Physical Education, Exercise, and Children’s Health

Dear Colleagues, 

Participation in successful physical education classes and school-age physical activity programs has a significant impact on the health and quality of life of children and adolescents. Increasing the supply of healthy activities at the school age is an effective, low-cost strategy whose benefits transfer into adulthood. The aforementioned aspects provide evidence of significant impacts on cognitive functions, school performance, health-related physical condition, the development of socioemotional skills, the reduction of sedentary behaviors that, among other diseases, generate obesity and some types of cancer. An adequate and varied quantity of exercise can also help children with their physical literacy, in addition to fostering an environment in which activities are normalized. 

The importance of physical education classes in school provides benefits in areas ranging from the physical and motor development of children, the improvement of general health and, consequently, the reduction of the risk of disease. 

At school age, a higher level of physical activity contributes to improving lipid and metabolic profiles and to reducing the prevalence of obesity. Therefore, from a public health and preventive medicine perspective, promoting physical activity in childhood provides a solid foundation for reducing the prevalence of sedentary lifestyles in adulthood, thus contributing to a better quality of life.

Prof. Dr. Alejandro Almonacid-Fierro
Dr. Rodrigo Vargas-Vitoria
Dr. Eugenio Merellano-Navarro
Guest Editors

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