Exergaming-based exercise program for people aged 50 years or older
The purpose of the program "Video games for people aged 50 years or older" is to create free opportunities for older adults to engage in motivating and enjoyable physical activity, and to stimulate their functional fitness and cognition. This program has been carried out in the Universidad...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Atividade Física e Saúde
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| author | Alexsander Guimarães Vandrize Meneghini Aline Barbosa |
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| description | The purpose of the program "Video games for people aged 50 years or older" is to create free opportunities for older adults to engage in motivating and enjoyable physical activity, and to stimulate their functional fitness and cognition. This program has been carried out in the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina since March 2014 and involves undergraduate and postgraduate students in the physical education department. The program follows the school semester, with approximately 36 people from the community participating each semester. The program consists of exercises that use video games that simulate sports activities, called exergames. Participants engage in a 60-minute session two or three times a week and on alternating days. Participants are evaluated at the beginning and end of each semester for functional fitness and cognition and the findings are presented to them. We expected that this program can be expanded and spread to other communities.
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| spelling | doaj-art-cedc29ae05da4311b418f563700c058c2025-01-03T01:01:04ZengSociedade Brasileira de Atividade Física e SaúdeRevista Brasileira de Atividade Física e Saúde1413-34822317-16342016-05-0121310.12820/rbafs.v.21n3p280-284Exergaming-based exercise program for people aged 50 years or olderAlexsander Guimarães0Vandrize Meneghini1Aline Barbosa2Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaThe purpose of the program "Video games for people aged 50 years or older" is to create free opportunities for older adults to engage in motivating and enjoyable physical activity, and to stimulate their functional fitness and cognition. This program has been carried out in the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina since March 2014 and involves undergraduate and postgraduate students in the physical education department. The program follows the school semester, with approximately 36 people from the community participating each semester. The program consists of exercises that use video games that simulate sports activities, called exergames. Participants engage in a 60-minute session two or three times a week and on alternating days. Participants are evaluated at the beginning and end of each semester for functional fitness and cognition and the findings are presented to them. We expected that this program can be expanded and spread to other communities. https://rbafs.org.br/RBAFS/article/view/7334Motor ActivityPhysical FitnessVirtual Reality Exposure Therapy |
| spellingShingle | Alexsander Guimarães Vandrize Meneghini Aline Barbosa Exergaming-based exercise program for people aged 50 years or older Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física e Saúde Motor Activity Physical Fitness Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy |
| title | Exergaming-based exercise program for people aged 50 years or older |
| title_full | Exergaming-based exercise program for people aged 50 years or older |
| title_fullStr | Exergaming-based exercise program for people aged 50 years or older |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exergaming-based exercise program for people aged 50 years or older |
| title_short | Exergaming-based exercise program for people aged 50 years or older |
| title_sort | exergaming based exercise program for people aged 50 years or older |
| topic | Motor Activity Physical Fitness Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy |
| url | https://rbafs.org.br/RBAFS/article/view/7334 |
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