Quais motivos levam mulheres ao abandono da prática de exercício físico na academia?

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify, describe, and investigate the influence of time of practice and age that lead women to abandon a bodybuilding gym. A total of 40 women (30 ± 9 years old) participated in the study. The sampling was carried out by convenience, the participants were invited via WhatsApp to access a link that directed them to the Google Forms platform. Thus, a questionnaire containing 59 questions with factors related to dropping out of the gym was applied. The results show that "motivation" is the main factor for women dropping out of the gym with 49.07% ± 20.66, followed by disposition with 44% ±18.40% and time as the third factor with 38.90 ± 14.90. There was a difference between the women in the group who remained for up to one month, up to six months, and more than six months, in the reasons for abandonment related to Time, Motivation, and Appearance (p < 0.05). Time was a significantly higher dropout for women who trained for more than six months, compared to those who trained for up to 6 months and up to one month (p = 0.022). The reason for abandonment related to motivation was significantly higher in women who trained for up to six months and up to one month, compared to women who trained for more than 6 months (p = 0.041). Appearance was the most common reason for dropping out by women who trained for up to six months, compared to women who trained for up to one month or more than six months (p=0.007). There was no difference between the groups in the reasons Disposition, Company, Distance, Professionals, Structure, and Injury (p > 0.05). It is concluded that the reasons for abandoning a bodybuilding gym exclusively for women correspond to a lack of motivation, also emphasizing the impact of lack of willingness.