Fitness correlates of obligatory versus health motives for exercise: An examination of men in the military

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  • Jennifer N. Wilson
  • Charlotte N. Markey
  • Patrick M. Markey
چکیده

Objectives: To examine quantity of exercise and motives for exercise as predictors of men in the military’s health and fitness level. Design: Participants completed a survey to address research questions of interest. Methods: One-hundred and fourteen men who were active duty Air Force members, with a mean age of 31.43 years (SD 1⁄4 7.43) and an average military time in service of 10.66 years (SD 1⁄4 7.75), completed a modified version of the Reasons for Exercise Inventory, a survey assessing their quantity of exercise, and reported their most recent score on their Air Force Fitness Test. Results: Correlational analyses indicated a relation between quantity of exercise and men’s score on the Air Force Fitness Test and a relation between intrinsic motives for exercise and quantity of exercise. Intrinsic motivation was found to moderate the relation between quantity of exercise and men’s health

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تاریخ انتشار 2012