Ergonomía y actividad física en mayores
- Miguel Corbí-Santamaría 1
- Vanesa Baños-Martínez 1
- Esther Ruiz Palomo 1
- Camino Esoclar Llamazares 1
- Isabel Luis Rico 1
- Carmen Palmero Cámara 1
- Alfredo Jiménez Eguizábal 1
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Universidad de Burgos
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ISSN: 0214-9877
Year of publication: 2014
Issue Title: La salud del adulto mayor: Investigación e Intervención
Volume: 1
Issue: 2
Pages: 243-252
Type: Article
More publications in: International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology: INFAD. Revista de Psicología
Abstract
Most injuries that occur by performing a formal physical activity are due to a lack of guidance in the implementation of both the activity and the use of the necessary equipment for each activity. While the advice of the implementation is the responsibility of the professionals in charge, the use of the tools can be seen hampered by the ergonomics. Increasingly often, sporting goods manufacturers seek to include mobile and adjustable parts on their machines to facilitate their adaptation to the characteristics of the larger number of potential users. However, these tend to be invalid settings for the characteristics of the elderly, preventing the practice of the elderly people. This research aims to determine the modulating variables in the perception on ergonomics by the elderly concerning the own physical activity. Considering the structural and functional aspects of the gyms and the elderly, take a sample of subject older than 55 years who received a questionnaire ad hoc in order to know if self-perception differs depending on the age of the participants, the physical activity frequency and the ergonomic quality of resources and facilities. This paper presents the validation of a test to be used in future research through a pilot study.