What Motivates You to Exercise? Phenomenology of Long-Term Physical Activity Practice
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| Autors: | , , |
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Estat: | Versión publicada |
| Data de publicació: | 2021 |
| Descripció: | Objective. To know the experience of long-term active people to understand their relationship with physical practice in three stages: beginning of active life, current motivation, and facing barriers. Method. A phenomenological analysis was done on in-depth interviews. N = 11 adults have been active at a sufficient level for, at least, the last 10 years. Results. Four categories were found: the autonomous experience, the decision making, the preference for an active life acquired since childhood, and the habit through which they regulate their emotions. As a conclusion, the characteristics of the experience of active people with physical activity confirmed aspects about self-determined motivation. Useful elements are suggested in the intervention aimed at long-term activation.ivation. |
| Pais: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Idioma: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/40827 |
| Accés en línia: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/actualidades/article/view/40827 |
| Paraula clau: | physical activity motivation active lifestyle phenomenology autonomy actividad física motivación vida activa fenomenología autonomía |