Importância da atividade física realizada na natureza para a saúde mental de mulheres com idade entre 30 e 60 anos

Abstract

Physical activity done regularly and with proper guidance, brings many benefits to the population, such as disease prevention, improvement in mental health and well-being. Therefore, this work aimed to research the importance of physical activity in the mental health of women, whose age is between 30 and 60 years. The research was carried out with a group called Rainhas na Natureza, and this group performs trails in the state of Goiás.. For the specific objectives, we had: 1) to analyze the benefits of the walking activity for the participants of the Rainhas da Natureza group, 2) to analyze the benefits of physical activity performed by women of the Rainhas na Natureza group and guided by a professional in the field of Physical Education , 3) to investigate the importance of contact with nature in relation to self-care with the body of women from the Rainhas na Natureza group and, 4) to discover the participation of group physical activity in the formation of social bonds between the participants of the Rainhas na Natureza group . In all, 21 women answered the questionnaire and, as a result, we found that physical activity brings benefits to the women in the group focused on physical and mental well-being, adequate guidance from a physical education professional will contribute to these benefits. The activities carried out by this group, in the midst of nature, arouse interest in self-care with the body in the physical and mental part, and the activities carried out in the group form new social bonds between the participants.

Keywords (ou Palavras clave): Physical activity; Mental health; Well-being; Quality of life.