Promoción de un estilo de vida activo y saludable en estudiantes de Educación Primaria desde la Educación Física escolar

Resumen

Lifestyle is currently considered the main factor related to health. Childhood is a crucial period oflife, as key behaviors such as lifestyles can be established during these years, which could influence behaviorsand health status later on during adolescence and adulthood. The Physical Education subject plays a fundamental role in promoting an active and healthy lifestyle among schoolchildren. Nevertheless, given that the acquisition of an active and healthy lifestyle encompasses the student’s entire time, Physical Education teachersface great difficulties in getting their students to acquire this competence. The aim of this essay is to providedifferent general guidelines to Physical Education teachers at the Primary Education stage for the planning ofthis specific competence based on current scientific evidence. Specifically, healthy behaviors correspondingto the lifestyle of healthy habits of physical activity, warm-up, and cool-down will be addressed. This work isintended to be a guide to help in the curricular development of the specific competence of «Active and healthylife» for Physical Education teachers in Primary Education