Educación física con adultos mayores: algunas reflexiones desde la gerontología crítica

Abstract

In this article I return to the ideas developed in the previous papers, one made for approval of a graduate seminar and one published in 2007, which link the themes of old age and aging with the theory of Physical Education and teaching. My intention is to cover other gerontological perspectives, unlike the classic, advocating positive images of aging that exceed the vision that sees the elderly as synonymous with a disabled patient. This article will try to present epistemological and didactic perspective on embodied practice with older adults in order to rethink a few things like the driving involution and motor learning, on which the PE has hasty answers. This will eventually allow us to propose some prescriptive guidelines for educational policy and interventions for the Physical Education professional.