Nível de flexibilidade em idosos praticantes de hidroginástica

Abstract

This study had as main objective verify what level of flexibility of elderly practicing hydrogymnastics. For this test was evaluated 15 elderly and used the test of Achieve the back that evaluates the flexibility of upper limbs and the bank Wells that evaluates the levels of the lower back and lower limbs. The tests were applied in a period of three months being realized three sample, one at the beginning, other in the second month, other in the third month. At the end of this data collection they were evaluated and concluded that in those elderly frequency was still a significant gain of flexibility and satisfactory and this was not the even with those not so frequent. It was found then that hydrogymnastics practiced consistently can improve and even increase levels of flexibility in the elderly.