A importância da avaliação da aptidão física relacionada à saúde em adultos e idosos

The theme deals with the importance of assessing health-related physical fitness in adults andthe elderly. The general objective of this article is to demonstrate the importance of physicalfitness assessment in promoting the health of adults and the elderly. As a methodology, we optedfor bibliographic research, through a literature review. The results showed that assessingphysical fitness is an effective strategy to promote, monitor and maintain the physical,emotional and functional health of adults and the elderly. It was concluded that the assessmentof physical fitnessshould be systematically incorporated into health and rehabilitation programsaimed at the adult and elderly population.