The change in the sports and physical activities habits of over 65 year olds in the province of Gipuzkoa

Abstract

The current study has its foundations in a more broad-ranging research initiative undertaken by the IKERI O5/30 research group (oficially recognised by the University of the Basque Country) which surveyed a representative sample of the over-18s population of Gipuzkoa in relation to their sports and physical activities habits. The cited research project interviewed 288 people of 65 and produced results within a ± 5,9% margin of error range. In very general terms the sports and physical activities habits of the cited over-65s generation (PAFYD) in the province of Gipuzkoa demonstrate that, with the passing of the years, the adult population becomes less reliant on state-sponsored options in terms of chosen dedication to sports and physical activities. This, by no means implies that this particular populous (the over 65s) abandons such activity but rather that there is a transformation in the type of activity that their age group participate in. This fact draws us to the conclusion that a re-think in terms of state promoted activities and models for the over-65s (PAFYD), in particular, and for the adult population, in general, is necessary.

Keywords

• Sport and physical activity Habits
• transformation
• institutionalization
• Over 65s