Análise da realidade virtual versus treino funcional na aptidão física de idosas

Introduction: Aging is synonymous of deterioration of the physical abilities, which compromises the fitness and activities of daily living of the elderly. Physical activity is employed to mitigate the deleterious effects of this process. Objective: To compare the effects of virtual reality versus functional circuit training on parameters of physical fitness of elderly women. Methods: In this comparative and quantitative intervention study 15 subjects performed therapy with the Xbox 360 (Kinect) (G1), and 15 underwent a functional training circuit (G2). Data collection was done by interviews and implementation of the Time Up and Go, Stationary Marching Test 2 min and Berg Balance Scale test at the beginning and after one month of intervention. Results: G1 had increased from 8.7 elevations of the lower limb (p