Physical activity in the middle-age phase: adherence and continuity reasons

The aim ofthis research is to identify the reasons that drive the middle-age people to the perform physical activities and to board varied points that assist in the comprehension of the attitudes (expectations, motivations, results, impediments). This study is an exploratory social investigation bas...

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Autores: Gonçalves, Andréa Krüger, Duarte, Cátia Pereira, Santos, Cristiane Leite dos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Revista Movimento (Porto Alegre. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/2624
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/2624
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Atividade física. Meia-idade. Motivos de adesão. Motivos de continuidade.
Educação Física
Physical activity. Middle-age. Adherence reasons. Continuity reasons.
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Sumario:The aim ofthis research is to identify the reasons that drive the middle-age people to the perform physical activities and to board varied points that assist in the comprehension of the attitudes (expectations, motivations, results, impediments). This study is an exploratory social investigation based in a qualitative methodology with 60 active people. The results allow the Identification of the reasons that drive people with more than four life decades (with minimum experience) practice physical activities, but more investigation is necessary about social influence and the active or sedentary behavior in different life phases.