This thesis deals with the physical activity group of seniors who attend senior social organization in the Czech Budejovice. The theoretical part is focused on physical activity and its effects on health and lifestyle in connection with the old man, specifically senior. The work also deals with the process of aging in general and to him belonging symptoms and problems or complications of aging. In conclusion, the theoretical part deals with the care of the elderly, their needs and also the services that are provided for them. In the research was conducted research on physical activity of seniors. Here was performed data collection and analysis of results IPAQ - long (International Physical Activity Questionare) questionnaire and monitoring using a pedometer. Determining the level of physical activity was carried out using a questionnaire IPAQ - long by 120 probands and monitoring the number of steps per day for 1 week. The monitoring was conducted in 30 subjects, using pedometers which are individually adjustable. Data obtained by processing the survey and monitoring were recorded, evaluated and presented in graphs with commentary, discussion then took place and were determined conclusions.

Submitted by admin tede (tede@pucgoias.edu.br) on 2018-02-07T17:25:58Z No. of bitstreams: 1 FABRÍCIO RAMALHO DA COSTA.pdf: 3024106 bytes, checksum: f114193098504bf174e1ab08dcc43f76 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-02-07T17:25:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FABRÍCIO RAMALHO DA COSTA.pdf: 3024106 bytes, checksum: f114193098504bf174e1ab08dcc43f76 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-12-14 / Population aging has been perceived in many countries around the world, and especially in Brazil. Several challenges arise as demand for the elderly population increases. Maintaining or improving the functional capacity and quality of life of the elderly population has become a major concern in this process. This dissertation was constructed in the form of a scientific article. The first objective was to compare the quality of life of elderly people who attended public physical exercise programs with a control group. A hundred and eight elderly participants from public exercise programs (EG) and 126 non-participants (CG) from the city of Goiânia, GO, Brazil, were analyzed. An initial evaluation form, the Mental State Mini-Exam, the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Life - Old (WHOQOL-OLD). Elderly participants in exercise programs had higher mean scores than non-participants for all WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOLOLD domains (p <0.05). The active elderly of the CG did not present differences in relation to the insufficiently active or sedentary (IAS) of the CG for any WHOQOLBREF or WHOQOL-OLD domain (p≥0.05). Only the functioning domains of sensorimotor and death and dying did not present differences between the active elderly of the EG and the CG (p≥0.05) The second article aimed to compare the functional capacity of elderly participants of public physical exercise programs with a control group. Eighty-eight elderly participants from public exercise programs and 126 non-participants from the city of Goiânia, GO, Brazil, were analyzed. An initial evaluation form, the Mini-Mental State Exam and the short version of the IPAQ were used. The functional capacity of the aged was evaluated using the Barthel Index (IB), Lawton's Index (IL), manual gripping force (FPM), functional range test (FRT), Timed Up and Go (TUG) and the 30-second sit-to-stand (30s STS)., IL, FRT, TUG, 30s STS and for dominant and non-dominant female FPM (p <0.001). Therefore, the elderly who participated in public physical exercise programs presented a better perception of quality of life and functional capacity than the elderly who did not participate. / O envelhecimento populacional tem sido percebido em inúmeros países do mundo, e principalmente no Brasil. Diversos desafios surgem como demanda diante do aumento da população de idosos. A manutenção ou melhoria da capacidade funcional e da qualidade de vida da população idosa se tornou uma das principais preocupações diante deste processo. Esta dissertação foi construída na modalidade de artigo científico. O primeiro objetivou comparar a qualidade de vida de idosos participantes de programas públicos de exercícios físicos (GE) com um grupo controle (GC). Analisou-se 108 idosos participantes de programas públicos de exercícios e 126 não participantes, do município de Goiânia, GO, Brasil. Utilizou-se como instrumentos uma Ficha de avaliação inicial, o Mini Exame de Estado Mental, a versão curta do International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), o World Health Organization Quality of Life – Bref (WHOQOL-BREF) e o World Health Organization Quality of Life - Old (WHOQOL-OLD). Os idosos participantes de programas de exercícios apresentaram escores médios superiores em relação aos não participantes para todos os domínios do WHOQOL-BREF e do WHOQOL-OLD (p<0,05). Os idosos ativos do GC não apresentaram diferenças em relação aos insuficientemente ativos ou sedentários (IAS) do GC para nenhum domínio do WHOQOL-BREF e nem do WHOQOL-OLD (p≥0,05). Apenas os domínios funcionamento do sensório e morte e morrer que não apresentaram diferenças entre os idosos ativos do GE e do GC (p≥0,05) O segundo artigo objetivou comparar a capacidade funcional de idosos participantes de programas públicos de exercícios físicos com um grupo controle. Analisou-se 108 idosos participantes de programas públicos de exercícios e 126 não participantes, do município de Goiânia, GO, Brasil. Foram utilizados uma Ficha de avaliação inicial, o Mini Exame de Estado Mental e a versão curta do IPAQ. A capacidade funcional dos idosos foi avaliada utilizando o Índice de Barthel (IB), o Índice de Lawton (IL), a força de preensão manual (FPM), o teste de alcance funcional (TAF), o Timed Up and Go (TUG) e o teste de levantar e sentar (TLS). Verificou-se melhor desempenho dos idosos participantes de programas de exercícios para as médias do IB, do IL, do TAF, do TUG, do TLS e para a FPM dominante e não dominante feminina (p<0,001). Portanto, os idosos que participavam dos programas públicos de exercícios físicos apresentaram melhor percepção de qualidade de vida e capacidade funcional do que os idosos que não participavam, sugerindo assim, que tais programas podem ter um impacto positivo na vida dos idosos.

