MOTIVATION FOR THE PRACTICE OF KEEP-FIT PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES FOR SMALL TOWN WOMEN

作者：Blazquez A^*; Feu S

来源：Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y del Deporte, 2012, 12(47): 571-588.

• health
• practice grounds and adherence
• physical activity
• fitness
• women
• sports dynamic
• small town

This research aims to study the motivations in the registration and adherence of the women participants in the physical activity (PA) programs to keep-fit of the Sport Dynamics Programme in towns smaller than 20.000 inhabitants of Extremadura. For this, it was conducted a survey among 3967 women from 267 municipalities. The results show that health is the main reason for registration and adherence. With older age, more women choose health as the main reason and it is abandoned the idea of the aesthetics and body image as a reason to practice PA. Other reasons such as relationships with others, recreation or the preparation are selected minority as reasons to practice in a PA program to keep-fit. Women subjectively perceive improvement in various health-related factors on three levels: physical, wellness for themselves and social relations.

• 出版日期2012-9