The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Strategies on Perceived Stress and Psychobiosocial States in Athletes and Recreationally Active People.

The mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programme is gaining increasing attention in sport and physical activity domains. This programme comprises three meditation practices: mindful yoga, body scan, and sitting meditation. In this study, we aimed to examine the effects of a dynamic (mindful yoga) strategy and a static (a combination of body scan/sitting meditation) strategy on participants' psychobiosocial states (PBS), perceived stress (PS) and mindfulness levels in athletes and recreationally active (RA) people. Thirty-four participants (athletes = 18; RA participants = 16) were assigned to a dynamic intervention strategy, and another 34 (athletes = 19; RA participants = 15) were assigned to the static intervention strategy. Before the intervention, after the intervention and three weeks later, the Italian versions of the PBS scale, the PS scale and the Mindful Attention Awareness scale were administered. RM-(M)ANOVAs revealed that intervention strategies improved functional PBS, reduced PS and enhanced mindfulness levels in both athletes and RA participants after the intervention (p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.605). However, improved functional PBS after the intervention (p < 0.001; d = 0.62) and stable PS levels at follow-up (p = 1) were observed mainly in athletes. The findings reinforce the view of the importance of the body as a means to improve emotional and health processes, and support the use of mindfulness strategies in sport to enhance individuals' well-being.

Das esteiras para as ruas: fatores que levam os alunos de academias às corridas de rua / From the treadmills to the streets: factors that take students from the gym to the street races / De las esteras para las calles: factores que llevan a los alumnos de gimnasios a las carreras callejeras

O estudo buscou conhecer os fatores que têm contribuído para os alunos das academias trocarem as esteiras pelas ruas. Para atingi-lo, foram entrevistados 10 corredores do sexo masculino e 10 do feminino. O tratamento das entrevistas se deu por meio da técnica de análise de conteúdo. Os resultados desvelaram a composição de grupos, o discurso da saúde, a presença da competição e a cultura do consumo como os fatores que levam os alunos de academias às práticas de corridas de rua. Portanto, o estudo concluiu que a substituição das esteiras pelas ruas constitui uma decisão multifatorial.

The study sought to know the factors that have contributed to the students of the academies to change the mats through the streets. To reach it, 10 male and 10 female runners were interviewed. The interviews were handled through the content analysis technique. The results revealed the composition of groups, the health discourse, the presence of competition and the culture of consumption as the factors that lead the students of academies to the practices of street races. Therefore, the study concluded that replacing mats on the streets is a multifactorial decision.

El estudio buscó conocer los factores que han contribuido a que los estudiantes de las academias cambien las esteras por las calles. Para llegar, se entrevistó a 10 hombres y 10 mujeres. Las entrevistas se manejaron a través de la técnica de análisis de contenido. Los resultados revelaron la composición de los grupos, el discurso de la salud, la presencia de la competencia y la cultura del consumo como los factores que llevan a los estudiantes de las academias a las prácticas de las carreras callejeras. Por lo tanto, el estudio concluyó que reemplazar esteras en las calles es una decisión multifactorial.