Benefits of Physical Activity and Sport in the quality of life
Introduction
Although the positive effects of sport and physical activity are known since long time ago, its application to the promotion of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) among adolescents is still limited. Apart from the direct impact on the (strengthening the cardiovascular system, increase muscle mass, improved fitness), sport contributes to the establishment of a positive relationship with the body and can live experiences of solidarity and trust in turn, promote the formation of identity (gender specific).
Sport and physical recreation activities provide an appropriate framework and agreed to raise young people the subject of his propioscuerpos and anatomy, and nutrition issues and sexuality. Sport plays a special role for the SRH of young people because it points directly to them and is linked to the world in which they operate. Health issues and SSR are often unattractive to teenagers, but unmedio recreational activities are important to gain confidence with them. The sport provides individuals access to existing youth groups, or it can function as a starting point for the creation of new sporting groups. Many youth cultures are expressed through of sports such as skateboarding, baseball, yoga, martial arts, street soccer, certain types of dance (rave, breakdance, techno, folk, etc.) or arts (juggling, stilts) that can be used to implement measures of the project. The positive impacts at the individual level are primarily the result of physical activity itself. Adolescents become aware of their strengths and physical limitations, and that they Daun good sense of their own bodies has an impact on your overall wellbeing. This is especially useful in cultures where there are few opportunities open to get to know your own body because of the taboos, the ideals of beauty excessive, the general disdain of sexuality or the female body reduced to the role of having children. The fun and competition that are associated with sports activities and help strengthen laautoconfianza physical consciousness of young people, enable them to understand their own bodies and therefore themselves, and strengthen their personality, which is an important prerequisite to develop a responsible attitude toward sexuality and SRH. Eldeporte is positive for good health and general welfare. Sports Activities
sports activities can promote SSR three nivelescomplementarios adolescents:
• At the individual level and the experience of the body;
• A group level and feeling of belonging to a group;
• At the social environment of youth.
A group level, sport can help develop trust between the couple. Youth must be able to trust others, feel a sense of community and knowing assumption within the group. In team sports is also encouraged, as well as trust, responsibility for oneself and others. Within the group desarrollanreglas and familiarize youths with alternatives to violence, injustice and exclusion quecon too often experience in their immediate social environment. Learn to build relationships that include respect loyal to their own health and that of others. In the atmosphere of the sporting group RELIABILITY easier to bring up and discuss sensitive issues of SSR and aspectoscorporales of life. Conadolescentes In sports, the team leader often acts modelode role-a situation conducive to raise certain issues for SSR and give young people positive role models can be identified withthe. Finally, the social environment of young puedeser also integrated directly into the job of organizing public events or special tournaments. You may include organizing neighborhood TODOUNO, for example, intergenerational activities (games for children, and information and sports for adults). Depending on the interests of losjóvenes, specifically youth sports can be offered (rap, breakdance, skateboard, etc.).. This allows thefosterparentswouldhave observe the activities of young people and understanding, encouraging support and intergenerational exchange. Other guys may realize that eldeporte can be fun, which promises success and promotes group cohesion, and perhaps encourage them to participate. The widespread recognition of sport can be used to advantage in the field of youth lasalud, even extending its benefits. It is important to understand here the cultural and taken into account in planning. For this reason, this paper presents a summary Deuna range of activities promoted by projects supported by GTZ, and suscorrespondientes impact in practice. It has become clear that the combination is particularly suitable dediferentes activities to promote health in all its aspects. Sport as a Tool to Promote Reproductive Health An important prerequisite for individual and group advocacy is to have a professional and sensitive leadership of the group. If the activities offered demasiadohacia lean side of competitive sports and will not be discussed while the problems and conflicts, sports can become an exclusive activity and frustrating, and even lead to violence. In this respect, it is important to assign coaches or facilitadorescalificados group to conduct a conscious effort to promote fair play and the idea of \u200b\u200bphysical activity is fun chelates. Sports Activities
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sport and physical activities for individuals or teams are important instruments for achieving access víasde and addressing youth. There are several positive impacts that can be achieved with respect to SRH of adolescents. Sport promotes awareness and status physical adolescents through individual experience of their own bodies and physical activity. Normally the sport, which requires a time of great stress and tension alternating with breaks, "deserved" relaxation, gives individuals a positive experience that increases their happiness generaly their sense of wellbeing. In addition to these beneficial effects on general health, especially estotiene a positive impact on safety and self-confidence of adolescents. Sport improves fitness, yun body fitness has laaprobación and recognition of society, making young people have a better self-image themselves. Sports fans have a greater perception of their own bodies, know susfuerzas and limits of physical performance yaprenden to value their own bodies, specifically queredunda Susalud benefit of sexual and reproductive health. Young queconocen and accept their own bodies will protect them better than those for whom the body only has negative connotations. This has an impact especially in the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unwanted pregnancies (teen). The confidence gained through deldeporte enables young people decide more easily and with better knowledge of, forexample, whether or not to keep sex or have children, and with whom and when harán.El team sport creates a trusted group setting that encourages the exchange informationsystem and experiences among teammates. As sports activities are always focused on the body-on self and of others-tambiénresulta easier to talk about issues related to the body, such as health, sexuality andthe disease. Youth facilitators could provide information and emphasize ciertostemas or current events (see also Blankhart in this report.) Impacts
