Sport et vieillissement : une analyse de la pratique des activités physiques et sportives chez les personnes âgées de l’association APARME dans le département d’Adzopé

Abstract : The aim of thispaperis to report on the effects of physicalactivity and sport on the health of olderpeople. Based on a mixed-methodsapproach, several techniques, namelydocumentaryanalysis and semistructured interviews, wereused in thisresearch in order to obtain a range of data thatwasavailable, accessibleand relevant to the subjectunderstudy. This enabled us to arrive at the resultsaccording to which thestakeholders’ perceptions of theirhealth are based on the practice of physicalactivities and sport as a socialconstruct in a socio-cultural context. Older people see sport as a way of curingillnesses, but above all as a wayof givingtheir bodies vitality. Othersseeit as a way of reinvigoratingthemselvesafter retirement.

Key words: Ageing, Physical activities, Sports activities, Elderly people.