Open-air Academies for the Elderly have been implanted in several Brazilian cities, however, the profile of the elderly who use the equipment of these academies is still unknown. This study aims to describe the profile of elderly users of open-air academies in the city of Fortaleza. A cross-sectional study was carried out using a questionnaire applied to 374 elderly people aged 60 and over, users of the first 11 open air academies installed in Fortaleza. Sociodemographic data, clinical conditions and standard of use were collected. It was verified that the majority of the elderly were women (54.7%), aged 60-69 years (66.8%), white (66%), married (61%), (38.5%) and higher education (34.8%), mostly retirees or pensioners (77.3%). Among the se...
OBJECTIVE : To evaluate the level of physical activity of older adults by commuting and leisure time...
Aging in Brazil has been increasingly analyzed in physical activity and health studies. Despite all ...
Objective: Analyze the prevalence of Leisure-time Physical Activity in the Sufficient Leisure Domain...
Objective: To describe the profile of elderly users of the outdoor gyms in the city of Fortaleza, Ce...
Ageing has become a phenomena most evident in contemporary societies. To this end, the objective of ...
The fast and intense aging of the population in Brazil and in the world seems to be a consequence of...
The present research aimed to understand the adherence of elderly people to practice physical activi...
To preserve the autonomy and independence of the elderly has a very relevant with the physical activ...
The increase of the elderly population has positively influenced the creation of public policies for...
Introdução: A prática de atividade física tem sido crescentemente indicada como tratamento não medic...
The increase in the elderly population has become a challenge for health policies. In this context, ...
The objective of this research is to present the implementation of the Active Aging exercise program...
This study aimed the analysis of the elderly perception who participated in the Academy of the Best...
O envelhecimento populacional é, hoje, fenômeno mundial consequente a um crescimento mais elevado da...
The standard of physical activity in the leisure of brazilian elderly. With the passing of age, bein...
OBJECTIVE : To evaluate the level of physical activity of older adults by commuting and leisure time...
Aging in Brazil has been increasingly analyzed in physical activity and health studies. Despite all ...
Objective: Analyze the prevalence of Leisure-time Physical Activity in the Sufficient Leisure Domain...
Objective: To describe the profile of elderly users of the outdoor gyms in the city of Fortaleza, Ce...
Ageing has become a phenomena most evident in contemporary societies. To this end, the objective of ...
The fast and intense aging of the population in Brazil and in the world seems to be a consequence of...
The present research aimed to understand the adherence of elderly people to practice physical activi...
To preserve the autonomy and independence of the elderly has a very relevant with the physical activ...
The increase of the elderly population has positively influenced the creation of public policies for...
Introdução: A prática de atividade física tem sido crescentemente indicada como tratamento não medic...
The increase in the elderly population has become a challenge for health policies. In this context, ...
The objective of this research is to present the implementation of the Active Aging exercise program...
This study aimed the analysis of the elderly perception who participated in the Academy of the Best...
O envelhecimento populacional é, hoje, fenômeno mundial consequente a um crescimento mais elevado da...
The standard of physical activity in the leisure of brazilian elderly. With the passing of age, bein...
OBJECTIVE : To evaluate the level of physical activity of older adults by commuting and leisure time...
Aging in Brazil has been increasingly analyzed in physical activity and health studies. Despite all ...
Objective: Analyze the prevalence of Leisure-time Physical Activity in the Sufficient Leisure Domain...