2024-08-29 04:30:01
A thousand steps and more. Carried away by the excitement of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games (JOP), many people express a desire to pick up… or return to sport. Therefore, 24% of French people and 42% of young people say that the JOP will encourage them to do sports, according to a study conducted by Odoxa in April 2024 for the French Mutualité.
Why would we decide to take up ping-pong or swimming, to run a half-race… Of course, the actions of Léon Marchand and the other Lebrun brothers are an example. But that’s not all.
Indeed, “motivation depends on many dimensions, according to studies in the scientific literature: related to the beliefs one has about the positive effects and / or negative effects of physical activity, one’s ability to change your behavior back – on the basis of what we have experienced. or those around us – and it relates to behaviors and environmental influences”explains Julie Boiché, teacher researcher at UFR Staps in Montpellier at the end of 2022.
Where to find inspiration? If we are to believe the same study by the French Mutualité referred to above, “be healthy” is, by far, the main motivation for French people to do sports (71%). “A decisive factor in long-term investing is the quality of motivation, self-determination, namely “Am I doing things for me?”, “Do I want?”, more than commitment based on criteria (reward, social pressure, etc.) », Underlines Emma Guillet-Descas, professor-researcher at the Laboratory on Vulnerabilities and Innovation in Sport at Lyon-I University. We know that environment is decisive.
Happiness above all
But, in the end, the most important thing is the happiness we get from it. “The main obstacle in getting teenagers to play sports or games is still the lack of fun and enjoyment”indicates the National Observatory of Physical Activity and Sedentary Life (Onaps). review of the literature on factors affecting physical activity and sport and sedentary lifestyle among young people (10-19 years).
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