Physical activity in the middle-age phase: adherence and continuity reasons
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https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.2624Keywords:
Physical activity. Middle-age. Adherence reasons. Continuity reasons.Abstract
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.Downloads
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Published
2007-12-04
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GONÇALVES, Andréa Krüger; DUARTE, Cátia Pereira; SANTOS, Cristiane Leite dos. Physical activity in the middle-age phase: adherence and continuity reasons. Movimento, [S. l.], v. 7, n. 15, p. 75–88, 2007. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.2624. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/2624. Acesso em: 8 aug. 2026.
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