"I needed something to hook me." A narrative study on adherence to Pilates.

INTRODUCTION: Exercise adherence is necessary for achieving long-term benefits. Along with other elements, stories and narratives can play a role in understanding and promoting adherence. The aim of the present study was to explore how stories and narratives may affect adherence to Pilates. METHOD: 8 Pilates practitioners who had been participating in a Pilates program for 6 or more years were interviewed. Data obtained were analysed using thematic narrative analysis, (focusing on the whats of stories) and holistic narrative analysis (examining how narratives acted on adherence). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Results highlight pain, Pilates as a health-related method, and the social relations as characters, plots and scenarios of stories enhancing long-term participation in Pilates. Exercise is medicine and eudaimonic well-being are presented as narratives articulating the coherence to practitioners' adherence. They act for participants subjectivizing their Pilates practice into a serious commitment to health. CONCLUSION: Stories and narratives are relevant to give meaning and sense to the adherence to Pilates. A focus on stories can be added as a strategy to promote adherence to Pilates.

Exploring Trans People's Narratives of Transition: Negotiation of Gendered Bodies in Physical Activity and Sport.

This paper explores how trans people who make transitions negotiate their gendered bodies in different moments of this process, and how their narrative storylines are emplotted in physical activity and (non)organized sports (PAS) participation. A qualitative semi-structured interview-based study was developed to analyze the stories of eight trans people (three trans women, two trans men, and three nonbinary persons) who participated in PAS before and during their gender disclosure. A thematic analysis was conducted to identify the patterns in the transition process and the structural analysis of the stories from the interviews. Three transition moments (the closet, opening up, and reassuring) were identified from the thematic analysis. Most participants showed difficulties in achieving their PAS participation during the two earlier moments. The predominance of failure storylines was found particularly in men, while success was more likely to appear in women because their bodies and choices fitted better with their PAS gender ideals. The nonbinary trans persons present alternative storylines in which corporeality has less influence on their PAS experiences. The knowledge provided on the moments and the stories of transition help to explain trans people's (non)involvement in PAS and to guide policymaking and professional action in PAS fields.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Sport in Twitter: A Quantitative and Qualitative Content Analysis.

The spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has transformed many aspects of people's daily life, including sports. Social networks have been flooded on these issues. The present study aims to analyze the tweets produced relating to sports and COVID-19. From the end of January to the beginning of May 2020, over 4,000,000 tweets on this subject were downloaded through the Twitter search API. Once the duplicates, replicas, and retweets were removed, 119,253 original tweets were analyzed. A quantitative-qualitative content analysis was used to study the selected tweets. Posts dynamics regarding sport and exercise evolved according to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, shifting from considering sport as a healthy bastion to an activity exposed to disease like any other. Most media professional sporting events received great attention on Twitter, while grassroots and women's sport were relegated to a residual role. The analysis of the 30 topics identified focused on the social, sporting, economic and health impact of the pandemic on the sport. Sporting cancellations, leisure time and socialization disruptions, club bankruptcies, sports training and athletes' uncertain career development were the main concerns. Although general health measures appeared in the tweets analyzed, those addressed to sports practice were relatively scarce. Finally, this study shows the importance of Twitter as a means of conveying social attitudes towards sports and COVID-19 and its potential to generate alternative responses in future stages of the pandemic.

Environmental Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity among University Students with Physical Disability-A Qualitative Study in Spain.

This paper qualitatively examines environmental factors operating as barriers and/or facilitators to participation in physical activity (PA) of people with physical disabilities. Interview data were collected from 27 Spanish university students through the innovative method of two-on-one interviews. Thereafter, data were subject to a flexible thematic analysis. Three themes were constructed: associations; PA practice spaces; and nonhumans. Concepts from different theories were used to generate meaningful interpretations around each theme. Drawing on our results, we offer several reflections and directions. Two key messages can be highlighted. First, environmental barriers and facilitators are context dependent and thus do not precede the circumstances in which they emerge. Second, Spanish universities should work harder to become relevant PA promoting environments for students with physical disability. The knowledge generated in this study is expected to inform the design, implementation and evaluation of programs promoting PA among Spanish university students with physical disability.

'It's not a part of me, but it is what it is': the struggle of becoming en-wheeled after spinal cord injury.

