Body and aging perceptions in the project ‘Our Healthier City’

Abstract Aim: We aim to develop this study with the main objective to discuss perceptions about body and aging from the context of the ‘Our Healthier City’ project. Method: We use the phenomenological method to develop the research. Through a strategy of the situated phenomenon, we visit the place where it is experienced. We observed the lived world of the people there and interviewed 10 project participants. Results: In this way, we perceive that the aging body is ruled by taboos and prejudices, but develops every day, weaving meanings from movement, work, family, experiences, pleas...