Avaliação dos exercícios físicos para a população idosa

Abstract

Physical exercise plays an important role in Quality of Life. The practice of physical exercise results in several benefits for the elderly, such as the improvement of parameters related to functional mobility, hemodynamics, and quality of life. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of physical activity and physical exercise on markers of quality of life (QoL) in the elderly population. We evaluated 22 scientific articles that deal with the subject, and through them it was possible to answer the initial proposal of the work. Therefore, it was possible to realize that physical exercises bring quality of life to the elderly, and that this quality of life is directly linked to psychological, physical, and social conditions. And that the practice of physical exercises is a way to keep the body healthy, and it is also important for the psychological state of these individuals. The search was conducted in the databases Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences, Scielo - Scientific Electronic Library Online, LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences), CAPES (thesis and dissertation database), Google Scholar, with eligible studies conducted between 2007 and 2021, written in Portuguese or English. Study design was considered randomized clinical trials and case studies, involving physically able elderly people over the age of 60 years.