Resumo (EN)
Objective – To evaluate vital capacity elderly undergoing aerobic training. Methods – This is a prospective study of eight patients being age 65-75 years, with no underlying disease, with release provided a doctor, individuals were subject, to an assessment where the ywere harvested blood pressure values, heart rate, vital capacity and minute volume, the training consisted of 40 minutes of walking on a treadmill, keeping your heart rate of 60% of maximum heart rate for four weeks, after four weeks were assessed, collected all the data again. Results– Vital capacity pre training was 2168 ml and after training was 2487 ml, showing a statistically significant. Conclusion – Concluded that aerobic training is effective in improving lung vital capacity.