Culture of Movement Awareness through Physical Literacy Integrated in Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport during COVID-19: Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

Purpose: A culture of movement awareness through physical literacy in physical education, physical activity and sports is a core aspect that must be promoted continually during the current COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to conduct a literature review regarding the importance of a culture of movement awareness through physical literacy in physical education, physical activity and sports.
 Material and Methods: This study used a Systematic Literature Review with Preferred Reporting Item for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analytic method. There was 4 Stages in collecting data using a database search, namely through Sage Pub, Eric, Pubmed and Sciencedirect. This study adopted 7 international journal articles indexed by Scopus Q1.
 Results: The results of this study found that a culture of movement awareness through physical literacy which was integrated into physical education, physical activity and sports had a major contribution in creating active participation to lead a healthy life during the pandemic.
 Conclusions: Therefore, maintaining and increasing a culture of movement awareness through physical literacy during the COVID-19 period in various settings is the key in maintaining the health status of people around the world

Body composition analysis for non-athlete urban schoolgirls in the pubertal stage

“…Careful monitoring of body composition has an important role in placing subjects in the normal weight category, the role of physical effort for reducing body fat being important [21,22,23]. The constant involvement in physical activities of adolescents, athletes and other population categories during the Covid-19 Pandemic was important for ensuring a high value of FFM/fat free mass and reducing FM, with favorable effects on physical performance and health [24,25,26]. Reduced physical activity time in Australian children (11-12 years) is associated with increases in trunk and total body fat.…”