Relationship Between Training Frequency and Training Session Duration on Vitality in Recreational Runners: A Cross-Sectional Study

: Running can improve health status from a biopsychosocial perspective. However, isolation strategies, like the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown, produce deleterious effects on both health status and sport performance. The aim of our study was to investigate recreational runners' sporting hab...

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Published in:Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology 2024-10, Vol.9 (4), p.209
Main Authors: Varela-Sanz, Adrián, Mecías-Calvo, Marcos, Borrajo, Erika, Muñoz-Pérez, Iker
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Cross-sectional studies
dose-response
Emotions
Exercise
life satisfaction
Mental health
Pandemics
Physical fitness
Quarantine
Questionnaires
Recreation
Runners (Sports)
Running
Social networks
Stress
training volume
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Summary:: Running can improve health status from a biopsychosocial perspective. However, isolation strategies, like the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown, produce deleterious effects on both health status and sport performance. The aim of our study was to investigate recreational runners' sporting habits, subjective vitality (SV), and well-being after the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown. : After data filtration, 5542 recreational runners (74.5% men and 25.5% women, >18 years) were selected for further analyses. The participants answered preliminary questions regarding sporting habits and completed the validated Spanish version of the Subjective Vitality as a Dynamic Reflection of Well-Being questionnaire for assessing their SV after lockdown. : Subjective vitality scores did not differ between men and women, nor between age groups ( = 0.41 and = 0.11, respectively). Subjective vitality was greater with weekly training frequency up to 5 days/week, where this enhancement plateaued, while average training session duration was positively related to SV, stabilizing at 91-120 min/session ( < 0.001 for both). : There is a dose-response relationship between both weekly training frequency and training session duration, and mental health benefits in recreational runners. Further longitudinal studies are needed in order to determine the optimal dose-response relationship for simultaneously enhancing mental health outcomes and running performance in recreational runners, especially regarding weekly training frequency, training session duration, and exercise intensity.
ISSN:2411-5142
2411-5142
DOI:10.3390/jfmk9040209