Abstract
The successful aging goal should be achieved and it is up to society to make it reality, the need for research directed to other centers outside of long-stay institutions for the elderly, in order to meet the physical, social and emotional needs of elderly becomes essential, and this primordial knowledge to implement and promote public policies appropriate to that portion of the population. This study aimed to measure the influence of exercise on improving the quality of life of elderly measured using the SF 36 will see the Brazilian quality of life, since the results are more concrete and thus less error-prone work conducted with a group of 30 elderly patients with the same socioeconomic level and similar ages were divided into two groups: one group practicing resistance exercise 2x week lasting 60 minutes, and another group not practicing the exercises. Most evidence shows that the best solution is to optimize and promote health in the elderly, through the exercise of this work I report in a truthful account of the benefits of exercise for the elderly person, the quality of life for their sensitivities muscle of the elderly, in a clear and accurate information about the exercise on working with this audience needs and specific exercises to improve quality of life for everyday activities.