Sensibilización de los Beneficios e Importancia de la Actividad Física en Adulto Mayor de la Localidad de Usme San José

Abstract

Usme is part of the 20 localities that make up the city of Bogotá, based on the information collected by the social secretary of the locality of Usme, it is ranked 12th in population over 60 years of age, with 2.9% among the 20 localities In addition, for every 100 children under 14 years of age, there are 31 people over 60 years of age or older. In addition, Usme is part of the localities with the least participation in physical activity, along with San Cristóbal and Bosa. The purpose of the project is to sensitize the population of Usme - San José through activities on the benefits and importance of the elderly, in addition to providing them with a recreational space where they will learn about health care and the true meanings of physical activity. The intervention was carried out in the town of Usme - San José, where an entry test was carried out to have knowledge of the status of the participants and a final test to compare and observe possible differences, in addition to the initial test related as a starting point. Starting point for what would be the planning of the sessions with clear objectives based on the needs of the population, each session will be directed with the clear objective that the participants appropriate the information given and thus avoid erroneous comments among them. Faced with the results, an increase was obtained in the tests, where the greatest impact of increase was the elbow bending test, the participants managed to largely overcome the mark imposed in the first take, which tells us the impact of group sessions. In the same way, in the other tests, an improvement was shown where the participants were also instructed on the true benefits of physical activity.