Salud percibida, condición física percibida y su relación con los tipos de demanda de actividad física en las personas mayores.

Abstract

The investigation chases to understand the relationship between perceived health and perceived fitness of the older persons in an urban population of over 100000 inhabitants (Alcalá de Henares) and type of demand of physical activity. The quantitative used methodology has consistd of the application of a questionnaire constructed to a random sample of 133 people over 65 year of this population. The conclusions show that the positive trend when it increases the practice and interest to physical activity, improves the perception older adults about health and fitness. These findings suggest that older practitioners perceive their health and fitness of a more positive manner as a consequence eof the benefits of physical activity, while among non-practitioners aree more interested in practicing the best perceived these aspects.l