Physical Education and Health in Elderly People - Paperback

by Pablo Aranda Mateu (Author), Maria Amparo Torres Bellvís (Author), José Francisco Torres Bellvís (Author)

Advances in medicine and other fields of research have meant that life expectancy has increased progressively and considerably in the last century. And the fact is that, through physical activity, we seek to prolong the years lived and the quality of life independently, thus reducing the effect that the passing of the years produces in the organism. Thus, there is a lot of documentation that shows that the practice of physical activity in the elderly brings a multitude of health benefits, not only physical, but also psychological, social, emotional, motivational, attitudinal, etc.