EFFECTS OF GYMNASTICS IN TEACHERS FROM PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, EVALUATED THROUGH PAINFUL SENSITIVITY POINTS

Abstract

This study aimed to verify the benefits acquired in a Gymnastics (GL) in public primary education from 1st to 5th year in the town of Joaquim Tavora (PR), considering the working environment where the teachers are inserted and after evaluating the pain and discomfort through painful sensitivity diagram, it was possible to draw up a programme of gymnastics can compensate the muscles required during the workday of educators. During the journey out of work teachers end up experiencing moments that become responsible for much of the stress of teachers, the main purpose of the GL was to minimize the stress, because stimuli are large, thus breaking the monotony and rigidity, thus improving the quality of life in the school environment. The sample was composed of 9 volunteers, female. The training of gymnastics was held in the morning with duration of 10 minutes during three consecutive months with frequency of 3 weekly sessions. With the results obtained showed a significant improvement in the painful sensitivity points total made by volunteers (p <0.0001). For checking the normality of the data was used the Shapiro-Wilk test and comparison of data was used Wilcoxon test for paired and non-normal data considering as significant differences p<0.05. Thus we conclude that the labor gymnastic training improves the quality of life of workers as regards the amount of soreness.