Atividades para melhorar o estado nutricional e coordenação motora, em alunos entre 8 e 12 anos

Nutritional status is a determining factor in health, and several studies link it to motor skills. The aim of the article was to propose a group of activities to improve motor coordination and nutritional status in students from the Ecuadorian coastal region. The study was carried out based on observation of different tests, objectively evaluated from the skills expressed in seven consecutive tasks and without intermediate rest, the dynamic motor condition, visual-motor and general coordination in students were evaluated. As a result, the sample under study presented a general condition of normal height and prevalence of normal weight, although with a significant number of students with excess weight, as well as an inadequate development of motor coordination, particularly of the visual-motor type; it was demonstrated that the coordinated activities carried out systematically favored the unity of the group inside and outside the class, and the proposed games were the appropriate context to improve coordination based on healthy nutrition