Relatório de estágio: Exercício Físico, Aptidão Física, Saúde e Qualidade de vida no Idoso. Relato de uma experiência

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to show the experience carried out during this school year, in the context of a internship, with different classes of elderly adults. The internship involved 4 groups: 1) a "Strength training group", 2) a " Sarcopenic Group", both held in FADEUP facilities; 3) a "Community exercise group" developed in Foz do Douro - "Trajectory Project" and 4) a Intergerational Group held in Pasteleira Social Center. This report intend to describe and characterized all the learning, experiences and difficulties noticed throughout the year. In the context of the exercise sessions, we try to make decisions able to respond to the adversities and problems that had arisen over time. In addition, it also reveals all the older adults characteristics with whom we have worked, the circumstances and the realities in which they were inserted, as well as the characteristics of each exercise program. These exercise sessions and activities developed throughout the year must be seen as an exchange of experiences and learning for all participants involved, as they had the opportunity to socialize, improve their health and quality of life. We, as a specialized exercise technician, had the opportunity to expand our performance in the personal and professional scope.