Participation in physical activities plays an important role in and positively influences
health and well-being. However, levels of physical activity continue to present worrying
levels, with an estimated 2 million people currently dying worldwide as a result of sedentary
and inactive lifestyles. For these reasons, it is essential to educate the new generations
with healthy habits and lifestyles that can prevail from childhood to adulthood. In fact,
childhood is a moment of transformation for children. The discovery of the body and its
infinite possibilities of movement, combined with the relationships established with people
and the environment, enhance the connection between children and physical activity. It
is expected that through this type of stimuli, during growth, a solid cognitive and motor
repertoire will be developed that will enable them to overcome challenges imposed by
everyday life. Even so, due to an increasingly industrialized society, children have recurrently
poor rates of motor literacy and high levels of sedentary lifestyles, which translate
into an abrupt increase in childhood obesity. In addition, it is currently known that the
development of motor skills is directly related to the general development of children,
and for these reasons, its use is essential for sustained growth and development. Physical
education classes are the ideal context for promoting healthy habits and lifestyles and
therefore cannot be neglected. Nowadays, children enter schools at an early age, which is
why it is essential that the teachers responsible for guiding the practice of physical activity
provide them with adjusted and creative pedagogical programs and with adequate motor
stimulation that enables motor and cognitive development.
