Resumen de As representações da relação exercício físico e saúde de servidores públicos

Jerusa Mônica de Abreu Souza, Rafael S. Mattos, José Silvio de Oliveira Barbosa, Maria Lúcia Cavalieri, Renata Costa de Oliveira, Madel T. Luz

• English

  The purpose of this study was to identify, from the theoretical and methodological references of the social representations, perceptions and ways of expressions of the “relationship between physical activity and health”, using 11 students involved in the Physical Activity and Health Promotion Project to Servants of University of the State of Rio de Janeiro. We seek to relate these perceptions, representations, and ways of expressions with dimensions of the concept of health. Using qualitative methodological approach, the data collection was conducted through semi-structured interview and drawings. The data was classified in topics (dimensions of the concept of health). We concluded that all respondents perceive the relationship between physical exercise and health in a positive way, especially the improvement of physical endurance, showed by a better performance on their daily activities. Furthermore, other dimensions of this relationship were also perceived in their speeches during the interviews, such as social, emotional, professional and intellectual dimensions.

• português

  O propósito deste estudo foi identificar, a partir do referencial teórico-metodológico das representações sociais, percepções e modos de expressão da relação “exercício físico e saúde”, tendo por base de estudo 11 alunos participantes do Projeto Exercício Físico e Promoção da Saúde para Servidores da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Procuramos relacionar tais percepções, representações e modos de expressão com as dimensões do conceito de saúde. Com opção metodológica qualitativa, a coleta dos dados foi realizada através de entrevista semiestruturada e através de desenhos. Os dados foram agrupados em unidades temáticas (dimensões do conceito de saúde). Concluímos que a totalidade dos entrevistados percebe a relação exercício físico e saúde de forma positiva, destacando-se a melhora da resistência física traduzida por melhor desempenho de suas atividades diárias. Além disso, outras dimensões dessa relação também foram percebidas na fala dos sujeitos deste estudo, tais como as dimensões social, emocional, profissional e intelectual.AbstractThe purpose of this study was to identify, from the theoretical and methodological principles of the social representations, perceptions of the relationship between physical exercise and health of 11 users of Physical Exercise and Health Promotion Program to Servants from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). It intended to relate these perceptions with dimensions of the health’s concept. Data were acquired using semi-structured interview and users also made pictures about this question. Data were classified in topics (dimensions oh the health’s concept). We concluded that all subjects realize how positive physical exercise-health relationship is, emphasizing a better physical endurance, showed by a better performance on their daily activities. Furthermore, other dimensions of this relationship were also noticed in their speeches during the interviews, such as social, emotional, professional and intellectual dimensions.