Hatha yoga program for the elder people from elder home

Abstract

• The progressive increase of the elder people in the world and the higher expectation of life in Cuba show the necessity of the integral development of older people. Therefore, it makes a great effort in the geriatric care, promotion of practice of physical exercises, including Yoga, which make a therapeutic and prophylactic function in the affections of the osteomioarticular system and the

• psyche of the human being. Its practice gives flexibility to the joints, exercises all the muscles increasing the strength, promotes concentration and balance by.performing all movements slowly, gradually, with an education of breathing, favor up mental control. The objective of this research to develop a program of Hatha Yoga exercises for grandparent’s home which will provide teachers of Physical Culture with a methodological tools that complements the objectives framed in the physical activity program for the elderly people. The use of different theoretical and empirical methods for the collection and analysis of the data obtained, allowed the realization of the diagnosis of teachers and practitioners, for the proper selection of asanas and the preparation of teachers through workshops. The program was structured in stages and exercises were planned, with a methodological guide lines, for the preparation of teachers, some methodological actions were developed.