Aptidão física e medidas antropométricas em adolescentes escolares

Abstract

The practice of physical activity in adolescence is directly related to the quality of life in adulthood, working on prevention of chronic degenerative diseases, in the improvement of certain pathologies and satisfactory levels of physical fitness. The present study had as general objective as above, highlight the importance of the practice of physical activity and physical fitness in adolescence as health promotion, the degree of importance of the school and school of physical education in this context and the importance of anthropometric measurements. For this, a survey of literature review using the SCIELO databases, journals CAPES. BIREME, Brazil Sports Project (PROESP-BR), Manual of tests and evaluations (2015), and other additional bases for the research and selection of articles. Studies were analysed on the level of physical activity of school adolescents, health-related physical fitness and the importance of encouragement and practice of physical activity at school. Pointing out that as much as teenagers are considered active, physical fitness levels are not favourable, thus increasing the incidence of chronic degenerative diseases and the need to encourage the practice of physical activity.