WHY DO TEENAGERS PRACTICE SPORTS? AN ANALYSIS ON WHO MOTIVATES THEM TO PRACTICE.

Authors

  • Marcelo Marques Soares
  • Francisco Carlos Lemes de Meneses

Keywords:

Teenager, Exercise, Sport

Abstract

The practice of physical and sports activities on a regular basis, has been considered as one of the relevant components within a healthy lifestyle. The present study attempts to establish who motivates 15, 16 and 17 year old teenagers in the public education system in the city of Novo Hamburgo, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, to practice physical and sports activity. This investigation is characterized as quantitative, of non-experimental methodology, has as a study type, the Transversal one and a questionnaire as an instrument. As results, it was found that the ones who motivate teenagers to practice activities, in their own opinion, are friends, themselves, family and the teacher.

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Published

2011-01-06

How to Cite

Soares, M. M., & Meneses, F. C. L. de. (2011). WHY DO TEENAGERS PRACTICE SPORTS? AN ANALYSIS ON WHO MOTIVATES THEM TO PRACTICE. Fiep Bulletin - Online, 81. Retrieved from https://fiepbulletin.net/fiepbulletin/article/view/213

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Section

TRABALHOS PUBLICADOS