PURPOSE: Many people who experience spinal cord injury become long-term wheelchair users. This article addresses the process of becoming en-wheeled through the case example of a disabled man called Patrick. DESIGN: An intrinsic case study informed by posthumanist developments was used. Within this design, Patrick and his manual wheelchair were the entangled participants of the inquiry. METHODS: Interviews and fieldwork observation with Patrick were conducted. Qualitative data were analysed using the posthumanist notion of 'assemblages'. RESULTS: The results illuminate Patrick's struggle of negotiating a new embodied selfhood that includes the wheelchair. Patrick engaged in ableist rehabilitation after spinal cord injury to recuperate the capacity to walk and break his connection with the wheelchair. After extensive treatment of his body, he reluctantly assumed his cyborg or posthuman condition. CONCLUSION: The analysis and discussion resulted in a theoretical frame that presents the notions of humanist and posthumanist enwheelment as two directions of a continuum. The paper offers a useful tool for understanding and addressing enwheelment plus other cyborgification processes. We advocate for its acceptance into the disability studies and rehabilitation practice repertoire.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONEnwheelment -the process of becoming one with the wheelchair - is relevant to people after SCI (or other impairments).The notions of humanist and posthumanist enwheelment are developed and presented as two ends of a continuum.Rehabilitation workers should be mindful of the complexities of cyborgification to avoid ableism and help people flourishing within and beyond recovery.

Humillación, educación física y formación superior en ciencias de la actividad física y el deporte: una autoetnografía moderada / Humilhação, educação física e formaçao superior em atividade física e ciências do desporto: uma autoetnografia moderada / Humiliation, physical education and sports tertiary education: a moderate autoethnography

Resumen En Educación Física, el alumnado con baja competencia motriz puede verse humillado. La humillación suele quedar silenciada dentro de las personas que la sufren. Este artículo pretende sacar a la luz y reflexionar sobre los sentimientos de humillación de una alumna de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte (CCAFD). Para ello, la alumna ofrece un relato autoetnográfico que representa sus experiencias de manera semificcional. Dentro del espectro autoetnográfico, se adopta una posición moderada. Tras justificar dicha posición, el artículo presenta algunas reflexiones acerca de cómo el campo de la educación físico-deportiva, y en particular los estudios de CCAFD, generan prácticas y sentimientos de humillación. Se destaca el rol de dos ideologías presentes en Educación Física: la ideología del rendimiento y el sexismo. El artículo concluye resaltando la necesidad de incentivar una sensibilidad ideológica que permita considerar aspectos didácticos, organizativos y evaluativos de las prácticas físico-educativas desde el prisma de la humillación.

Resumo Em Educação Física, os estudantes com baixas capacidades motoras podem ser humilhados. A humilhação é frequentemente silenciada por aqueles que a sofrem. Este artigo traz à luz e reflete sobre os sentimentos de humilhação de uma estudante de Actividade Física e Ciências do Desporto (CCAFD). Para tal, a estudante oferece uma história autoetnográfica que representa as suas experiências de uma forma semificcional. Dentro do espectro autoetnográfico, é adotada uma posição moderada. Depois de justificar esta posição, o artigo apresenta algumas reflexões sobre como o campo da Educação Física e esportes, e em particular os estudos do CCAFD, geram práticas e sentimentos de humilhação. O papel de duas ideologias presentes na Educação Física é destacado: a ideologia do desempenho e o sexismo. O artigo conclui salientando a necessidade de encorajar uma sensibilidade ideológica que permita a consideração de aspectos didácticos, organizacionais e avaliativos das práticas físico-educacionais sob a perspectiva da humilhação.

Abstract Students with poor motor skills may feel humiliated in PE classes, but they often supress it. This paper aims to reveal and reflect on the supressed feelings of humiliation of a Physical Education and Sport Tertiary Education (PESTE) student. In order to do so, the student offers an autoethnographic story that represents her experiences in a semi-fictional way. Within the autoethnographic spectrum, a moderate position is justified and adopted. This paper presents some reflections on how the ideologies of performance and sexism in the field of Physical Education and sport, and in the PESTE degree in particular, create practices and feelings of humiliation. The conclusions drawn from this study emphasize the need to encourage ideological sensitivity that allows considering educational, organizational, and evaluative aspects of Physical Education practices through those who may feel humiliated.

Physical Activity and Sport in Trans Persons Before and After Gender Disclosure: Prevalence, Frequency, and Type of Activities.

