PERFIL DE RISCO DE DOENÇAS CARDIOVASCULARES EM IDOSAS PRATICANTES DE DIFERENTES MODALIDADES DE EXERCÍCIOS FÍSICOS

Resumo

Aging is a process that can be showed in several ways, mostly characterized by a limitation on the individual capability of adaptation. The practice of physical exercises, obeying some rules, creates a series of morfofunctional adaptations that prevent some degenerative illnesses, contributing, as well in the subjects' general health. Therefore, this study aimed to identify a profile of cardiovascular risk in elderly people engaged on different physical educational modalities – such as adapted volleyball, hydrogimnatics, weight lifting, walking – as well as sedentary peers. Participated 37 subjects aged of 60 years or higher (68,39 ± 1,97 years), from the cities of Itapira/SP and Campinas/SP. A questionnaire was applied to characterize the sample, and it was evaluated the anthropometrics measures. By means of the anthropometric data was observed that all of the groups were in the overweight classification and had a high risk for cardiovascular diseases. No group was classified as hypertensive. The group that presented the smallest average regarding the heart frequency was the lifting weight group. That was also the group that presented fewer associate pathologies. In conclusion, the exercise program has showed great importance in preventing as well treatment cardiovascular diseases. However, as a bias of our study, the appraised groups could not be compared, because there was not a regular control of the training, but just a simple analysis regarding the risk of cardiovascular diseases.