The dissertation presented is part of the line of research Teaching in Health, of the
Graduate Program in Teaching in Science and Health - PPGECS (UFT) and we
aimed to “understand what the contributions of leisure-time physical activity in
promoting physical health of Health Professionals at Miracema do Tocantins Basic
Health Units ”. For this purpose, 3 articles were built, the first being a bibliographic
review with the title "Physical activity in leisure in health promotion". In this article,
we present an approach on leisure-time physical activity and its contributions to
health promotion. The second article, “Physical activity in leisure in the promotion
of physical well-being”, had as methodological procedure a research of
bibliographic design. In this article, we discuss physical activity in leisure in
promoting physical well-being, seeking to highlight the historical and conceptual
aspects of physical activity, aiming to understand quality of life as an eminently
human notion. The third article entitled "physical activity in leisure: an analysis
about the health promotion of the professionals of the UBS of Miracema do
Tocantins" was carried out from an exploratory and descriptive study, in a
qualitative approach. We aimed to list the leisure-time physical activities that can
be performed in order to improve the health of the subjects surveyed. Following,
we present an extension project in Leisure for the health professionals of the UBS
surveyed. Finally, it is emphasized that health professionals understand that any
and all physical activity during leisure brings benefits to physical and mental health,
for them the regular practice of physical exercises is a primary, attractive and
effective preventive strategy to maintain and improve the state of physical and
mental health at any age, having direct and indirect effects and benefits to prevent
and delay the subject's functional losses, reducing the risk of frequent illnesses and
disorders, however these professionals have little leisure time and have low
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