Physical activity for children up to 5 years old: Physical Activity Guidelines for the Brazilian Population

Authors

  • Larissa Rosa da Silva Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Departamento de Educação Física, Marechal Candido Rondon, Paraná, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3111-5364
  • Carla Menêses Hardman Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento de Educação Física, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0642-2768
  • Clarice Lucena Martins Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Educação Física, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4947-9329
  • Paulo Henrique Guerra Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4239-0716
  • Anastacio Neco de Souza Filho Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Educação Física, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0724-4513
  • Daniel da Rocha Queiroz Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento Educação Física, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9901-4677
  • Daniel Umpierre Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, e Centro de Pesquisa Clínica, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do sul, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6953-0163
  • Rildo de Souza Wanderley Junior Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento de Educação Física, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6141-4483
  • Fabiana Vieira Santos Azevedo Cavalcante Ministério da Saúde, Secretaria de Atenção Primária à Saúde, Departamento de Promoção da Saúde, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1409-8662
  • Paula Fabricio Sandreschi Ministério da Saúde, Secretaria de Atenção Primária à Saúde, Departamento de Promoção da Saúde, Coordenação-Geral de Promoção da Atividade Física e Ações Intersetoriais, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6487-2359
  • Pedro Curi Hallal Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Departamento de Ginástica e Saúde, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1470-6461
  • Mauro Virgilio Gomes de Barros Universidade de Pernambuco, Escola Superior de Educação Física, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-0965

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12820/rbafs.26e0213

Keywords:

physical activty, children, preschoolers, guidelines

Abstract

This paper describes the process of establishing physical activity recommendations for children up to five years old included in the Physical Activity Guidelines for the Brazilian Population. The development of these recommendations was based on the guidelines proposed by the World Health Organization in 2019. Theoretical support was gathered by using the following strategies: scoping review conducted to update the body of knowledge about the correlates and determinants of physical activity in children 0-5 years old; 2-synthesis of the existing national physical activity guidelines; 3-online interviews with parents and teachers aiming to identify their degree of difficulty in understanding the recommendations contained in the World Health Organization Physical Activity guidelines and to identify barriers and strategies for improving the involvement of children in physical activities; and, 4-public consultation. All actions were developed in the period from May to December 2020, by a working group composed of researchers with expertise in this field and representatives of the Ministry of Health. As a result, a total of 35 recommendations were included in the Brazilian guidelines, 10 of which were related to benefits, four to the dose, seven to the types of activities, seven to the strategies for improving practice, and seven others related to the reduction of sedentary behavior. When relevant and possible, these recommendations were differentiated for children from birth to one year of age, 1-2 years, and 3-5 years. The main message is that any physical activity is better than none and that sedentary behavior should be reduced.

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2021-07-21

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Silva LR da, Hardman CM, Martins CL, Guerra PH, Souza Filho AN de, Queiroz D da R, et al. Physical activity for children up to 5 years old: Physical Activity Guidelines for the Brazilian Population. Rev. Bras. Ativ. Fís. Saúde [Internet]. 2021 Jul. 21 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];26:1-12. Available from: https://rbafs.org.br/RBAFS/article/view/14563

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