Ejercicios Funcionales y Psicomotrices como Instrumento para Avivar la Auto-Dependencia en los Adultos Mayores de Buenos Aires, Cazuca.

Abstract

The older adult in the Colombian territory is in a high state of vulnerability, this is determined by some factors such as: illiteracy, unsatisfied needs (poverty), malnutrition, and poor health, Arango and Ruiz (2009). And this population of people over 60 years of age in Cazuca Buenos Aires, maintains this same problem. Therefore, this project is aimed at seeking an improvement in autonomy in older adults, through functional and psychomotor physical exercises. An intervention was carried out on older adults through a katz index and 8 physical activities that sought to analyze the functional and psychomotor status of each of the subjects. The practices are developed in different ways, with exercises, dances, yoga, flexibility exercises, etc. Always seeking to strengthen and maintain skills such as strength, flexibility, endurance and agility. Many projects that are carried out for the elderly focus on only physical development, seeking not functionality but training, meaning that criteria such as the psychological aspect and functionality have not previously been taken into account. The project promotes physical activity as a quality of life that helps self-reliance. Being compiled and analyzed by Excel and giving results based on what was observed and the points in criteria.