Fatores de adesão e permanência de idosas e mulheres de meia idade em programas de exercício físico coletivo
Aging is a natural process that is not changeable in the course of human life. This stage of life brings with it a series of morph functional, social and psychological changes, in addition to a higher prevalence of sedentary lifestyle. A sedentary lifestyle several damages the health of individuals...
| Autor principal: | MIRANDA, Alexandre Pereira |
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| Grau: | Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso - Graduação |
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2019
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http://bdm.ufpa.br/jspui/handle/prefix/2067 |
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Aging is a natural process that is not changeable in the course of human life. This stage of life brings with it a series of morph functional, social and psychological changes, in addition to a higher prevalence of sedentary lifestyle. A sedentary lifestyle several damages the health of individuals and the regular practice of physical exercises prevents and assists in the treatment of some diseases. This research aimed to identify the main factors of adherence and permanence of elderly women in physical exercise practices. A questionnaire was applied to 41 elderly women with a mean age of 62.2 years of the GETI group of the Federal University of Pará / Castanhal. The research was of quantitative nature with transversal character. The instrument used to collect the data was the adapted questionnaire about motivation for sports practice, used by the Laboratory of Sports and Leisure Practices (LAPEL) of the ESEF / UPE with questions that address reasons for adherence and permanence in the practice of physical exercises . The most important reasons for adherence were "improving health," "reducing stress levels," and "increasing bodily well-being." The most important reasons for staying were "to maintain health", "to improve the posture" and "to increase the corporal well-being". |