THE IMPACTS OF AGING ON PHYSICAL CONDITIONING: AN ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT DIFFERENTIATIONS BY AGE GROUPS OF THE INDICES OF THE ORDINANCE OF THE GENERAL COMMAND 076/2016 PMPR

Abstract

The objective of this work was to demonstrate, through bibliographical research for the development of a literature review, the impacts of aging on the physical conditioning of the individual, also being carried out, analysis of the current definitions of age groups of Ordinance 076/2016 of the Military Police of Paraná. The study demonstrated that aging promotes a gradual decrease in physical abilities, namely: cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, muscle strength, muscle endurance and flexibility. In addition, as some authors point out, the muscle mass of individuals tends to decrease from 30-to-80 years of age, in the process defined as sarcopenia. In analyzing the age groups contained in Ordinance 076/2016, it was possible to verify that they are disproportionate when considering the physiological differences of individuals from 20-to-60 years old, since the segmentation was carried out every 5 years, following this same proportion for all age groups. It is concluded that due to the intensification of loss of muscle mass after the age of 40, a smaller segmentation of these age groups from this age would be consistent, reducing even more after the age 50. It should be noted that according to the data survey carried out via the PMPR Effective Consultation system, the corporation in April 2023 had 3505 police officers on active duty, aged over 46-years, this age being the last age group of the current concierge. Therefore, 46-year-old and 57-year-old military personnel should obtain the same aptitude indices, thus evidencing the lack of proportionality in age group divisions.