Esportes de aventura: prática da rapel na promoção do bem estar

Abstract

The practice of adventure sports has been growing in our country and among the modalities that stand out most is the practice of Rapel. This type of activity is part of adventure tourism and has attracted many fans since the 1990s. Faced with this, this theme has been the object of academic studies in the area of Physical Education, Psychology, Social Sciences, Medicine among other areas of knowledge ( BUCKLEY; UVINHA, 2011). The objective of the present study was to investigate how the Rapel can influence the physical well-being of practitioners of the sport. The research was field, of qualitative and descriptive nature, with transversal section. The sample consisted of fifteen Rapel practitioners of both sexes aged between 20 and 40 years of age. The variables investigated were based on a semi-structured interview where Rapel practitioners answered questions about the benefits of Rapel practice and the reasons that lead these individuals to practice this sport modality. The data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively, through content analysis. The main benefits derived from the practice of Rapel cited by practitioners were: 1) the increase in conditioning (27%); of the resistance (27%), and of the exceedance of the limits (27%), 2nd force (13%), and 3rd of the concentration (6%). Among the reasons cited related to the practice of sports are: 1st influence by friends (38%); 2 nd stress relief (37%); 3rd the taste for challenges (25%); (33%), 2nd happiness (33%), 3rd stress reduction (27%) and 4th tranquility (7%). In view of the answers obtained, we can conclude that Rappel contributes significantly to the life of the practitioners, since it promotes an integration of activity in favor of physical conditioning, but also as a compensation for the daily restlessness of the practitioners, which highlighted improvements in self-esteem and stress. For further studies on Rapel practices, a more detailed survey on psychic and general well-being is relevant in order to fully map all the benefits of Rapel practice.