Avaliação da capacidade funcional de idosos praticantes de treinamento de força

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Luíza Lídia Santos
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFU
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/21878
• topic: Envelhecimento; Treinamento de força; Destreinamento; Capacidade funcional; Aging; Strength training; Detraining; Functional capacity; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::EDUCACAO FISICA

Aging is an inherent process for the world's population, and there are alternatives for aging to happen in a healthy way. Strength training is one of the tools used for Physical Education professionals to direct their efforts towards the construction of a dignified aging for the elderly. Objective: to evaluate the behavior of the functional capacity of the elderly with detraining and training of force periodized and not periodized. Methods: Elderly with 60 years or more of the program Physical and Recreational Activities for the Elderly (AFRID). The research lasted nine months and was divided into: three months of non-periodic strength training, three months of detraining and three months of periodized strength training. Before and after each period, flexibility, general aerobic resistance and the strength of lower limbs were evaluated. Results: the main results found in this study were improvement in general aerobic resistance in the period of non-periodic training and maintenance of the values in the other periods. Lower limb strength did not improve with non-periodized training, decreased with the detraining period, and increased during periodized training. Regarding the flexibility, it was possible to perceive a decrease with the non-periodized training, whereas with the periodized training there was an increase. Conclusion: periodized strength training becomes a valid alternative for the elderly, since the evidence demonstrates the improvement of their functional capacity with this type of training, emphasizing muscular strength and flexibility. Therefore, professionals working with this population should prioritize the use of a periodic strength training prescription with load and volume control. Aerobic endurance, on the other hand, does not seem to be as dependent on periodization when it comes to strength training. In addition, it was also verified that detraining is a period in which the elderly suffer a reduction of the functional capacity acquired during the training, thus, the less this period is better for the maintenance of the functional capacity and consequently the quality of life of these elderly people.