Associations between Motives for Physical Exercise, Body Composition and Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A Cross-Sectional Study
| Autor: | Isabel Lopez-Cobo, Irene García-Lázaro, Pablo Galan-Lopez, Francis Ries |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Educativa, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Métodos de Investigación y Diagnóstico en Educación, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Motivation Adolescent Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Physical exercise Body Mass Index physical exercise motivation cardiorespiratory fitness quantitative research late childhood adolescents’ health Cross-Sectional Studies Cardiorespiratory Fitness Physical Fitness Late childhood Adolescents’ health Body Composition Humans Female Cardiorespiratory fitness Exercise Quantitative research |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 21; Pages: 14128 |
| Popis: | Adolescents’ need for some minimum amount of daily physical exercise has been widely studied so as to assist better health outcomes and to reduce future obesity rates. However, the motivations of adolescents to exercise are less well-known. This manuscript aims to analyze the motives that explain the practice of physical exercise in adolescents and the possible associations with elements of body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness. For this purpose, the Self-Report of Motives for the Practice of Physical Exercise questionnaire (AMPEF) was administered to 917 students between 13–16 years of age (50.1% girls, 49.9% boys, M age = 14.82) from Seville, Spain. Subscales Ill-Health Avoidance and Positive Health, Revitalization and Enjoyment, Strength and Endurance, and Challenge represent the participants’ main reasons for practicing physical exercise. Associations between BMI and FAT % with the subscales Weight Management and Appearance (direct association) and Revitalization and Enjoyment (inverse association) were found. A direct association between cardiorespiratory fitness and Revitalization and Enjoyment, Competition, Strength, and Endurance and Challenge subscales was found for both genders. Conclusions emphasize the practice of physical exercise in adolescents due to intrinsic motives based on improving their state of health, increasing their levels of strength and endurance (boys), and achieving short-term objectives (girls). |
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