Educação Física e saúde: percepção de alunos de graduação em Educação Física

Abstract

Introduction: health as regards Physical Education has been treated in restricted understanding, which is worrisome in the initial process of professional formation because physical exercise is often regarded as the “elixir of life”, reducing the complex phenomena of health promotion, prevention, and recovery. Objective: the present study sought to identify the level of knowledge of physical education undergraduate students on the concept of health, aiming to clarify the relationships they create on health and exercise, and their social determinants. Method: this is a qualitative and descriptive-exploratory study. The sample consisted of 23 undergraduates. Results: it was observed that undergraduate students presented a restricted understanding of health, establishing causal associations between Physical Education and Health, not considering its social determinants. Conclusion: we highlight the need to broaden the possibilities to construct a greater understanding of health and its relationship with Physical Education.