Motivaciones para la práctica de ejercicio físico en ciclomontañistas y corredores de montaña aficionados de Colombia

Abstract

In Colombia, mountain biking as a sport arrived at the end of the 80's. It is a competitive cycling sport performed in natural circuits, generally through forests on narrow roads with steep slopes and very fast descents. Trail running is a sport that consists of running on mountain trails, tracks, tracks, trails or back roads, through mountains, hills and mountains, crossing streams and rivers, with steep climbs and steep descents, unlike marathons and hiking.1 Both the nature of the terrain and the slope of the route, in addition to the distance, are two fundamental characteristics of a mountain running course. Analyzing the motives that encourage regular physical activity is an input that can support the design of strategies to promote physical activity in the natural environment as a strategy to reduce levels of physical inactivity in the general population.