MOTIVATION FOR PHYSICAL EXERCISE AMONG BRAZILIAN ADULTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate the level of motivation for physical exercise, by means of the BREQ, in Brazilian adults. The paper is modeled on a systematic literature review, and as a means of selecting the studies, the search platform was Google Scholar only. The database search resulted in 104 records. After exclusion, a total of seven studies were part of the final review, for a total of 715 subjects who answered the BREQ. Of the journals selected, two did not present Qualis according to the CAPES norms. It was possible to note that two studies opted for version two (BREQ-2), while the remaining studies used version three (BREQ-3). When investigating the level of motivation, it was possible to observe that for the practice of physical exercise Brazilian adults are in the internal motivation, by means of the BREQ.