BACKGROUND: This study describes the prevalence, frequency, and type of physical activity and sport (PAS) practiced by trans persons before and after their gender disclosure (GD). METHODS: A face-to-face survey was administered to 212 Spanish trans persons, aged from 10 to 62 years old. McNemar and chi-square tests were used to determine significant differences. RESULTS: About 75.5% of the trans persons in this study engaged in PAS and more than 50% did so ≥3 times/week, which is similar as in the general Spanish population. Participation was higher in trans men (78.7%) than trans women (72%). However, GD emerges as a key issue in characterizing trans persons' PAS participation. A group of 14.5% of them stopped activity after GD. Participation in nonorganized PAS was higher than in organized PAS, and this difference is greater after GD because most participants gave up organized PAS in favor of nonorganized PAS. Trans persons preferred individual sports and activities than team sports before and after GD, and the top 3 activities were jogging, walking, and bodybuilding. Trans men participation was higher than trans women in team PAS, whereas individual PAS were equally practiced before and after GD. Participation in football, swimming, basketball, dancing, and volleyball declined after GD, whereas bodybuilding increased in trans men. CONCLUSIONS: The results show that the high involvement of trans persons coincides with strategies used to hide or conceal their gender identities when participating in PAS. A decrease in PAS participation is observed after GD probably because it is an acute potential period of anxiety, discrimination, and victimization caused by trans persons' body exposure.

Traveling Material↔Semiotic Environments of Disability, Rehabilitation, and Physical Activity.

In this article, we apply narrative dialogism and new materialism to health research. We examine how material↔semiotic environments (MSEs) affect the rehabilitation process of Patrick, a man who exercised with the aim to recover from spinal cord injury. The MSEs are considered embedded subcases within the overall holistic case of Patrick. Three MSEs were identified: the hospital gym, the personal gym, and the adapted gym. These are examined using the analytical lens of assemblages. First, the mutually affecting components of each MSE are described. Second, a larger environmental assemblage is identified, which is termed exercise-is-restitution assemblage. This composite assemblage illuminates the associations between the three MSEs, and reveals how restitution resonated across time and space. The article contributes to the literature by reconceptualizing restitution. It highlights the importance of the materiality of health-related narratives, and it reveals the potential of MSE for transforming rehabilitation and improving exercise promotion and maintenance.

Predicting physical activity in university students with disabilities: The role of social ecological barriers in the theory of planned behaviour.

BACKGROUND: Even though university students with disabilities are less active than their peers without disabilities, there is scarce knowledge on the predictors of physical activity (PA) in this population. OBJECTIVES: To predict PA in Spanish university students with disabilities using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and to examine the role of social ecological barriers within this theoretical framework. METHODS: Participants (N = 1079; Mean age = 40.12) for this cross-sectional study were recruited through the disability care services of 55 Spanish universities. The TPB constructs were assessed using a questionnaire. The Spanish short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to measure PA and the reduced Spanish version of the Barriers to Physical Activity for People with Mobility Impairments was used to measure social ecological barriers. RESULTS: Two different models were computed through path analysis. Model 1 included the traditional TPB constructs and model 2 added a social ecological barriers variable. In both models, attitudes (ß = 0.152; ß = 0.152), subjective norms (ß = 0.114; ß = 0.115) and self-efficacy (ß = 0.657; ß = 0.659) each predicted PA intentions. PA intentions (ß = 0.118; ß = 0.122), self-efficacy (ß = 0.225; ß = 0.207) and controllability (ß = 0.098; ß = 0.075) predicted PA. In model 2, social ecological barriers predicted PA (ß = 0.099). Regression analyses revealed intrapersonal barriers as a significant predictor of self-efficacy (ß = -0.441). Controllability was predicted by intrapersonal barriers (ß = -0.265), community barriers (ß = -0.100) and organizational barriers (ß = -0.095). CONCLUSIONS: Future PA behaviour change interventions should target intentions, self-efficacy and controllability, since they directly predicted PA. These interventions would benefit from considering social ecological barriers to PA.

Actividad física y discapacidad: un estudio cualitativo con mujeres en un gimnasio adaptado / Atividade física e incapacidade: um estudo qualitativo com mulheres em um ginásio adaptado / Physical activity and disability: a qualitative study on women at an adapted gym

Este estudio explora cómo un grupo de mujeres con discapacidad (n=6) experimentan y perciben la práctica de actividad física en un gimnasio adaptado. Se utilizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas como instrumento de recogida de datos cualitativos y se realizó un análisis temático inductivo. Los resultados se agruparon en torno a cuatro categorías temáticas emergentes: condición física y autonomía personal; papel paliativo del ejercicio; bienestar psicológico; relación social y apoyo. Destaca la experiencia satisfactoria de las participantes, en la que predomina una valoración positiva de procesos autorregulativos, la concepción social-relacional de la actividad física y la relevancia del gimnasio adaptado como facilitador ambiental y social. (AU)

