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Analysis of motives for visiting the fitness center
Peterová, Karolína ; Peřinová, Radka (advisor) ; Bunc, Václav (referee)
Author: Karolína Peterová Title: Analysis of motives leading to fitness center visits Objectives: The aim of the work is to introduce the issue of motivation for physical fitness and find out what motives lead people to visit fitness centers in order to perform physical activity. Respondents are divided into groups according to gender, age, completed education and type of employment. Within these groups, the individual motives are compared with each other. Furthermore, the work evaluates the level of respondents' own effectiveness for the area of physical activities, for the already mentioned groups. Methods: The method used for analysis of dominant motives was a questionnaire consisting of two standardized questionnaires: MPAM-R (Motives for Physical Activity Measure) and DOPA (E-SES in English - The Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale), supplemented by data: gender, age, completed education and type of employment. The questionnaires were distributed online via a link. Results: The results of the MPAM-R questionnaire show that the primary motive for most of groups is to improve physical fitness. Aesthetic motive is perceived by the respondents as a secondary motive, other strong motives are the motive of competence and interest. Clearly the weakest motive in all groups is the motive of social...
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