Effectiveness of a Supervised Hospital-based Physical Exercise

Effectiveness of a Supervised Hospital-based Physical Exercise Intervention to Reduce Stress in Health Care Professionals

To assess if physical activity is effective in reducing stress and anxiety in healthcare professionals.

To assess if physical activity is effective in reducing stress and anxiety in healthcare professionals.

To evaluate if physical activity is effective in improving the physical and mental state of health care professionals and improving several blood parameters (lipid profile and blood glucose).

Inclusion criteria

• Apt for sports practice after review by the corresponding health professional of the Occupational Health Service,
• Motivation for sports practice (could be self-referred or on an EVA scale from a score for example of 6) being 0 not motivated at all and 10 totally motivated.

One could extrapolate the score limits of the EVA scale pain no motivation=0; mild motivation=1,2; moderate=3-5; high from 6.

• Professionals whose working day does not coincide with the hours during which the sessions are to be given.
• Professionals who do not work shifts.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any type of contraindication for sports practice (Annex I),
• Staff who, due to their activity, have greater mobility in the hospital (orderlies).
• Osteoarticular injuries, cervical and lumbalgias.

Withdrawal criteria

-Within the intervention group - absence maximum two weeks to the exercises. This will not be taken into account during the summer period.