Changes in the functional capacity of active and institutionalized elderly

• Main Authors: Igor Conterato Gomes (Author), Genival Caetano Ferreira Neto (Author), Luiz Victor da Silva Costa (Author), Mike Farias Xavier (Author), Prodamy da Silva Pacheco Neto (Author), Júlio César Chaves Nunes Filho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Desafio Singular, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to observe changes in the functional capacity of the elderly. Eighteen elderly individuals (mean 74.3 years) were divided into two groups: water aerobics (GH, n = 08) and institutionalized (GI, n = 10). Functional capacity was identified through the battery of tests proposed by Rikl...