Multidisciplinary actions in the care of the practice of physical activities: experience report

Abstract

With the benefits of practicing physical activity, moving the body and having a healthy life becomes something attractive. However the practice of any physical activity requires that we take some care and in this context it is important to discuss if the necessary information is arriving in the appropriate way to the practitioners. The aim of this project was to report on the experience of developing and executing extension activities aimed at disseminating important information about what care should be taken by athletes to make it a healthy habit. The most relevant information on the subject was made available through educational video in social networks and TV of diffusion spread by the commerce of Itapetinga-Bahia-Brazil, creation of a blog, elaboration of posters and lectures in public and private schools in the same municipality, in a simple way and accessible. The comments posted on social networks and our blog and discussions during the lectures in schools, showed that this type of intervention achieves its objectives, enhancing the approximation between the academic community and society.