MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE ELDERS
Nowadays the elderly population is well aware of the benefits of the practice of physical activity, which leads to an increasing demand for specialized physical activity programs in urban centers or recreational self-practice. However, people easily quit those programs or recreational self-practice...
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| author | J. Parreira Raul F. Bartolomeu António M. Monteiro |
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| description | Nowadays the elderly population is well aware of the benefits of the practice of physical activity, which leads to an increasing demand for specialized physical activity programs in urban centers or recreational self-practice. However, people easily quit those programs or recreational self-practice and return to a sedentary lifestyle. A key factor to avoid this quittance is to keep them motivated to practice and stay in the programs.
Objectives: This study aims to understand the motivational factors that lead older people to physical activity in order to improve existing programs so to better meet the needs of this population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b5153072e4064aa1871acd80075ac1582022-12-22T01:06:24ZengFederación Extremeña de Balonmano; University of ExtremaduraE-balonmano.com: Revista de Ciencias del Deporte1885-70192015-04-011142122152MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE ELDERSJ. Parreira0Raul F. Bartolomeu1António M. Monteiro2Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Department of Sport Sciences, Bragança, Portugal.University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro/CIDESD, Department of Sport Sciences, Exercise and Health, Vila Real, PortugalPolytechnic Institute of Bragança/CIDESD, Department of Sport Sciences, Bragança, Portugal;Nowadays the elderly population is well aware of the benefits of the practice of physical activity, which leads to an increasing demand for specialized physical activity programs in urban centers or recreational self-practice. However, people easily quit those programs or recreational self-practice and return to a sedentary lifestyle. A key factor to avoid this quittance is to keep them motivated to practice and stay in the programs. Objectives: This study aims to understand the motivational factors that lead older people to physical activity in order to improve existing programs so to better meet the needs of this population.http://e-balonmano.com/ojs/index.php/revista/article/view/193motivational factorsphysical activity |
| spellingShingle | J. Parreira Raul F. Bartolomeu António M. Monteiro MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE ELDERS E-balonmano.com: Revista de Ciencias del Deporte motivational factors physical activity |
| title | MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE ELDERS |
| title_full | MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE ELDERS |
| title_fullStr | MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE ELDERS |
| title_full_unstemmed | MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE ELDERS |
| title_short | MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE ELDERS |
| title_sort | motivational factors for physical activity in the elders |
| topic | motivational factors physical activity |
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