Weightlifting during the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Transnational Study Regarding Motivation, Barriers, and Coping of Master Athletes
| Autor: | Thomas Rieger, Marianne Huebner, Wenjuan Ma |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male Gerontology Coping (psychology) Weight Lifting Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject barriers older athletes Article Age and gender motivation Adaptation Psychological Pandemic Humans weightlifting Exercise Pandemics media_common Enthusiasm biology SARS-CoV-2 Athletes pandemic Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 biology.organism_classification Confirmatory factor analysis gender differences Medicine Female Psychology sport human activities Regional differences |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 17 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 9343, p 9343 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18179343 |
| Popis: | Sport has been heavily impacted by the pandemic for over a year with restrictions and closures of facilities. The main aims of this study are to identify motivation and barriers for an international group of Master weightlifters (ages 35 and up) and analyze age and gender differences in pandemic-related changes to physical activities. A sample of 1051 older athletes, 523 women and 528 men, aged from 35 to 88 years, from Australia, Canada, Europe, and the USA provided responses to an online survey conducted in June 2021. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed to examine age, gender, and regional differences about motivation, barriers, and pandemic impact on sport and physical activities. Participants showed enthusiasm for the opportunity to compete despite health challenges with increasing age but faced barriers due to access to training facilities and qualified coaches even before the pandemic. The oldest athletes had the greatest reduction in physical activities during the pandemic. Weightlifters had the opportunity to compete in virtual competitions and 44% would like to see some of these continued in the future, especially women. These findings highlight the benefits of competitive sports and may provide future directions in strength sports for organizations, sports clubs, and coaches. |
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