Atividades físicas/práticas corporais e o cuidado de si durante o confinamento da Covid-19 no Rio Grande do Norte

Abstract

The research aimed to discuss Physical Activities/Body Practices (PA/BP) and selfcare during the Covid-19 confinement in Rio Grande do Norte, among undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students. It was a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, using a semi-structured questionnaire containing both closed and open-ended questions.Various PA/BP were carried out autonomously at home and in outdoor spaces, with the aid of digital platforms, providing those who experienced them with a diversity of sensations, both positive (relaxation, well-being, decreased anxiety, etc.) and negative (irritation and pain, for example), showing that these practices represent one part among several actions that can contribute to selfcare, in a subjective and unique way, but that, in isolation, do not guarantee only benefits. This discussion may contribute with new perspectives, implications, and other points for Physical Education in unusual contexts.