The factors that make physically active older people feel more satisfied in adulthood have not been extensively studied. For this reason, the aim of this work has been to evaluate, among physically active older adults, whether the level of physical activity they perform and the factors that foster their quality of life can be predictors of their satisfaction with life. For this, the IPAQ, CUBRECAVI and LSI-A scales were applied to a sample of 397 people between 61 and 93 years old (M = 69.65, SD = 4.71). The results show that health (β = 0.373), functional abilities (β = 0.159) and environmental quality (β = 0.105) are predictors of satisfaction in the most active adults. In conclusion, neither physical activity (to a greater or lesser extent) nor income are predictive variables of satisfaction with life but, rather, predict some of the components that cement their quality of life (health, fending for themselves and the home environment).

This experience of educational innovation corresponded to the development of a training program for entrepreneurship for Older People (OP) in the commune of Antofagasta, under the University of the Third Age model. The Participatory Action Research methodology was used, starting with a multi-sector diagnosis made up of 34 relevant actors who represented the OP as the main subjects of attention, government and municipal public organizations and private entities of the commune linked to the OP or innovation-entrepreneurship. After the semi-structured conversation focused on the economic problems of OP and their entrepreneurship opportunities, a qualitative grouping analysis was carried out with the record of emerging ideas, identifying the main problems and their proposed solutions. The emerging action plan gave way to the creation of an entrepreneurship program “GEROEMPRENDE”, consisting of a competency-based course with a gerontological teaching-learning system of 120 pedagogical lessons distributed in 5 specific modules and a transversal workshop for the promotion of active aging to be developed by university students taking service-learning subjects, thus promoting intergenerational work. The initiative is expected to provide economic development opportunities to the OP of Antofagasta and contribute to a better quality of life.