HORMONAL RELEASE AND MENTAL HEALTH: THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL EXERCISES FOR MILITARY POLICE OFFICERS

Abstract

The objective of this article is to examine the importance of physical activity as an essential component for the mental health of military police officers in view of the action of hormonal release caused by diseases associated with work practice and the possible diseases that affect them. The methodological procedures involved a literature review, through a review of materials already published. The results of this study showed the great importance of the practice of physical activity by any individual who does not present limitations that may be obstacles, with monitoring by a trained professional and following a training plan appropriate to each one, which can bring invaluable benefits to the individual, physically and psychologically. All the benefits listed throughout this study support and sustain the need for military police officers in the State of Paraná to practice physical activity to achieve a good quality of life, as the specificities of their activity predispose military police officers to various types of diseases, from physical to mental. It is concluded that the military police officer benefits greatly from the practice of regular physical activity, avoiding contracting very harmful physical diseases and psychological diseases such as depression, stress, anxiety, among others, with potential repercussions on their professional, social and family life. Therefore, the corporation should receive special attention to the indication and supervision of the practice of physical activity by its entire staff, aiming at the benefits it provides for each individual and for the corporation itself.