A prática de corrida de rua em Santarém, Pará, Brasil: qualidade de vida e efeitos da pandemia de COVID-19
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2021-03-30Autor
http://lattes.cnpq.br/4169660194297152
LIMA, Julie Gutemberg Franco
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Street running emerges in Street running promotes health and quality of life, related to the risks of disease and morbidity. It stands out for the growth of participants, an easiness to be practiced in different environments and to be accessible. Currently, the world is facing a pandemic caused by the new coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2) and health measures have been reduced to reduce the risk of spread. Thus, the objective was to evaluate the quality of life and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the practice of street runners in Santarém, Pará. For data collection, the Google Forms tool was used, with closed and open questions, addressing the sociodemographic profile; participation in races before and during a pandemic; health particularities; virtual and face-to-face running movement; perceptions about Quality of Life and the WHOQOL-Bref. Quantitative data were formed by statistics and qualitative through the Discourse of the Collective Subject (DSC). The sample consisted of 104 street runners, with a predominance of males (54.8%), an average of 36 years, complete higher education (27.9%) and have been practicing the sport for an average of 44.5 months. During the pandemic, runners do not provide professional monitoring (67.3%), participating in running groups (67.3%), with a frequency of 2.6 times a week, lasting 49.70 minutes, preferring to run in the night shift (46.1%), in an urbanized environment, paved roads, avenues and streets in the city center (83.7%). As for the health-disease process, 26% had COVID-19, had low cardiovascular risk for physical exercise (54.4% men and 57.45% women) and adequate readiness for physical activity (54.8%). In the WHOQOL-Bref, the average of the domain of general quality of life (4.1) and social relationships (4.1) stood out. In the DSC, the themes point out that running means health, happiness and overcoming difficulties (17.3%) and that running changed the mood and mood (16.3%) in their lives. Street runners dissipated the characteristics of running practice during the pandemic, such as the practice location and the decrease in frequency and duration of training. Consider that the quality of life is having health and well-being, and that it has improved a lot from the practice of street running.