Title: Use of the DRUMS ALIVE program (drumming on gymnastic balls) for seniors. Objectives: The aim of the thesis was to find out whether there will be a change in functional fitness after three months of application of the "Drums Alive" program for seniors. Methods: Ten women with an average age of 75 years were tested. Functional fitness was evaluated using the measurement of batteries "Senior Fitness Test" before and after the three-month intervention program. A custom inteview survey was used for evaluation of subjective feelings of the participants. The exercises took place once a week for three months and each lesson lasted 40 minutes. Results: Fitness Drums Alive applied for a duration of 3 months mainly improved the strength of the upper and lower extremities. The flexibility of the joints of the upper and lower extremities, aerobic fitness and agility did not show any major changes. The training program was assessed positively overall by the participants. Keywords: physical activity, fitness, rythm, health, aging

Durch eine geringe Geburtenrate und eine steigende Lebenserwartung steigt die Zahl an alten Menschen in unserer Gesellschaft drastisch an. Es kommt zu bedeutenden demographischen Veränderungen. Die Vielzahl älterer Menschen führt zu einem bewussten Wahrnehmen des Alterns. So hat sich die Sichtweise auf das Altern verändert und die negativen Ansichten werden zunehmend durch die Erkenntnis der Vielfalt des Alters ersetzt. Dabei ist Altern nicht nur ein biologischer Prozess, sondern ein multidirektionaler und multidimensionaler Prozess, der durch eine Vielzahl von endogenen und exogenen Faktoren beeinflusst wird. Ein wichtiger Einfluss¬faktor ist die körperliche Aktivität. Viele Studien zeigen, dass körperliche Aktivität altersbedingte Abbauprozesse aufhalten und die psychische Gesundheit sowie die kognitive und körperliche Leistungsfähigkeit fördern kann. Neben physischen und psychischen Ein¬schränkungen kommt es mit zunehmendem Alter zu Leistungsverlusten in den kognitiven Funktionen und der körperlichen Leistungs¬fähigkeit. Der Forschungs¬stand zeigt, dass durch körperliche Aktivität die körperliche Leistungsfähigkeit trainierbar ist und die psychische Gesundheit verbessert sowie die kognitiven Funktionen gefördert werden können. Allerdings ist derzeit nicht klar, welche Form der körperlichen Aktivität die größten Verbesserungen in der psychischen Gesundheit und den kognitiven Funktionen für die Ziel¬gruppe der über 60Jährigen erzielt. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde das Thema der körper¬lichen Aktivität im Alter aufgegriffen. Ziel der Arbeit ist es, den Alternsprozess durch körperliche Aktivität positiv zu beeinflussen und die psychische Gesundheit sowie kognitive und körperliche Leistungs¬fähigkeit zu verbessern. In dieser randomisierten, kontrollierten Studie werden ein 12-wöchiges Kraft¬training und kombiniertes Kraft- und Ausdauertraining auf ihre Effektivität in den Bereichen psychische Gesundheit, mit den Indikatoren Depressivität und Angst, den kognitiven Funktionen mit den Variablen Kurz- und Arbeitsgedächtnis, Wortflüssigkeit, Informationsverarbeitungsgeschwindigkeit, exekutive Funk¬tionen und körperliche Leistungsfähigkeit mit den Komponenten Kraft und Ausdauer untersucht. Die Zielgruppe bilden gesunde, inaktive Senioren über 60 Jahre.

Title: The influence of physical activity on changes in body composition and quality of life of seniors - students of U3V. Objectives: The aim of the thesis is evaluating the influence of a 3 months interventional motion program on body composition parameters and a quality of life of seniors - students of U3V. Methods: The body of the thesis is consisted of quantitative and qualitative analysis. It is a quasiexperiment. Descriptive and statistical methods were used for a complete evaluation. Bioimpedance methods were used to obtain the body composition parameters and results were evaluated in a statistical program IBMSPSS Statistics 22. A maximum grip strength was determined by a handheld digital dynamometer. A subjective evaluation in a form of survey was used to assess the quality of life. Results: A specific group of seniors - students of U3V tend to lead an active lifestyle, which is reflected on the results of body composition parameters. During the three month motion program highly significant changes regarding improvement of FFM parameter were observed within a younger group of seniors. Within a older group of seniors, improvement or stagnation of regressive changes was observed, albeit the changes were deemed insignificant. In general, qualitative improvement of body composition was...