Este estudo explora como um grupo de mulheres com incapacidade (n = 6) experimenta e percebe a prática da atividade física em um ginásio adaptado. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas como instrumento de coleta de dados qualitativos e uma análise temática indutiva. Os resultados foram agrupados em torno de quatro emergentes categorias temáticas: aptidão e autonomia pessoal; papel paliativo de exercício; bem-estar psicológico; relação social e apoio. Ele destaca a experiência bem sucedida dos participantes, que é dominada por uma avaliação positiva dos processos de autorregulação, concepção social-relacional da atividade física e a relevância do ginásio adaptado como facilitador ambiental e social. (AU)

This study explores how a group of disabled women (n=6) experience and perceive physical activity practice in an adapted gym. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect qualitative data, and a thematic inductive analysis was carried out. Results were grouped under four emergent thematic categories: physical fitness and personal autonomy; the palliative role of exercise; psychological wellbeing; social relation and support. Participants' satisfaction with the experience is highlighted, predominating positive appraisal of self-regulation processes, social-relational conception of physical activity, as well as the relevance of the adapted gym as an environmental and social facilitator. (AU)

El miedo en Educación Física: una historia reconocible / O medo em Educação Física: uma história reconhecível / Fear in Physical Education: a recognizable story

El miedo condiciona la manera de vivir, aprender y crecer en la escuela. Partiendo de datos etnográficos, este estudio explora la experiencia de miedo en Educación Física (EF) por medio de una perspectiva narrativa. Para analizar los datos y comunicar los resultados se utilizan prácticas analíticas creativas. El núcleo del artículo es una historia contada por Eva, una alumna que se enfrenta a un examen de EF. Su mirada evoca qué hace el miedo en diversos ambientes narrativos. La historia se presenta como un recurso para pensar con y sobre la experiencia del miedo en EF(AU)

O medo condições como viver, aprender e crescer na escola. Com base em dados etnográficos, este estudo explora a experiência do medo em Educação Física (EF) através de uma perspectiva narrativa. Para analisar os dados e relatar os resultados foram utilizadas práticas analíticas criativas. O núcleo do artigo é uma história contada por Eva, uma estudante que enfrenta um exame de EF. Seu olhar evoca que faz ele medo em vários ambientes narrativos. A história é apresentada como um recurso para o pensamento e a experiência do medo em EF(AU)

Fear determines how students live, learn and grow up in schools. Drawing on ethnographic data, this study explores fear experience in Physical Education (PE) through a narrative perspective. Creative analytical practices were used to analyse data and represent findings. The core of the paper is a story told by Eva, a student who faces a PE exam. Through her gaze, the story shows rather than tells what fear does within several narrative environments. The story is offered as a resource to think with and about fear experienced in PE(AU)

Harassment Patterns and Risk Profile in Spanish Trans Persons.

This article describes the harassment patterns and the risk profile in trans people living in Spain. A sample of 212 trans persons, aged 10-62, participated in this cross-sectional study. Results showed a high percentage of harassment (59.9%) and frequency of daily harassment (12.6%), especially verbal attacks (59%) that occurred in public spaces (49.1%) and within educational contexts (46.2%). Harassment is more prevalent in trans women than men. Those who disclose their gender identities at a younger age experience higher percentages and frequency of harassment than those who disclose at an older age. They also suffer more harassment of different types. The risk profile of harassment indicates that older trans women are more likely to suffer harassment than younger ones, and the risk decreases each year they delay their gender identity disclosure. The elimination of transphobic attitudes and the promotion of gender justice should be priority strategies in Spain.

Social comparison processes, narrative mapping and their shaping of the cancer experience: a case study of an elite athlete.

Drawing on data generated by life history interviews and fieldwork observations we illuminate the ways in which a young elite athlete named David (a pseudonym) gave meaning to his experiences of cancer that eventually led to his death. Central to this process were the ways in which David utilized both social comparisons and a narrative map provided by the published autobiography of Lance Armstrong (2000). Our analysis reveals the selective manner in which social comparison processes operated around the following key dimensions: mental attitude to treatment; the sporting body; the ageing body; and physical appearance. The manner in which different comparison targets were chosen, the ways in which these were framed by Armstrong's autobiography, and the work that the restitution narrative as an actor did in this process are also examined. Some reflections are offered regarding the experiential consequences of the social comparison processes utilized by David when these are shaped by specific forms of embodiment and selective narrative maps of cancer survival.

