Factores motivacionais que influenciam na adesão de mulheres á prática de musculação em ginásios da Cidade de Maputo

Abstract

Currently, a subject that has aroused the curiosity of researchers is motivation in sports. Objective: The present studied aims to analyze the motivation factors that influence the adherence and retention of women in the practice of bodybuilding in gyms in the City of Maputo. Methodology: 72 women who practice bodybuilding in gyms in the City of Maputo participated in the present study. The instrument used in this research was the Physical Activity Motivation Scale (MPAM-R) with 5 (five) motivation categories. For the statistical processing of the data, the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) program, version 20.0, was used, with a significance level set at 5% (p ≤ 0.05) for all calculations performed. Results: The Health and Fitness factor and Appearance were the factors most valued by the practitioners against Social and Competence the few valued. Conclusion: It was concluded that women are motivated for several aspects to practice bodybuilding in gyms, with the bulk gift more importance to issues inherent to health, and this note is dominant in all variables, from age, years of practice and occupation of these.