Recomendações de atividade física para a saúde (pública): reflexões em busca de novos horizontes

To discuss physical activity based on evidence that questions the current recommendations of frequency, duration and intensity for health from the defense of which they were incorrectly interpreted and disseminated, besides notes about gaps in the research that culminated in the recommendations is the objective of this article. Literature research was carried out to gather elements on the topics covered and bring light to new interpretations and understandings, in an essay text. From the explanation of the complexity involved in the practice of physical activity, it is emphasized the multiple factors involved and defend the construction of possibilities that are negotiated and agreed with the subjects, as well as the procedural support from there. In conclusion, new horizons are pointed out through the presentation of institutional documents highlighting the necessary extension of the understanding of the relationship between physical activity and health in which the biological is extrapolated, so its realization should not only meet the recommendations.