Atividade física como promoção de saúde em mulheres adultas: benefícios e dificuldades para sua implementação

Abstract

The study addresses the practice of physical activity as an essential factor in the prevention and improvement of health, with delimitation for the adult and female public. The general objective of the study was to analyze how physical activity can provide benefits and maintain the health of adult women and to identify the main obstacles faced for its implementation. An exploratory bibliographic research was carried out. The databases of the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health (PUBMED) and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) were used. The key words adopted on digital platforms were women, physical activity, inactivity, physical inactivity and sedentary behavior. The period of publication considered was from 2011 to 2021. The results of the studies analyzed show evidence that women still need better conditions to carry out the physical activity proposals, be it leisure, dislocation or even housework. In addition, we realize that the resources offered are still insufficient, which are associated with a lack of information and even a lack of personal motivation, perhaps caused by the daily overload, inherent to the female public, especially in the most productive part of life.