Guia para oficina de dança marujada: perspectivas da educação física para a melhoria da marcha e do equilíbrio na pessoa idosa

Abstract

The correlations between the field of physical education and cultural expressions allow the body to be conceived as an instrument of communication, expression, leisure and culture, capable of supporting innumerable teaching and learning proposals, increasing the possibilities of using physical education. With the aging of the body, skeletal muscle repercussions can impair gait and balance, increasing the risk for falls and impairing the quality of life of the elderly, especially the sedentary. Objective: The objective of this study, in the field of Health Teaching, was to prepare a Guide as a methodological tool to guide Physical Education teachers to practice workshops in Marujada, a dance typical of the state of Pará, together the elderly population, in order to stimulate the practice of dance; decrease the sedentary lifestyle among the elderly; multiply educators trained for such practices; to promote the improvement of balance and gait in the elderly, considering that dance is a preventive factor for falls and improvement in quality of life. Method: the Illustrated Guide relied on the help of a graphic designer; we used the Softwares: Adobe Illustrator CC, Adobe Photoshop CC and Adobe Indesign CC for the illustrations; printed in January 2019 by Twee Publishing Company, with PT Sans body 12 source, kraft paper 150g / m² Offset, Triplex cover 300g / m; obtained ISBN 978-85-68366-45-5, with legal deposit and registration with the National Library Foundation; in its content, Berg 's Functional Balance Scales and Time up and go - TUG are presented, as well as the way in which they should be applied; also presents the way the Marujada Dance workshop is performed, as well as information on the theme of aging, balance and gait in the elderly. Conclusion: It is expected that the product of this professional master's degree will become an instrument capable of multiplying the knowledge for the training of professionals in the area of Physical Education, in the scope of continuing education, and that it meets the assumptions of a preventive and integrative policy.