The study under discussion will address the importance of physical activity aimed at the elderly,its effects and benefits, with a focus on quality of life. Thus, the elderly who practice physicalactivity become more resistant to illnesses and emotional stress, hence depression, having amore active, healthy and independent life. Thus, what is the importance of practicing physicalactivities in elderly groups? Quality of life is a personal choice. For some seniors, the practiceof physical activity combined with a better quality of life is a pleasurable activity, while othersdo not think this way. The present study is of fundamental importance to prove that physicalactivity is related to improving the quality of life of the elderly, which contributes to theimprovement of the functional capacity and active work of the oldest old and even to preventthe installation, progression or correction of possible dysfunctions that end up incapacitating it.The present study has as general objective to research the relationship between physical activityand maintenance of the elderly's functional autonomy, providing quality of life. The specificobjectives are to investigate the contribution of physical activity as an interfering factor in thehealthy aging process, show the contribution of physical activity for the elderly in theprevention and cure of diseases that compromise the autonomy of the elderly and analyze howphysical activity contributes to maintain quality of life and even increase the level of autonomyof the elderly. Thus, this work is a descriptive research, as its purpose is to register, describe,observe and compare the various phenomena in the context of old age. The research was tocollect bibliographic data.