Running motivations within different populations of Chilean urban runners
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2017
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Taylor & Francis Online
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Abstract
In the past decade, the number of urban runners has considerably increased, specially
considering its health-related benefits. In Chile, running has been reported as the third
most commonly used physical activity (11.9%) after soccer
and physical fitness among physically active adults. Motivation, a driving force to achieve
personal goals, has been linked to exercise adherence and to the capacity of keeping a
healthy life. Many investigations have been conducted to study running motivations
across runners through different domains, such as health, personal goals, self-esteem,
competition; founding a tendency from internal towards external factors among different
experienced runners. Even though running is an easily accessible activity, the knowledge
of underlying motivational factors among runners could enhance promotion of physical
activity participation,
regarding that urban life may reduce an individual’s motivation for pursuing a better
physical lifestyle. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyse motivations for
sustaining a consistent running routine in different runner populations from Santiago de
Chile using the Motivations of Marathoners Scales (MOMS-34). This is the first study
examining the specific values of motivation in different runner
groups in South America.
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European Journal of Physiotherapy, Volume 19, Issue sup1, October 2017, Page 8-11
Keywords
Sports, running, Urban runners, Chile, Meta-analysis, Motivations of Marathoners Scales (MOMS-34)