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The reason why many Spaniards stop practicing sports

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Do sport every day is something that many people cannot do and the most common is that we abandon the first exchange looking for any excuse. Combine sport with work and family life It is often the main reason, however, for many Spaniards, specifically one in three, is the lack of time.

This has been demonstrated by the study he has carried out Freeletics, the leading application in fitness and artificial intelligence in more than 160 countries, among more than 1,000 people in Spain. Exactly 35% of the respondents confessed that the lack of time is the main cause that leads them to abandon their sports routine and therefore continue a full healthy life.

Although it is the purpose of the new year most heard among the Spanish, they move away from it sooner rather than later and prefer to rest from their busy lives lying on the couch. This is another relevant data of this study of Freeletics, since he states that “an adult Spanish spends almost 2.5 times more time watching television than exercising.”

Lack of motivation?

And, for many of the respondents, specifically 60%, think that a training to be effective should last more than 45 minutes or walk more than 10,000 steps a day. So they prefer to leave and not look for a routine that is shorter, such as effective HIIT workouts.

Another data revealed by this study of Freeletics is that the lack of motivation is for 29% of the Spanish respondents another reason why they leave sports behind. So much so that many of them look for tricks not to leave early, such as listening to audios or training in groups.

Mindfulness to stay

As we all cannot have an incredible motivation, the application Freeletics He has launched Mindset Coaching, a series of “meditation and mindfulness exercises with the aim of helping them develop the right attitude for a long-term sustainable healthy lifestyle.”

The program Mindset Coaching which has been designed Freeletics aims to help people successfully achieve their health and fitness goals over a period of time so that they do not decline in sports practice while acquiring new skills and developing motivation, habits Lasting and a strong mentality.

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