THE IMPORTANCE OF RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES

Abstract

Sedentary lifestyle is considered one of the main factors for the development of a series of diseases such as: cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal problems, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, these pathologies being cited, responsible for a large number of deaths not only in Brazil but worldwide . This data is growing in our country since the past decades and has been increasing significantly in the current times due to modernity and also with access to new technologies that end up generating comfort in the entire population and decreasing more and more the caloric expenditure that generate problems physical, psychological and social. In this same context, we can clearly observe the attitude of our students in school spaces when they are confronted and subjected to physical activities and who most of the time prefer to stay in a resting condition because they do not like body practices. This behavior is also extended outside school walls when they spend a lot of time in their homes without any routine focused on physical and sports practices. Practicing physical activities can have a great impact for our students, since the improvement of self-esteem, improves body image, combats psychological problems such as: Depression anxiety, panic syndrome, improves social relationships, combats and prevents various diseases caused by sedentary lifestyle . Thus, it is extremely important that the teacher guides the students to choose the activities that have the most affinity, so that they have pleasure in performing them. Following this path, they will be able to perform these activities with greater enthusiasm, decreasing the chances of abandoning these bodily practices.