Nível de conhecimento do profissional de educação física em relação ao idoso

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the level of knowledge of the Physical Education professional in relation to the elderly person. In the last years the concern with this age group can be verified in studies directed to the aging, which point the increase of the life expectancy, which made that it looked for mechanisms to offer services directed to the quality of life of this population both in the Area of health, as in other segments and among them is that of Physical Education. In this sense, the professional needs to have knowledge and skills to deal with elderly people and among them are: knowledge of the aging process, biopsychosocial changes, health programs and physical activity for the elderly among others. For the development of this, the bibliographic model was adopted, since all types of research in any area of knowledge presupposes and requires previous bibliographic research, either for the survey of the situation in question, or for the theoretical foundation or to justify the limits And contributions of the research itself. The results show that in addition to the gerontological knowledge and skills is of extreme importance and should be inserted in the curricula of the universities.