Apropriação de espaços urbanos para prática de lazer e atividades físicas na comunidade do bairro Itaipu

Abstract

From observations made in the Itaipu community by the Centerof Supportfor Family Health (NASF) reported a low adhesion to bodily practices by residents of that community. One of the reasons for such behavior may be related to lack of public facilities and spaces that can be used for this purpose. This study aims to encourage users who attend the group of elderly neighborhood Itaipu about the possibilities of appropriation of urban spaces for physical activity and leisure. This study is a quantitative approach, aiming at the construction of a proposed intervention. The identification of suitable sites for physical activities and his occupation was made through of observations and of the collection of information from the manager of the UBS being performed in the area of the Itaipu Health Center. The data relating to the weekly frequency of physical activity in leisure time were extracted from the initial interview of the NASF applied to the participants of the third age group and were treated by descriptive statistics. The sample included 25 women with a mean age of 69,23 years. Were identified only five spaces suitable for the practice of physical activities and leisure in the community in question. The average daily occupancy of the space was 13,6 persons (0,12% of the total population of the district) and most of the group (77,2%) did not reach the levels of physical activities recommended by the ACSM (2010) and then classified as sedentary. This fact motivated the NASF team to build a plan for combating the sedentary lifestyle based on three intervention programs thus increasing the possibilities for the practice of physical activities in the region. These actions have as main objective to promote the change of habits, transforming the local reality through strategies that seek to create opportunities and spread the practice of physical activities throughout the coverage area of the Center for Health. This attitude can stimulatethe members of the group the third age of UBS and the whole population of the district to develop practices that make the community more physically active.