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Motivación del adulto mayor para la realización de actividades físicas
(Universidad de Córdoba, 2021-01-26) Barón Cogollo, Eder; Petro, José Alberto
Motivation towards physical activities in older adults has become a highly relevant issue for the development of exercises in the lives of these people, hence, there have been many studies that have been carried out to understand this problem. The general objective of this article was focused on knowing the different Motivation of the elderly for physical activities, based on different authors. For this, we worked under a qualitative research approach and with a type of documentary technique, where 30 scientific articles were taken for study. Among the findings, it was evidenced that within the motivations for the development of physical activity in this population ii is self-care where the issue of health is paramount and psychosocial motivations, which help improve their self-esteem and independence in their lives. Daily tasks. As a way of conclusion, it is understood that motivation must always be present in physical practice in older adults, as it is ideal for consistency and results in the lives of these people, since they see physical activity as a challenge for the better already be it your health or your self-esteem.