INTRODUCTION: With the growing of the elderly population and the loss functional capacity with aging there is an important interest to investigate measures that could improving a healthy aging. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was by a review on the literature searching for the effects of differents types of physical activity in the functional performance of health elderly gait. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To this review search on public data basis in internet was conducted in Medline, between 1999 and 2008, articles that embrace physical activity and health elderly gait were selected. RESULTS: The majority of the studies showed that the exercises programs are effective to put against the progression of frailty age-related and the beneficial effects of exercise in the healthy elderly gait has been well established. CONCLUSION: In conclusion strength training, funtional exercise and stretching have positive effects to improve the gait performance.
Elderly; Gait; Exercise