analysis of the theoretical-methodological foundations supports the effectiveness of the virtual therapeutic exercise system in controlling abdominal obesity in metabolic syndrome, and justifies the particularities of the process through virtuality on how to programme, dose, control, and evaluate systematic practitioners with metabolic syndrome.