La investigación narrativa en la educación física y el deporte: qué es y para qué sirve / Narrative research in physical education and sport: what is it and what is it for

La creciente atención despertada por la investigación narrativa en las ciencias sociales ha tenido poco eco en la educacjón física y las ciencias dei deporte. En este artículo, tratamos de compensar esta situación indagando en el significado de este tipo de ínvestígación y su utílídad para nuestro campo. Con el fin de comprender esta nueva y compleja forma de investigación, primero definimos qué es 'narrativa'. A continuación, presentamos los supuestos básicos y las características esenciales de la investigación narrativa. Por último, planteamos algunas razones por las que puede resultar beneficioso el estudio de las narrativas en ámbitos específicos de la educación física y el deporte. En conclusión, consideramos que la investigación narrativa puede resultar un instrumento útil, aunque problemático, para la teorización e investigacíón en nuestro campo. No obstante, lIamamos la atención sobre el riesgo de hacer ínvestígacíón narrativa simplemente porque es algo nuevo o que está de moda. Los investigadores y profesíonales que deseamos hacer investigación narrativa debemos informamos acerca de sus pros y sus contras, así como realizar elecciones responsables y juiciosas sobre por qué y cuándo hacerla

A crescente preocupação pela pesquisa narrativa em ciências sociais tem tido pouco impacto sobre a educação física e ciências do esporte. Neste artigo, vamos tentar compensar esta situação questionando o significado desta pesquisa e sua utilidade para o nosso campo. Para compreender esta nova e complexa forma de pesquisa, o que primeiro tentamos definir que é "narrativa". Posteriormente, apresentamos as premissas básicas e características principais da investigação narrativa. Por fim, apresentamos algumas razões pelas quais ela pode ser benéfica para o estudo das narrativas em áreas específicas da educação físíca e esporte. Em conclusão, acreditamos que a investigação narrativa pode ser uma ferramenta útil, mas problemática, para a teorização e pesquisa em nosso campo. No entanto, chamamos a atenção para o risco de fazer investigação narrativa, simplesmente porque ela seja nova ou esteja na moda. Os pesquisadores e profissionais que queramos fazer pesquisa narrativa devemos informar-nos sobre os seus prós e contras e fazer escolhas responsáveis e sensatas sobre por que e quando fazer

Narrative inquiry is a burgeoning form of research in social sciences that has received little attention in physical education and sport sciences.ln this article, we seek to balance this situation by offering an understanding of what narrative inquiry can be and can offer to our field. In order to gain some theoretical purchase on a difficult field, we first define narrative. Next, a distillation of guiding assumptions and characteristics are offered. Finally, some reasons as to why narratives may be of benefit for the field of physical education and sport. In conclusion, we consider narrative inquiry as a useful, although problematic, way of theorizing and doing research in the domains of physical education, sport and exercise sciences. It should not, however, be taken up or practiced simply because it is new or fashionable. Informed, principled, and responsible choices must be made by researchers and applied professionals about why and when they might engage with narrative inquiry should they wish to do so

Las revistas españolas de ciencias del deporte incluidas en el Catálogo Latindex / As revistas espanholas em Ciências do esporte incluidas no Catálogo Latindex / Spanish journals in sport sciences indexed in Latindex Catalogue

Este artículo analiza las revistas españolas de Ciencias del Deporte que recoge el Catálogo Latindex. Se examinan las principales características editoriales de dichas publicaciones, el contenido que ofrecen en Internet y la evolución de la presencia de las revistas españolas en el Catálogo desde 2004. También se analiza el cumplimiento de siete indicadores básicos para valorar la calidad editorial de las publicaciones, seleccionados de entre los criterios del Sistema Latindex. Los datos obtenidos permiten trazar un panorama de la situación de estas revistas en España, destacando la mejora producida durante los últimos años en su normalización, indización en bases de datos y adaptación a la edición electrónica.

This article analyses Spanish journals in sport sciences included in Latindex Catalogue. Specifically, editorial features of these publications, on-line content and evolution of Spanish journals since 2004 are examined. In order to asses the editorial quality of those journals, it is also considered the fulfilment of seven basic indicators within the criteria provided by Latindex. Data provide a scenario of Spanish journals, emphasizing an improvement in their normalization, indexation and adaptability to electronic edition in last years.

Este artigo analisa as revistas espanholas em ciências do esporte incluídas no Catálogo Latindex. Examinam-se as principais características editoriais das publicações, o conteúdo que oferecem na Internet e a evolução da presença das revistas espanholas no Catálogo desde 2004. Também são analisados sete indicadores básicos para avaliar a qualidade editorial das publicações, selecionados dentre os Critérios Latindex. Os dados obtidos permitem traçar um panorama da situação destas revistas na Espanha, destacando a melhora produzida durante os últimos anos em sua normalização, indexação em bases de dados e adaptação à editoração eletrônica.