1. 1 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS

2. 2 1. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BENEFITS  PHYSICAL BENEFITS  PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS  SOCIAL BENEFITS

3. 3 2. PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS Increase self-steem Stress Reduction Reduction Depression Reducing Anxiety state Alzheimer prevention Parkinson prevention Better cognitive function(specially in elderly)

4. 4 3. GENERAL OBJECTIVE  “Improve the quality of life of patients by promoting their rehabilitation and reintegration into society, awakening and fostering their cognitive, motor, emotional and social skills, fostering communication and expression” (Ríos, 2009).

5. 5 3. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES  Reduce and offset the disabling effects (physical, psychological and social) including severe mental disorder.  Lose or control weight  Improve cardiovascular health, increasint life expectancy  Develop functional autonomy

6. 6 4. METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS  When demos custom slogans, look at the patient that we went specifically to focus.  Do not fall into infantilism.  Concrete, precise, organized and simplified information.  The instructions shall be simple and with frequent repetitions that will facilitate subsequent transfer to other situations..

7. 7 4. METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS  Never take anything for granted.  The information should reach the greatest possible number of ways. Closed questions.  Demonstration and imitation model. Also touch support.  Short periods of learning, because learning processes are very slow.