Motivational factors for the street race practice in the city of Caxias do Sul-RS ; Factores motivacionales para la práctica del street running en la ciudad de Caxias do Sul-RS ; Fattori motivazionali per la pratica della corsa su strada nella città di Caxias do Sul-RS ; Fatores motivacionais para a prática de corrida de rua na cidade de Caxias do Sul-RS

Introduction: Among the most practiced physical activities in the world, street running stands out for its ancestry and has been growing a lot in recent years. It is an activity that does not distinguish between sex, age and social class and its practice, like other physical activities, provides many beneficial health effects. Understanding the reasons why people practice street racing is important to keep it attractive to the practitioner. Objective: To find out what are the motivational aspects for the practice of street running in amateur athletes from Caxias do Sul-RS. Materials and methods: Observational cross-sectional study obtained using a non-probabilistic sample for convenience. Street race amateurs of both sexes, over 18 and participants in a running group were included. For data collection, a self-administered IMPRAFE-132 questionnaire composed of 132 items related to motivation was used. Sociodemographic characteristics were obtained through a standardized questionnaire Results and Discussion: 52 amateur athletes aged between 18 and 60 years participated in the study. Most participants reported Health (81.17 ±10.06) as the greatest motivation for running, followed by Pleasure (80.56 ±8.53). Conclusion: the main motivational aspects for the practice of street running among amateur athletes were Health and Pleasure. ; Introducción: Entre las actividades físicas más practicadas en el mundo, el street running destaca por su ascendencia y ha ido creciendo mucho en los últimos años. Es una actividad que no distingue sexo, edad y clase social y su práctica, al igual que otras actividades físicas, proporciona múltiples efectos beneficiosos para la salud. Comprender las razones que llevan a las personas a practicar street running es importante para mantenerlo atractivo para el practicante. Objetivo: Descubrir cuáles son los aspectos motivacionales para la práctica de carrera callejera en atletas aficionados de Caxias do Sul-RS. Materiales y métodos: Estudio observacional de corte transversal obtenido a ...