a study developed in the federal district of brazil and in 26 brazilian capitals with a ramdom sample of people who lived in residences with a landline telephone found that 27.8% of the women and 30.9% of the men were physically inactive.the situation is even worse in the case of older citizens according to the same research 53.7% of men and 58.3% of women who were 60 years or older were physically inactive . note that this study considered physically inactive those who had not practiced any physical activity in their leisure time in the past three months do not do physical efforts in their work do not go to work by foot or bicycle and are not responsible for heavy cleaning in their houses