Playful and Recreational Activities to Promote Healthy Habits and Lifestyles

Abstract

This article is derived from the research titled “Playful and Recreational Activities to Promote Healthy Habits and Lifestyles in Eighth Grade Students (8-3) at Mercedario Municipal Educational Institution in the City of San Juan de Pasto”, whose general objective was to promote healthy habits and lifestyles through playful and recreational activities in eighth-grade students (8-3) at Mercedario Municipal Educational Institution in the city of Pasto. This article focuses on the first specific objective: characterize the healthy habits and lifestyles of eighth-grade students (8-3) at Mercedario Municipal Educational Institution in the city of Pasto. To address this objective, the following methodology was used, a qualitative paradigm, a critical social approach, and an action research method. The most important result evidenced in the research is the ignorance about the subject presented by the students in front of the healthy habits and lifestyles hevs, Consequently, it is concluded that the –playful and recreational activities are a strategy of vital importance for the training of each student, making the teaching-learning process more dynamic and enjoyable.