Abstract

310 participants of a jog-run filled in a questionnaire. One fifth of the joggers is female, the average age of the participants is 39 years. Most joggers practise one or two sports. Health and satisfaction with sport are the most important motives to sport. Measured over the last twelve months about a quarter of the participants has been injured as a result of sport in such a way that they had to have medical treatment. About 90 of the joggers claim to do something for the prevention of sports injuries as warming up and stretching. More than half of the joggers report to be fully aware of the possible preventive measures to prevent sports injuries. In their own opinion about 80 of the joggers do enough to prevent injuries. Yet nine of every ten joggers want more information about prevention of sports injuries. Many joggers do not have a medical sport examination regularly, a considerable percentage even never has been examined for sport. Verf.-Referat