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everyday activities that are centered on very little body movement, overeating, and overall inappropriate nutrition. It leads to an unhealthy lifestyle. Thus, there is a need for intervention in order to change the child's behavior and help him to live out a healthier lifestyle. The goal would be to protect and enhance his health through a

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It is predicted that the number of these children will keep increasing if the significance of the physical activity is not taken seriously enough. Physical education in school can have a great influence on the health of the children. It needs to be understood how great the significance of the games and exercising for the health is and that it is needed by every individual. It has been proven that the frequency of the postural disorders could be significantly decreased with a well-planned corrective procedure which is carried out in the long term. It is necessary to develop an awareness that points to the need for a healthy lifestyle, which includes proper corrective exercises that work to prevent and correct one's posture. Otherwise, the consequences could be devastating not only esthetically but also in a poorer life quality which affects motor capabilities and can endanger one's overall health. That is why there is a need to have a solid, long-lasting program in conjugation with health institutions, which starts from preschool and goes up through high school and focuses on early discovery, prevention, and correction of physical disorders in children and youth. Besides the regular physical education program and sports and dance as electives, a special significance should be placed on the need to organize corrective gymnastics classes. It is very important to point out that only the early detection of the deviations from the correct physical posture is the key to success. Incorrect body postures developed because of weakened postural muscles in the earlier stages of development could be corrected with additional physical exercising programs especially if they are detected earlier on. Early diagnosis is the most important key to a successful treatment of these disorders of the musculoskeletal system. The teachers in physical and health education need to head this off by creating a plan for early detection. The program that was applied in this research had significant effects on the prevention of the postural disorders of the spine.

The applied program has easily fit into the curriculum of the school institutions. We can say that this program and many others, along with certain modifications, could be incorporated into the regular physical education program in order to decrease the number of children with these disorders. When one considers the severity and consequences of these disorders, it can be said that there is still not enough awareness among parents, teachers, and children about the necessity to take certain measures in order to prevent and correct these disorders. However, only an educated teaching staff can contribute to correcting hygiene and exercise which will accomplish the goal of correct body posture. In addition to participating in regular physical and health education classes, students should regularly exercise at home in

order to positively affect their growth and development.

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healthy diet and physical activity.

Elvira Nikšić<sup>1</sup> \* and Edin Beganović<sup>2</sup>

1 Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2 Faculty of Sports and Physical Education, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

\*Address all correspondence to: elvira.beganovic1982@gmail.com

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