Revista Ciencias de la Actividad Física UCM, is a biannual publication of the Faculty of Education Sciences of the Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile. Its objective is to contribute to the knowledge generated by scientific research. It prioritizes original articles so that they can be used as references in university classrooms and specialized laboratories for the development of Physical Activity Sciences, "the scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following subcategories: physical activity and health, motor behavior, physical education didactics, physical education, quality of life, sedentary behavior, sports training and physical preparation, leisure and recreation, sports management and sports psychology". It is aimed at physical activity professionals, physical education teachers, physical education pedagogy students, physical trainers, sports technicians and those interested in the sciences of physical activity.

ISSN: 0719-4013

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2025): Revista Ciencias de la Actividad Física UCM

Published: 2025-07-07

Perception of Physical Education Pedagogy students regarding their professional practice in virtual mode

Lucia Illanes-Aguilar, Felipe Poblete-Valderrama, María Angélica Vergara-Tapia, Mónica Flores-Bastías, Marko Alegría-Escobar, Gustavo Pavez-Adasme, Oscar Aguayo-Álvarez, Rodrigo Gallardo-Rodríguez

1-15

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.26.2.1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.26.2.3

Relationship between body composition with health indicators and biological maturation in schoolchildren in the Maule region

Rocío Muñoz-Véliz, Lucía Baarientos-Monsalve, Roberto Fuentealba-Leyton, Jessica Noack-Segovia, Pablo Luna-Villouta, Héctor Fuentes-Barría, Nicool González-Vilches, Miguel Alarcón-Rivera

86-98

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.26.2.6

Somatotype and Body Composition in Overweight

Kinanthropometric Study for Effective Interventions

Eduardo José Mora Belandria, Rene Viloria-Juárez, Antonio Hernández-Guerrero

99-115

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.26.2.7

Effects of a Motor StoryIntervention on Receptive Language and Motor Competence in preschoolers

A pilot study

Eimmy Gálvez-Contreras, Alicia Pérez-Hidalgo, Nancy Vergara-Mardones, Jazmín Perez-Serey, Iván Molina-Márquez

116-133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.26.2.8

School experiences and teachers' thinking about the subject of Physical Education and Health

Alex Leonardo Garrido-Méndez, Antonio Jonathan Castillo-Paredes, Felipe Andrés Poblete-Valderrama, Solange Liliana Parra-Soto, Gonzalo Flores Aguilar, Rodrigo Orlando Gallardo Rodríguez, Óscar Iván Aguayo Álvarez, Carlos Celis Morales

134-148

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.26.2.9

Tarracá Wrestling

An original manifestation of Maranhão culture in Brazil

Claudio Joaquim Borba-Pinheiro, Hudson Fabrícius Peres Nunes, Diego Gama Linhares, Alam dos Reis Saraiva, Ítalo Sérgio Lopes Campos, Alexandre Janotta Drigo

149-164

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.26.2.10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.26.2.11

Physical literacy programs for children and adolescents

A systematic review

Salvador Jesús López-Alonzo, Carlos Javier Ortiz-Rodríguez, Alejandra Orona-Escápite, Gabriel Gastélum-Cuadras, Julio Cesar Guedea-Delgado

16-33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.26.2.2

Bibliometric analysis of the impact of resistance training on the mental health of older adults

Trends and challenges

Luiz Eduardo Figueiredo de Uzeda, Thaís Larissa Reichert, Joao Vitor Oblanca, Pollyana Mayara Nunhes, Kauana Borges Marchini Siqueira

47-62

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.26.2.4

Quantitative Research Designs in Physical Activity and Health Sciences

Eduardo Guzmán-Muñoz, Guillermo Mendez-Rebolledo, Yeny Concha-Cisternas, Miguel Alarcón-Rivera, César Faúndez-Casanova

63-85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29035/rcaf.26.2.5
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