Actividades dirigidas a la preparación de la familia para la inserción del adulto mayor en la realización de ejercicios físicos en el círculo de abuelos con un enfoque de Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad en el Consejo Popular Guáimaro Sur

Abstract

The present work aims to address a topic of vital importance for the improvement of the quality of life of the elderly. The same part of identifying insufficiencies in their incorporation to the realization of physical exercises, and proposes activities directed to the preparation of the families for the insertion of the older adult in the realization of physical exercises in the circle of grandparents of the Popular Council Guáimaro Sur. Investigative techniques and methods of the theoretical, historical-logical, analytical-synthetic, inductive-deductive level, systemic approach, empirical level, documentary analysis, participant observation and interview were used in the investigation. The study was carried out with a sample of 15 families from the Guáimaro Sur Popular Council. The diagnosis made showed low stimulation for the elderly to be inserted in the performance of physical exercises, poor knowledge of families about the center and the opportunities it offers to the elderly, families do not feel responsible or understand the need for insertion of older adults to perform physical exercises suffering these different pathologies and an inadequate quality of life, in addition, there is no proposal for activities that prepare families in order to increase the insertion of these, to the circle of grandparents for the realization of physical exercises.