Physical-recreational Community Intervention at “Abel Santamaría” Popular Council in the city of Santa Clara

Abstract

Results of a diagnosis on the current situation of physical recreation activities at “Abel Santamaría” Popular Council, in the city of Santa Clara, are described and analyzed in this work which contributes to the Study Center for the Use of Free Time and Physical Recreation at Villa Clara´s Sports and Physical Culture Sciences University, Cuba.Theoretical and methodological elements dealing with the research process, as well as the instruments used to collect the necessary information for the design of the physical recreational activities to be put into practice, are described throughout the study. The work constitutes a result of a project aimed at promoting the population´s active participation from a physical-recreational dimension, by means of an intervention in the community in order to guarantee a higher profile while making use of their free time on the basis of an educational approach to improve their life quality.