Above the aesthetic care of the body, Spaniards prefer to play sports to disconnect from work and daily anxiety.
In a world where more and more people join the ship of healthy living, it is important to know what motivates us to improve our habits. And according to a study prepared by Urban Sports Club, the online platform offering indoor and outdoor sports activities, emotional well-being is positioned as the main motivation for sports.
So much so, that 37.3% of Spaniards exercise to feel good, disconnect, eliminate stress and anxiety. Among the main motivations, with 36.3% of the total, it also highlights the overall health and physical well-being, above the aesthetic care of the body (14%), the pleasure of practicing it (10.5%) and the competition sport practice (1.8%).
Fitness, with 23.5%, is the favorite sporting activity of Spaniards when it comes to getting fit inside a gym. Even so, the study has verified that there are different sports tastes between women and men in Spain. Among women, after fitness (24.5%), the pilates (17.4%) is the most practiced discipline, followed by yoga (13.9%) and functional training (12.9%). For the third part of men, the preferred activity is functional training (34.2%) and for a quarter the fitness. And, in general, running is the preferred outdoor physical activity (57.5%).
Regarding these preferences, Liz Andrews, Managing Director of Urban Sports Club for Iberia, commented that “22.8% of the Spanish population practice sports every day, 32.8% exercise more than 3 times a week and the 28.8% 2-3 times a week ”.
“We Spaniards are used to routines. However, it is necessary to break with them at some time of the day. Sport offers this possibility while allowing you to take care of our health. To get the most out of this moment, I think it is essential to know personal tastes and practice sports that make us feel good. In this way it is possible to disconnect more easily and the feeling of pleasure and emotional well-being is greater during and after a workout, ”recommends personal trainer Iñaky García.
