The eldery and the causes of the dropout of bodily practices Luiz Carlos Marinovic Doro

Abstract

Bodily practices have been understood as a protective fator against chronic – degenerative, in addtion to enhancing the social interaction of the elderly, on the other hand, sedentary lifestyle contributes to deteriorating the aging process. In order to analyze the reasons for the withdrawal of elderly people from bodily practices, a descriptive reserarch was carried out through a systematic literature review. The results showed that the main causes of the abandonment of bodily practices by the elderly are related to lack of time, knowledge about the benefits of bolily practices and family support.