Práticas de Atividades Físico- Esportivas de Lazer de uma Comunidade: realidades e necessidades

Abstract

Nowadays, people have sought the practice of physical activities for various reasons, among them the improvement of life‟s quality, health, wellbeing, aesthetics and leisure. In this sense, the objective of the present study was to identify the practices of physical-sports leisure activities of interest of the residents of the neighborhood Valentina, in the city of João Pessoa-PB. This study characterizes a qualitative research approach. The study subjects were men and women aged between 18 and 51 years. The instruments used in the research were a semi-structured interview script and an observation script. Data were analyzed using Bardin's content analysis. The results of the study indicate that there is a low quality in the physical spaces of the squares, as well as dissatisfaction of the residents before infrastructure and equipment available in these spaces. The residents of the neighborhood Valentina showed interest in improving the quality of the physical space of the squares, as well as the implementation of equipment of the Third Age Academies (ATI) and practices of sports, physical activities, culture and leisure.