SPORT AND OBESITY: RELATIONS FOR A HEALTH LIFETIME SINCE CHILDREN SPORT INITIATION

Abstract

Sport is one of the most important social phenomena of the contemporary world. Obesity and overweight are, in a similar way, treated also like a worldwide phenomenon, reaching epidemic levels. In this study, we point out the inadequate treatment of the sport during childhood, which may be a factor of distance between people and an active lifestyle. Furthermore, we pointed to the articulation of appropriate sports programs from infancy as a factor that may contribute to a lifestyle more healthy and active throughout life, being a controlling factor of the problem of obesity.

Keywords: Sport Pedagogy. Public Health. Obesity. Sport Iniciation. Team Games.