International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and Science (IJAERS) [Vol-6, Issue-11, Nov- 2019] https://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijaers.611.9 ISSN: 2349-6495(P) | 2456-1908(O) www.ijaers.com Page | 58 Level of Physical Activity and Quality of Life: A Study with Elderly from Coredes Alto Jacui and Alto Botucaraí, Rio Grande Do Sul Marilia de Rosso Krug 1 , Solange Beatriz Billig Garces 2 , Eduardo Osterkamp 3 , Cristiele Batista Frese 4 , Rodrigo de Rosso Krug 5 1 Docente do Curso de Educação Física da Universidade de Cruz Alta – UNICRUZ e do Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Atenção Integral a Saúde da UNICRUZ 2 Docente do Curso de Educação Física da Universidade de Cruz Alta, UNICRUZ e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Práticas Sócio Culturais da UNICRUZ 3,4 Acadêmico do curso de Educação Física – Bacharelado da UNICRUZ 5 Docente do Curso de Educação Física da Universidade de Cruz Alta, UNICRUZ e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Atenção Integral a Saúde da UNICRUZ Abstract— Brazil is currently undergoing an important change in its demographic pyramid, with progressive and accelerated aging of the population. Guaranteeing quality of life and functional longevity for this population has been pointed as a solution to the problem of the autonomy of the elderly in society. Thus, this study aims to analyze the relationship between quality of life (QL) and level of physical activity (LFA) in elderly individuals assisted by the Family Health Strategies (FHS) of the municipalities of Coredes Alto Jacuí and Alto Botucaraí - RS. This research was characterized as a descriptive cross-sectional study and the sample consisted of 1378 elderly (over 60 years old) representing 10% of the population assisted by the FHS of these municipalities. For evaluation of QL, the WHOQOLOLD questionnaire was used, and to determine the LFA, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used. Data were analyzed with the support of descriptive statistics, absolute frequency distributions and measures of central and inferential tendency, Mann Whitney U test and Spearman correlation, considering significant values p <0.05. The present research could infer that the quality of life levels were better for those elderly classified as active. It is concluded that there is a relationship between the two variables and the observed pattern is that the more active the higher the quality of life. Keywords— Aging. Health. Quality of life. I. INTRODUCTION Human aging deserves attention, especially considering the National Household Sample Survey - NHSS 2015 (IBGE, 2016), The participation of people aged 60 and over increased from 9.8% in 2005 to 14.3% in 2015. Pointing to the demographic aging trend, which corresponds to the increase in the percentage participation of the elderly in the population. This number leaves Brazil among the countries with the largest number of elderly in the world, occupying the sixteenth position in the number of elderly. By 2025, Brazil is expected to move to sixth place. This change will lead to a reduction in the percentage of young people from 42.6% to 20.6% and an increase from 2.7% to 14.6% in the elderly population. (CRUZ; ALHO, 2000). According to Mazo et al. (2005), the rapid growth of the elderly population, has had a major impact on the country's economy and aggravation of problems in the socioeconomic and health sectors. In addition, the aging process is most often accompanied by an inactive lifestyle that favors disabilities and dependencies by showing how much professionals in various fields should be concerned with providing older people with the means by which to associate longevity. to a good quality of life, thus rescuing their autonomy. The term quality of life can be considered as the condition resulting from a set of individual, socio-cultural and environmental parameters that determine how human beings live (NAHAS, 2001; SILVA; REZENDE, 2006; PIMENTA et al., 2008). For the World Health Organization quality of life is “[...] an individual's perception of their position in life, in the context of the culture and value system in which they live, taking into account their goals, expectations, standards and your concerns ” (WHOQOL, 2008, p. 23). There is no unanimity of opinion related to good quality of life, but the