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Background <p>Running is a popular sport. However, the motivations to practice running are understudied.</p> Purpose <p>This study aimed to investigate the motivations driving people to start and to maintain running practice.</p> Methods <p>This was a mixed methods study. Data were collected via an online questionnaire. A total of 106 recreational runners were included. A semantic thematic approach was considered to analyze the qualitative data. A quantitative content analysis was performed based on inductive reasoning.</p> Results <p>The main motivation to start running was ‘weight loss’ and ‘to enhance health in general’, representing 24.1% (95% credible interval [CrI] 17.2&#xa0;to&#xa0;31.6) and 22.6% (95% CrI 15.9&#xa0;to&#xa0;29.9) of all citations, respectively. The main motivations to maintain running practice were ‘to enhance health in general’ and ‘emotional connection to running’, representing 21.5% (95% CrI 15.3&#xa0;to&#xa0;28.3) and 20.1% (95% CrI 14.0&#xa0;to&#xa0;26.8), respectively.</p> Conclusions <p>The main motivation to start running was “weight loss”; and the main motivation to maintain running practice was “to enhance health in general”.</p>

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More than a healthy habit! The motivations to start and to maintain running practice: a mixed methods study

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    2025年8月15日

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  • Caio Sain Vallio,
  • Pamela Marinelli,
  • Gustavo Nakaoka,
  • Luiz Hespanhol

摘要

Background

Running is a popular sport. However, the motivations to practice running are understudied.

Purpose

This study aimed to investigate the motivations driving people to start and to maintain running practice.

Methods

This was a mixed methods study. Data were collected via an online questionnaire. A total of 106 recreational runners were included. A semantic thematic approach was considered to analyze the qualitative data. A quantitative content analysis was performed based on inductive reasoning.

Results

The main motivation to start running was ‘weight loss’ and ‘to enhance health in general’, representing 24.1% (95% credible interval [CrI] 17.2 to 31.6) and 22.6% (95% CrI 15.9 to 29.9) of all citations, respectively. The main motivations to maintain running practice were ‘to enhance health in general’ and ‘emotional connection to running’, representing 21.5% (95% CrI 15.3 to 28.3) and 20.1% (95% CrI 14.0 to 26.8), respectively.

Conclusions

The main motivation to start running was “weight loss”; and the main motivation to maintain running practice was “to enhance health in general”.