Physical activity for children and youth: Physical Activity Guidelines for the Brazilian Population

Authors

  • Samuel Carvalho Dumith Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5994-735X
  • Alcides ´Prazeres Filho Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Educação Física, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2661-090X
  • Felipe Vogt Cureau Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde: Cardiologia e Ciências Cardiovasculares, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7255-9717
  • José Cazuza de Farias Júnior Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Educação Física, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil. Programa Associado de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física – Universidade de Pernambuco/Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil.
  • Júlio Brugnara Mello Faculdade SOGIPA, Departamento de Educação Física, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3013-1760
  • Michael Pereira da Silva Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Faculdade de Medicina, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7628-3997
  • Thiago Sousa Matias Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Educação Física, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0241-3776
  • Wendell Artur Lopes Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Departamento de Educação Física, Maringá, Paraná, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7895-6799
  • Lorena Lima Magalhães Ministério da Saúde. Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3860-7591
  • 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

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12820/rbafs.26e0214

Keywords:

Atividade física, Promoção da saúde, Políticas públicas, Crianças, Adolescentes

Abstract

Regular physical activity promotes physiological, psychological and social benefits in the lives of children and adolescents. Despite the high prevalence of young people who do not physically activity in our country, and that we have a good ranking in world academic production on research in the physical activity and health area, Brazilian recommendations for physical activity had not been published until then. The aim of this article was to describe how the chapter for children and young people aged 6-17 years of Physical Activity Guidelines for the Brazilian Population was developed and to present the main recommendations for this age group. The construction of the chapter for children and young people involved the following steps: a) literature review; b) writing the preliminary version of the chapter; c) listening process of the target audience for the chapter and specialists in the physical activity promoting area; d) public consultation; and e) writing the final version of the chapter. The topics presented cover examples of physical activities practised in different domains; recommendations for practice (types, intensity, frequency, duration and the ways in which it can be structured). Guidance is provided for young people, parents/guardians and teachers about how to adopt and maintain a more physically active lifestyle, as well as suggestions for reducing time in sedentary behaviour. The construction of a national guidelines about physical activity for Brazilian population is something unprecedented, and resulted from a joint effort of several departments of society.

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2021-07-21

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Dumith SC, ´Prazeres Filho A, Cureau FV, Farias Júnior JC de, Mello JB, Silva MP da, et al. Physical activity for children and youth: Physical Activity Guidelines for the Brazilian Population. Rev. Bras. Ativ. Fís. Saúde [Internet]. 2021 Jul. 21 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];26:1-9. Available from: https://rbafs.org.br/RBAFS/article/view/14567

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