Relações entre a utilização da música e a prática de musculação em academias de Caxias do Sul, RS

Abstract

Introduction: The practice of physical exercise has been growing more and more, and the search for the weight training modality is one of the fastest growing, but there is a high rate of dropout from the practice, due to monotony, repeated exercises and lack of dynamism. Therefore, gyms can seek alternatives to maintain practitioners loyalty, leaving them more motivated to train. Music, in turn, is present in people's daily lives and in gyms it would be no different, since a gym will hardly be working without ambient music, as it has a motivational power in the performance of practitioners during weight training. Objective: The aim of this research was to investigate the relation between listen music and weight training workout in gyms Caxias do Sul city, RS. Methodology: This is a qualitative-quantitative study with a transversal bias. The sample included 486 participants from 21 gyms of Caxias do Sul city, RS, which met the inclusion criteria. For data collection, a questionnaire containing 14 open, closed and multiple-choice questions was made. The questionnaire was applied digitally through a link from the Google Forms tool, from Google Platform or physically, with printed copies. Results: It can be concluded that most people who worktout answered the questionnaire usually listen music during training are not headphones adepters, however they prefer gym music and they are satisfied with the playlist played at the gym. The music style preferred by the participants were electronic music, rock and pop rock in that order. Conclusion: It can be concluded that most weight training practitioners usually train listening music, because it is a positive influence motivation during workout. The music style most chosen by practitioners was electronic, followed by rock and pop rock. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]