Motivational domains presented by overweight women participating in a physical exercise project during 45 days

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim was to identify the motivational domains that have an influence in the practice of physical exercises in overweight women, participants in a systematic physical exercise program during 45 days.
METHODS: The sample was composed by 26 overweight adult women, with a mean age of 35±4.83 years, living in the city of Catalão - GO. Were included in the program women with regular participation in the referred program during 45 days, with the frequency of five times/week, during one hour. The data collection instruments were an anamnesis script and the IMPRAF-126 Inventory. The data were analyzed quantitatively, through graphical demonstration, relative and absolute frequency.
RESULTS: The domains “Health”, “Aesthetics” and “Pleasure” motivated the participants “greatly motivated” to get involved assiduously in the Physical Exercise Program. The domain “Stress Control” presented divergence of opinions, however relieving anguish and anxiety “very motivated” the participants to stay in the program. On the other hand, the domains “Competitiveness” and “Sociability” were identified as elements that cause “very little motivated” in the search for the program.
CONCLUSION: The Health, Aesthetics and Pleasure domains represented the real domains of motivation presented by overweight women participating in this study, indicating the awareness of the participants in relation to the importance of these physical exercises for health promotion, aesthetic improvement and yet, there was pleasure in carrying them out.