Análise da realidade virtual versus treino funcional na aptidão física de idosas

Fagner França dos Santos; Lívio Hudson Vilarinho Nunes Magalhães; Felipe Aurélio Nunes de Sousa; Charlanne de Oliveira Marques; Michelle Vicente Torres; Seânia Santos Leal

doi:10.5585/conssaude.v14n1.5294

Authors

Fagner França dos Santos Faculdade Santo Agostinho
Lívio Hudson Vilarinho Nunes Magalhães Faculdade Santo Agostinho
Felipe Aurélio Nunes de Sousa Faculdade Santo Agostinho
Charlanne de Oliveira Marques Faculdade Santo Agostinho
Michelle Vicente Torres Faculdade Santo Agostinho
Seânia Santos Leal Faculdade Santo Agostinho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v14n1.5294

Keywords:

Elderly, Physical fitness, Postural balance, Virtual reality exposure therapy.

Abstract

Introduction: Aging is synonymous of deterioration of the physical abilities, which compromises the fitness and activities of daily living of the elderly. Physical activity is employed to mitigate the deleterious effects of this process. Objective: To compare the effects of virtual reality versus functional circuit training on parameters of physical fitness of elderly women. Methods: In this comparative and quantitative intervention study 15 subjects performed therapy with the Xbox 360 (Kinect) (G1), and 15 underwent a functional training circuit (G2). Data collection was done by interviews and implementation of the Time Up and Go, Stationary Marching Test 2 min and Berg Balance Scale test at the beginning and after one month of intervention. Results: G1 had increased from 8.7 elevations of the lower limb (p<0.05) in Stationary Marching Test. Conclusions: There were no statistically significant differences in static and dynamic balance, but the dealings with exergame significantly improved the functional capacity of older.