A inatividade física na infância e adolescência: implicações de uma vida sedentária antes da fase adulta

Abstract

Sedentary lifestyle has been considered a threat to the current generation of children and adolescents, who are increasingly insufficiently active throughout the world. Nowadays, many children and teenagers live routines where the practice of physical exercises and controlled eating are simply ignored. Objective: To describe the implications of having a sedentary life before adulthood. Method: This is bibliographical research, which included a narrative review of the literature on the subject in question. Results: The results, based on the theoretical references analyzed, showed that there are several factors that contribute to a sedentary and less active lifestyle among children and adolescents. Physical inactivity among children and adolescents can lead to an unhealthy lifestyle in adulthood, as bad habits acquired in childhood seem to persist into adulthood, and consequently, these may be less healthy adults. Conclusions: It is concluded that a sedentary lifestyle combined with other factors of bad habits during childhood and adolescence are harmful to their healthy development. Since, they are more and more likely to develop various diseases arising from sedentary lifestyles, arising, above all, from physical inactivity. The regular practice of physical activities is recommended from the first years of life, as it serves to prevent and promote health.