Relação da flexibilidade com a melhora da qualidade de vida em idosos praticantes de hidroginástica

• Autor(a) principal: Pontes, Fábio Ferreira [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/203117; http://www.athena.biblioteca.unesp.br/exlibris/bd/capelo/2019-03-19/000912629.pdf
• topic: Idosos; Exercícios físicos aquáticos; Qualidade de vida

Aging is a natural process that occurs slowly and gradually. With this we can observe a significant increase in the number of elderly people in the world. Consequently, we have also observed that these people have sought physical activities because of the difficulty in performing small daily tasks, tasks called Daily Life Activities (ADLs). One of the factors that can compromise the performance of ADLs is flexibility, which is responsible for the voluntary execution of a movement. Water aerobics is recommended for the elderly, because it is considered safe and effective, and consists of specific exercises, using water as an overhead. The exercises worked in the hydrogymnastics classes work on physical capacities such as motor coordination, cardiorespiratory process, flexibility, strength, localized muscular resistance, besides the promotion of socialization, since it is an activity performed in groups. The study aims to identify if there are elderly people practicing water gymnastics classes and what level of flexibility presented by elderly people practicing this modality. In addition, compare different types of classification of this variable found in the literature for this age group. This study is characterized by being quantitative, observational and analyzes the effects that aqua-gymnastics causes on the flexibility and quality of life of the elderly. For this, 30 elderly people with age range of 50 to 80 years were studied, practicing water aerobics for at least three months and with a weekly frequency of at least two times. The flexibility of these people was analyzed through the sit-and-reach test proposed by Wells and Dillon in 1952... (Complete abstract electronic acess below)