A hidroginástica e o isolamento social na maturidade

Abstract

The present sketch looked for to analyze the merit that the water aerobics possesses for the seniors in the Social Service of the Trade (SESC), in Macapá-AP in the year of 2010, relating this physical activity with the combat to the social isolation in the maturity, with respect to contribution to the self-esteem and his/her socialization. Presenting a profile for the knowledge of the aging process based in the daily existences, and the partner-affectionate relationship as contributive factor to the rescue of the well-being, and the benefits that the water aerobics provides his/her physical condition in the daily activities. The study, characterized as an investigation under the optics of the logical deduction, ruled in the method ethnographic with consultation to bibliographical references presented by an argumentative text, with base in the applied questionnaire and informal interviews, acted in the speeches of those researched. The analyzed population is constituted of practicing subjects of physical activity, starting from 60 years. The number of analyzed individuals was of 16 researched in the total, and 4 male and 12 female. The study revealed that all researched they recognize them the importance of the water aerobics in his/her daily life, regarding his/her self-esteem, his/her socialization, and the positive changes in their activities of the day-to-day. It i ended the soon the the water aerobics not only it provides physical conditioning, she i going providing the good beyond to be physical - psico - social of those researched, through the motivates existences, of the interaction teacher / practicing and friends/friends, goes the development of the autonomy and increase of the self-esteem, through relationships with the other, waking up the creativity and perspective the quality life noticed by them the merit of the water aerobics.