Programa de actividades físico-recreativas enfocadas a la estimulación cognitiva del adulto mayor en la localidad de Cuidad Bolívar.

Abstract

In the framework of the Social Internship degree option, the intervention project was carried out from physical-recreational activities aimed at adults and the elderly. This process was developed in the city of Bogotá, in the town of Ciudad Bolívar, involving adults and seniors between the ages of 45 and 95 from the Hogar de Encuentro San Pedro belonging to the Foundation for Social Integration and Community Development (Fisdeco ), where they were provided with spaces for physical and recreational activities, focused on cognitive stimulation in relation to attention, perception, memory and language. The activities were planned according to the functionality of the participants which was determined by applying four tests of the Senior Fitness Test. These activities lasted 4 months, where they intervened on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8 am to 12 am. During the development of these activities, the participation and interest rate of the population increased, meeting the proposed objectives.