Uczestnictwo w biegach maratońskich a zdrowotność polskich biegaczy

• Authors: Paweł F. Nowak , Jan Supiński

Title variants

EN

Effect of long-distance running races on Polish participants’ health

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

EN

Background. In Poland, marathons are gaining in popularity among enthusiasts of running and healthy lifestyle in general. Universal participation of people in this extreme effort raises a number of questions about its effect on health, and consequently about the legitimacy to promote such events to the general public (to large sectors of society). The aim of this study was to identify the runners’ opinions based on their subjective feelings about the health aspects of participation in marathon races. Material and methods. This study included a group of 869 Polish amateur runners who declared at least one-year participation in running training. The research method was a diagnostic survey: a questionnaire developed by authors and implicit participant observation. Results and conclusions. Most of the runners claim that competing in marathon – and even longer distance runs – is a healthy way of spending leisure time, but skepticism is growing with the length of the training experience. Despite many injuries – arising from overload caused by exhausting trainings or competitions – the vast majority of runners believe that this form of activity is healthy. There is a need to inform about the negative health consequences of irrational training and participation in street runs.

Keywords

PL

maraton; zdrowie; biegacze

EN

marathon; health; runners

• Publisher: Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego we Wrocławiu
• Journal: Rozprawy Naukowe Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego we Wrocławiu
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 45
• Pages: 41-47

Contributors

author

Paweł F. Nowak

• Politechnika Opolska

author

Jan Supiński

• Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego we Wrocławiu