sport
1. General improvement in awareness and physical state.
2. Specific promotion of SRH
3. Emancipatory work and gender specific
4. Development of values \u200b\u200band positive role models
5. Public Relations (PR) for young
6. The sport as therapy
7. Preventing youth violence and crime
8. Other positive
sport and physical activity act as an open forum in which individuals and their social environment gaining valuable experience in regard to gender-specific approaches. While worldwide the largest women's organizations are decarácter sports, in most societies, girls have less access to sports than boys. To these are taught that their bodies should be especially beautiful, and that is the main sufunción giving birth. Sport can give these girls experienciasfísicas that have nothing to do with reproduction. Sport in mixed groups or sexosseparados (in many societies the first option is not feasible) allows teens deconcientizar regarding the roles that society expects them to play and let them know about other roles alternativos.El sports group offers girls the opportunity to be heard in a marcosocialmente acceptable, to be perceived as individuals and express themselves.
Sport can also make the girls experience their own bodies, and learn about personal dedefensa. The "strong women" also become visible to the world outside the club. Separate gender groups can discuss the limitations of degenerative diseases and alternative roles for such roles, discutirlasy help both boys and girls to find their identity gender specific. In mixed losgrupos, participants learn to deal fairly with members of the opposite sex, based on the observation that although boys and girls have different abilities, they are all equally valuable. In groups sport and physical activitieslisted frame are shown and practicanformas of conduct that provide alternatives wings practices governing society, talescomo corruption desolución violence as a conflict and the violation of the rules. They offer a framework within which may act in an easily understandable and transparent, set goals and reach them with effort (and as a group). Through sports activities nuevaforma socialization emerges that supports the development of positive values. Estosnuevos based on values \u200b\u200bcan be set with reference to adolescent SRH issue, for example, acceptance of responsibility for their own bodies alternative models of conflict resolution and behavior risks. In the eyes of society young people often appear AACT stigmatized and associated violence, theft, prostitution and drug abuse. This denies them a positive participation in society and leaves marked as hopeless cases with no future. Often the complaint is taken seriously by young people themselves, so that WILL prophecy becomes self-fulfilling. Sports activities and presenting themselves as detorneos or exhibitions give teens a chance to showcase some positive suscualidades; to perform, say, a PR job on its own behalf. Estopuede lead to an exchange of ideas and the integration of youth from different cultural extractions. Cooperation with parents and adults, schools and other organizations can also be used to improve the public image of youth and youth behavioral patterns show that rarely are perceived within society, as bríoy enthusiasm, willingness hard work, communication skills, deequipo spirit, strength, leadership qualities, confidence and respect. Beyond the strengthening effects of sport, it is important elcampo therapeutic work of the SSR. For young people who have experienced violence firsthand, the rape or female genital mutilation (FGM), issues such as sexuality or bodily sensations are extremely sensitive. Sport and physical activities can provide up access to these issues and provide a framework within which it is possible to discuss them. The focus should be here in the body's own positive experience in self-esteem, success and fun sabordel. Furthermore, sport can generate attitudes conducive to violence prevention or laadicción. In the field of violence prevention, sport has unmodo teens to channel their physical stresses and allows them to learn ways of positive competition and non-aggressive behavior. This also contributes to the prevention of violence sexual.En group learned patterns of action and alternative orientation and deformation rules are defined collectively, which, together with identification with the group and sense of belonging to him, helps fight addiction.
In general, the sport helps to overcome fears and tensions and resolve conflicts. The experience of knowing they can do something well and to have sensible recreational unaactividad can help young school leavers, especially the unemployed, not to fall into criminal subcultures. In working with disabled young people, sport provides a good path to temasdelicados related to the body and sexuality. Physical activity and sports achievements not only encourage motor skills, but also have a positive impact onthe self-confidence. Examples and experiences in technical cooperation projects for the promotion of SSR, a well-studied approach can promote the positive impacts outlined above. Here are some examples from projects supported by GTZ. Also in sport important to note that the preconditions vary between countries and cultures. Thus, they are different, for example, the possibilities of participation youth, access to formal education or cooperation with existing sports structures.
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