A corrida de rua como forma de controle de doenças como ansiedade e depressão

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to examine the effectiveness of street running in controlling conditions such as anxiety and depression. Firstly, we intend to address the historical evolution of street running and how this sport has become fundamental for weel-being and quality of life. The focus of this work is to analyze the history of runners from tghe Cascavel Running consultancy based is Goiânia/Goiás. For this, data collection was conducted with 35 amateur runners. Closed questions were asked about personal information physical, mental and psychological health, as well as aspects related to the runners” training routine. The expected results of this study were favorable, since the runners indicated, through their responses, that the practice of street running is effective in controlling conditions such as anxiety and depression.

KEY WORDS: Street-race, Depression, Anxiety, Socialization.