Estado físico e funcional de idosos e sua relação com o exercício físico: uma revisão narrativa da literatura

Abstract

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that aging is a slow and gradual process that happens irreversibly and that reduces the organic capacity to physiological stress. To know the physical and functional status of elderly people and their relationship with physical exercise. The study was a type of narrative bibliographic research, as it is characterized by the use of information, knowledge and data already collected by people demonstrated in different ways, such as documents, books, and the following databases were used: Scielo, Pubmed and Lilacs, with filters for publication date, article type and text availability. As a result, 223 articles were found in total, of which 176 were excluded and 47 included, among which there is not a large number of studies relating the physical status of elderly people with the practice of physical exercise, but rather its functionality with the practice of physical activity. In this way, the research made it possible to conclude that currently the physical state has given way to functionality in the routine of the elderly as the main focus of the scientific academic environment, but that there is a scientifically proven effectiveness of the combination between the practice of physical exercise and healthy eating for the benefit of human health, in old age and in all stages of life.