The meaning of physical activity practices to elderly people at Alagoas countryside.
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https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.8472Keywords:
Bathing Beaches. Aged. Exercise. AgingAbstract
Talking about the elderly population increase in Brazil and all the world, not much is known about them inside of the youth culture. In this way, the beach is one possibility of joy and activity, where it found can be explored the subject. The main object of this research is to investigate the elder's physical activity on Alagoas' beaches. On a field research focused in quality we could interview 63 people from both sex, from 60 to 87 years old in 7 beaches. Through this analysis was possible to see that 95,16% of the interviwers like to go to the beach; 84,37% of the total practices physical activity regularly such as walking at the edge or on the sand, but they miss guided activities like gymnastic, yoga, stretching. To the participants this activities on the beach mean therapy, happiness, relaxing and healthy. On first analysis it can be confirmed that the beach is no longer seen as a youth environment, but also a place that supports a healthy old aging process.
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