RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Cientos de años corriendo ¿Para qué? La actividad física en la Era Gimnástica de la Integración A1 Cachón Zagalaz, Javier A1 Valdivia Moral, Pedro Ángel A1 Ortiz Colón, Ana A1 Zagalaz Sánchez, María Luisa A2 Ediciones Universidad de Valladolid AB The attempt to highlight the relevance of physical activity in the society we live in has taken us to analyse its evolution throughout history, since man got up on his feet and learned to run until the moment he sat at the computer and became sedentary. For that reason, the concept of gymnastic ages is being emphasized, starting from its previous stages, in which this evolution is studied and contextualized, especially in the Spanish educational arena, highlighting the announcement of a new age, the gymnastic age of integration, in which we find ourselves since the final years of the twentieth century. In this analysis we meant to focus on physical activity’s values, it´s relevance nowadays and the philosophy of life it can offer us. Among other conclusions the fact stands out that the Gymnastic Age of Integration exists in a sedentary society, and physical activity is mainly performed in order to lose weight for health or aesthetic reasons. SN 1578-2174 YR 2015 FD 2015 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/23803 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/23803 LA spa NO Agora para la educación física y el deporte, 2015, N.3, pags.300-312 DS UVaDOC RD 19-abr-2024