Summary information

Study title

Physical Activity Background, Current Exercise Habits and Motivational Factors of Participants in a Successful Community Running Program, 1999

Creator

Grasaas, Kari Krüger (Universitetet i Agder)

Study number / PID

https://doi.org/10.18712/NSD-NSD1174-V1 (DOI)

Data access

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Series

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Abstract

The purpose of this project was to increase knowledge about persons that was engaged in company sports. The “terrain carousel” was a popular sport activity in Kristiansand with increasing support. This activity survey has focused on four areas: Who the participants were, their motivation to participate, activity patterns and certain health related factors. The “terrain carousel” seems to attract the ones that “always have been active”, the ones that have had a period without exercise and the ones that earlier haven't been active when it comes to exercising and physical training. The main findings showed that many started to participate in the “terrain carousel” because they wished to get in a better physical shape. An important motivational factor to continue participating was that the participants thought it was fun. Vest-Agder Company Sports District commissioned this project.

Keywords

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Methodology

Data collection period

1999 - 1999

Country

Time dimension

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Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

The questionnaire was sent to all the participants that completed at least 6 of the 14 races in the "terrain carousel" in 1998. The sample was taken from membership and result lists. Ages: 16 - 80 year-olds.

Sampling procedure

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Kind of data

Numeric

Data collection mode

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Funding information

Funder

Vest-Agder råd for folkehelse

Funder

Norges Bedriftsidrettsforbund

Funder

Statens Vegvesen

Funder

Vest-Agder Energiverk

Funder

Maritime Tentech

Funder

Falconbridge

Funder

Christiansands Bryggeri

Funder

Caledonien

Funder

Kristiansand Trygdekontor

Funder

Meieriet Sør

Funder

Lauvland Optik

Access

Publisher

NSD - Norwegian Centre for Research Data

Publication year

2016

Terms of data access

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