ORIGINAL PAPER
Health behaviors of amateur mountain bike athletes
1
Department of Psychology, School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Chair of Social Sciences and Humanities,
Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
2
Department of Adapted Physical Activity and Sport, School of Health Sciences in Katowice,
Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Submission date: 2017-08-13
Acceptance date: 2017-11-29
Publication date: 2018-06-05
Hum Mov. 2018;19(2):60-67
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ABSTRACT
Purpose:
The aim of the study was to characterize health behaviors of amateur mountain biking marathon participants.
Methods:
The study included 819 participants of amateur mountain biking marathons in Poland, 82.17% of whom were male and 17.83% were female. The average age of the participants was 34.85 ± 8.7 years. The tools used in the study were Juszczyński’s Inventory of Health Behaviors (IHB) and an original survey form.
Results:
More than half of the participants (58.49%) displayed pro-health behaviors. The study showed a statistically significant correlation between pro-health behaviors and interpersonal status (p = 0.036), having children (p = 0.013), age (p = 0.031), and time devoted to training (p = 0.003).
Conclusions:
A majority of mountain biking marathon participants display pro-health behaviors. Promoting pro-health practices and prophylactic measures among people playing sports as a form of recreation should be paid attention to.
The aim of the study was to characterize health behaviors of amateur mountain biking marathon participants.
Methods:
The study included 819 participants of amateur mountain biking marathons in Poland, 82.17% of whom were male and 17.83% were female. The average age of the participants was 34.85 ± 8.7 years. The tools used in the study were Juszczyński’s Inventory of Health Behaviors (IHB) and an original survey form.
Results:
More than half of the participants (58.49%) displayed pro-health behaviors. The study showed a statistically significant correlation between pro-health behaviors and interpersonal status (p = 0.036), having children (p = 0.013), age (p = 0.031), and time devoted to training (p = 0.003).
Conclusions:
A majority of mountain biking marathon participants display pro-health behaviors. Promoting pro-health practices and prophylactic measures among people playing sports as a form of recreation should be paid attention to.
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