摘要:This text deals with a discussion on the main biological and physiological aspects of the human body that are experienced in adulthood, especially among the elderly, who are more fragile regarding the regular standards obtained during childhood and earlier adulthood. This text emphasizes regular physical activity (exercise, sports, dance, martial arts, etc) as one of the healthy ways to oppose and ease the causes and effects of bodily aging that affect the elderly. KEY WORDS: Biological aging - Ffunctional capacities -Eexercise - Elderly,Tthird age