Promoting physical activity in older adults is indespensable to lessen the effects of aging and preserve functional capacity of the elderly. There are several types of activities that can and should be promoted at this age.
Some of them are:
a. Aerobic Activities:
is recommended the implementation of low impact activities such as walking, cycling or pedal the bicycle, swimming, hydro, climbing stairs, dancing, yoga, tai chi chuan and low-impact aerobics. These activities are preferable to high-impact calls, such as jogging, running, jumping or playing sports like volleyball or basketball and high impact aerobics, which have large lesion prevalence in this age of life.
