Relatório Técnico de Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso: Percepção de Barreiras para a Prática de Atividade Física em Pessoas Transgênero

Abstract

Transgender individuals, those who do not fit into the concept of binarism, face significant challenges in maintaining an active life and following a regular exercise routine. The difficulties in engaging in these activities, known as barriers to physical activity, can be analyzed and determined through certain parameters that help us to understand the issues that this population must confront in order for physical activities to be accessible to them. In light of this, the present study was conducted with the aim of identifying the main barriers to physical activity for transgender individuals. To this end, a questionnaire with 19 distinct factors was applied, where each respondent determined how much each factor hindered the inclusion of physical activities in their routine, on a 5-level scale ranging from never to always. The participants were transgender men and women, travestis, and non-binary individuals from the academic community at Cidade Universitária, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). The results indicated that the main barriers were related to time constraints due to long working hours and, above all, prejudice and insecurity caused by transphobia that permeates spaces for physical activity, such as gyms, for example. We concluded that the physical inactivity of this population is mostly related to social issues tied to transphobia and gender dysphoria, along with a lack of time caused by a busy routine.