Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Physical Literacy: Exploring the Nexus. A Scoping Review

Background and Objective: Physical literacy refers to a set of knowledge, skills and attitudes related to physical activity, while cardiorespiratory fitness is a crucial indicator of an individual’s cardiovascular and pulmonary health. Understanding the interaction between these two concepts is crucial in the context of health promotion and physical education. Such understanding provides valuable information that can be used to develop policies and intervention programmes. Materials and Methods: The study adopted a scoping review approach to explore and synthesize the existing scientific literature on the relationship between physical literacy and cardiorespiratory fitness. This methodological approach was selected due to its efficiency in quickly gathering and mapping relevant information, following the recommendations of the PRISMA standard for scoping reviews. A total of 10 research articles were reviewed in this process, encompassing methodologies ranging from cross-sectional and quasi-experimental to prospective studies. Results: Preliminary findings from this research indicate that there is a dynamic and close interaction between physical literacy and cardiorespiratory fitness. This relationship highlights the holistic nature of physical literacy, whereby knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to physical activity are closely linked and intertwined with cardiorespiratory health.Conclussions: This cycle generates positive outcomes, as physical literacy encourages and inspires individuals to engage in sustainable physical activity. This study aims to analyse the relationship between physical literacy and cardiorespiratory fitness