A prática da caminhada em praças e parques com ou sem orientação de um profissional de educação fìsica.

Abstract

Introduction: According to Pedersen and Saltin (2006), the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Heart Association (AHA) recommend a physical activity self volume (long-term), with moderate intensity and with the involvement of major groups muscle, in order to prevent the onset of several chronic diseases. The walking is a modality with the characteristics mentioned above, involves large muscle groups, due to the ease of their practice and the low cost involved to a large number of fans (JVV SALGADO, Mikhail CHACON-MPT, 2006). Objective: This study is purpose of collecting information from individuals who perform walk in the park Areião Sector Pedro Ludovico in Goiânia-GO through a questionnaire and guidance will check if a profissinal Physical Education. Methodology: The research instrument used was a questionnaire containing 18 closed questions and a sample of 40 people, 24 men and 16 women, aged between 19 and 50 years. Conclusion: We can conclude that most of the employees did not undergo any type of medical advice or a Professional Physical Education before and during the practice of walking. The minority of respondents has professional monitoring plus most has shown interest in monitoring.