TY - JOUR AU - Tavernier Morga, Maria Eugenia AU - Turnbull Plaza, Bernardo AU - Guillén, Félix PY - 2021/11/14 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - What Motivates You to Exercise? Phenomenology of Long-Term Physical Activity Practice JF - Actualidades en Psicología JA - AP VL - 35 IS - 131 SE - Articles DO - 10.15517/ap.v35i131.40827 UR - https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/actualidades/article/view/40827 SP - 71-86 AB - <p>Objective. To know the experience of long-term active people to understand their relationship with physical practice in three stages: beginning of active life, current motivation, and facing barriers. Method. A phenomenological analysis was done on in-depth interviews. N = 11 adults have been active at a sufficient level for, at least, the last 10 years. Results. Four categories were found: the autonomous experience, the decision making, the preference for an active life acquired since childhood, and the habit through which they regulate their emotions. As a conclusion, the characteristics of the experience of active people with physical activity confirmed aspects about self-determined motivation. Useful elements are suggested in the intervention aimed at long-term activation.<br>ivation.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> ER -