The objective of this study is to identify processes of evaluation of physical condition that have used field tests in a population with intellectual disabilities from a documentary review of studies that have been carried out between 2009 and 2019. This is a descriptive research focused on the literature review carried out in Ebsco, Embase, Pubmed, Science Direct, and Scopus databases, with the following inclusion criteria: 1) Languages: English, Spanish, and Portuguese, 2) Target populations: pediatric <18 years, 3) Type of access: free full access. Spain and United States are leaders in the production of literature about physical fitness related to health in these populations. In Latin America, Brazil leads the research in this area. Physical qualities such as cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength, and endurance are the most important areas of  interest. Eurofit and Brockport Battery are the most used tests to assess physical condition. The present study allows us to recognize the different existing tests and measures to assess physical fitness in a population with intellectual disabilities, to develop a prescription and design of physical exercise programs. The Eurofit and Brockport tests were the most used with the population with disabilities.

On this occasion, the Cuerpo, Cultura y Movimiento Journal, which is part of the Faculty of Physical Culture, Sport, and Recreation of the Santo Tomás University, has taken the challenge to address one of the topics that, because of its complexity and relevance, deserves special attention: disability. This has been one of the concepts with the greatest evolutionary character, if we take as a reference the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities declared by the United Nations (un, 2006), which recognizes that the concept of disability is an evolving one and that disability results from the interaction between people with impairments and attitudinal and environmental barriers that hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.

The present investigation is a quasi-experimental study that shows the effects of a training program of the flexibility of the posterior chain on the functional reach and execution of the forearm pass in a group of sitting volleyball players from the Bogota league. This program was based on the combination of two techniques of flexibility development: proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and dynamic stretching. It lasted six weeks, 17 sessions, each session of 30 minutes and two sessions for applying the pretest and posttest. The study shows statistical significance in the results of the flexibility test; however the significance in the results of the functional reach test or in the evaluation of the forearm pass is not obtained, although changes at clinical level are observed. There is also a correlation of statis-tical significance between the sit and reach test and the trunk inclination angle, measured through gesture analysis using Kinovea® software.

Introducción: el objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar la relación entre condición física e indicadores indirectos de riesgo cardiovascular de niños y jóvenes con discapacidad intelectual. Materiales y métodos: estudio observacional de corte transversal, que evaluó la condición física de 175 estudiantes con discapacidad intelectual, utilizando la batería Brockport Physical Fitness para menores de 18 años; para mayores de 18, se utilizaron las mismas pruebas, pero con baremos para su edad. Para el análisis estadístico, se aplicaron pruebas de normalidad y de correlación de Pearson con el programa estadístico SPSS versión 20.1, con niveles de confianza del 95 %. Resultados: en la composición corporal, la población mayor de 18 años obtuvo valores más altos que los menores de 18 años. En menores de 18 años, se observó una correlación directa entre las variables antropométricas, configurando un riesgo cardiovascular alto (r = 0.77 p = 0.01); se observa una correlación negativa entre variables antropométricas con potencia aeróbica y fuerza (r = -0.423; r = -0.593 p = 0.01). En la población mayor de 18 años, se observó una correlación negativa entre fuerza de brazos (r = -0.60 p = 0.01) y potencia aeróbica (r = -0.471 p = 0.01), con variables de riesgo cardiovascular. Conclusión: se observa una relación entre las variables de riesgo cardiovascular y cualidades como fuerza y capacidad aeróbica, siendo las de condición física predictoras de un posible riesgo.

A pesar de los esfuerzos para implementar estrategias que permitan determinar la frecuencia de discapacidad en Colombia, aún persisten problemáticas metodológicas y de recolección de la información. Lo anterior implica una necesidad creciente de implementar sistemas de vigilancia en salud pública en los que la discapacidad sea considerada como una condición de interés. En alianza con el Centro Ambulatorio Gustavo EscallónCayzedo-Madrid Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá (Cagec) y la Secretaría de Desarrollo Social del municipio de Madrid (Cundinamarca), se diseñó una guía metodológica y una ficha de recolección de información para la población con discapacidad, bajo los lineamientos de la Clasificación Internacional del Funcionamiento, de la Discapacidad y la Salud (CIF). Objetivo: Implementar una prueba piloto que permita definir los criterios necesarios para la definición del perfil epidemiológico de discapacidad en el municipio de Madrid, Cundinamarca. Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, articulado al proyecto de investigación Identificación de los factores relacionados con la inclusión social de las personas con discapacidad del municipio de Madrid (Cundinamarca), que permitió establecer los criterios para el uso de la ficha epidemiológica diseñada por el grupo investigador con el fin de determinar las características del perfil epidemiológico de discapacidad en el municipio. Resultados: 57 personas con discapacidad que asistieron a los servicios de rehabilitación del Cagecy de losprogramas sociales de la Secretaría de Desarrollo Social del municipio de Madrid, Cundinamarca,fueron vinculadas al estudio.Las variables que permiten describir el perfil epidemiológico dediscapacidad incluyen la edad [promedio 39,9;desviación estándar (DE)13,9], escolaridad, empleoy estrato socioeconómico (entre 1 y 3). Conclusiones: A partir de los resultados del estudio, seevidencia la necesidad de implementar metodologías rigurosas para el registro y análisis de lainformación relacionada con discapacidad. La guía y el instrumento para la recolección de datos seajustan a las consideraciones de la Organización Mundial de la Salud. Se requieren investigacionesadicionales para garantizar validez externa y representatividad desde perspectivas poblacionales.

In school contexts, physical education is recognized as the setting for the promotion of physical activity (PA). However, in some schools, teachers ex­tend the concepts of traditional physical education to other forms of movement. For this reason, this study seeks to understand the social representations of teachers from Bogota in relation to physical activity and physical education. The present study has an interpretive paradigm with a qualitative approach and a narrative design. In-depth interviews were conducted to nine teachers from Suba and six teachers from Ciudad Bolívar. The in­formation was recorded in comparative matrices, whose content were the discourses described by the teachers according to the established categories and subcategories. This research showed that the social representations of the physical education teachers interviewed have several aspects in common; with regards to physical activity, they state that their practice is fundamental for physical, emotional and social development of people. From the representations, physical education is related to health, but in practice, strategies based on sports and body hygiene continue to be implemented.

Public policies in Colombia have advances in their design and implementation in relation to disability, and specifically related to the right to health, education and work, in terms of inclusion. However, in relation to physical activity and sports, there are deficiencies its implementation. Therefore, it is necessary to recognize what are the perceptions of athletes with disabilities, about the process of sports inclusion, facilitators, barriers and public policies that have been designed and implemented. From the paradigm of Social Sciences, based on the sociology of sport and public policy, a literature review and depth interviews was performed with athletes with physical disabilities, the League of Bogotá. The presence of public policy at the national level that develops actions for sport inclusion from COLDEPORTES and the Colombian Paralympic system was identified, however for athletes, these are not clear. The primary support network for sports inclusion remains the family and barriers are related to the imaginary of disability, which generate attitudinal barriers from society. In sports, gender exclusion and little support from the media to the Paralympics, is still present in the country