Anthropometric and nutritional status of the elderly resistance exercise laboratory and health

Abstract

Aging is a complex process involvingmany variables (genetic, environmental, lifestyle, diseases, etc.) that interact with each other and significantly influences the way that it should reach a certain age. The relationship between quality of life, exercise, health and aging has been increasingly discussed and analyzed scientifically. The aim of the study was to evaluate the dietary and anthropometric profile of the elderly participants in Project Resistance Exercise and Quality of Life you read / UEPA. Total of 22 seniors enrolled in the program, aged more than sixty years, of both sexes. Anthropometric assessment was performed which consisted of weight, height, skinfolds and body circumferences for subsequent estimation of percentage body fat, cardiovascular risk factors and estimated loss of muscle mass. For dietary assessment was made of the questionnaire and the interview recall 24 hours for analysis of dietary profile of the participants. The BMI percentages of normal weight (45.5%) and overweight (45.5%), the calf circumference 95.5% of the elderly were eutrophic. With respect to dietary assessment, the values of vitamin A (63.6%) and fiber (77.3%) had a low consumption, while consumption of protein (68.2%) above normal. Carbohydrate (72.7%), Lipids (81.8%), vitamin C (86.4%), iron (90.9%) and fat (100%) are within the normal range. Despite the numerous benefits that exercise provides to the elderly, the decision to adopt a healthy lifestyle with regular practice of physical exercise and healthy eating depends on the social, physical andemotional.