Perfil dos frequentadores de uma academia de ginástica da cidade de Goiânia e os fatores relacionados a prática de exercícios físicos após a Pandemia de Covid-19

Abstract

The coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) constituted a public health emergency of international concern, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization raised its alert level and declared it a pandemic (WHO, 2020). Social isolation proved to be a measure of great relevance for combating this new pathology. The change in the routine of individuals was one of the main consequences of this, as well as the closure of schools, shops and gyms. One of the greatest noticeable damages throughout this process was the physical and mental health of the population caused by the lack of social interaction and the increase in physical inactivity. In this sense, this research sought to understand the reasons and determining factors for carrying

out the practice of physical activity in a gym in the post-social isolation period of the COVID- 19 Pandemic. A sample was obtained through a field survey with individuals who attended a

gym in the city of Goiânia based on records of 59 participants through the completion of a questionnaire in addition to the application of an interview with another 10 participants. It was

pointed out that 57.6% of the individuals in this sample were not contaminated with COVID- 19. Regarding the practice of physical exercise, 71.2% of the individuals were active in the year

2020 and 2021 and in the year 2022 91.5%. Among the main reasons found for joining the practice of physical exercise in gyms, the search for health and well-being and aesthetics stand out. We conclude that the sample exposes healthy individuals since 79.7% declared not having any chronic disease. Most remained active inside and outside the gym during the period of social isolation and after this period they sought the gym with the factor related to aesthetics.