Os benefícios psicossociais da atividade física para indivíduos com sobrepeso e obesidade

Abstract

Introduction: Over the past two decades, the topic of obesity and overweight has been gaining ground in the media and also in the areas of health, aesthetics and public health. Obesity is a complex disease with serious social and psychological consequences, which affects all ages and social groups. Objective: Through the literature review, to present the psychosocial benefits of physical activity for individuals with overweight and obesity. Method: This work was elaborated from a literature review in the databases “Medline”, “scielo”, Google scholar, digital library and physical books of the União de Goyazes Faculty in the period of six years between 2011 and 2019. Conclusion: the importance of promoting public policies and multiprofessional health care is understood, in order to prevent and / or treat the psychosocial aspects addressed with the practice of physical activity.