Understanding biological maturation and motor competence for physical activity promotion during the first years of life

摘要

Having in mind several changes on modes of life through the years, including lifestyle, advances on medicine and technology, chronic diseases became the greatest cause of death worldwide ( ). Even the majority of chronic diseases occurring during adulthood, several morbidities have its onset during adolescence, as mental disorders ( ) and metabolic diseases ( ). In this sense, prevention strategies for the development of chronic diseases are warranted since the first years of life as childhood and adolescence. Among protective factors for these diseases, the adoption and maintenance of an active lifestyle has been highlighted as one of the main preventable causes of death worldwide, with substantial earns in life expectancy when avoided ( - ). In this perspective, the World Health Organization created the – ( ), with several goals and proposing actions through the years.