Association of physical activity on exercise motivation and body mass index among university students

Background and Study Aim. Motivation as a psychological feature that arouses and energizes people to action towards physical activity and makes them sustain to a physically active behavior. Motivation leads to increased participation in physical activity.  The objective of this study was to determin...

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Published in:Physical education of students 2021-04, Vol.25 (2), p.129-135
Main Authors: Antony, Varghese C., Azeem, Kaukab
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
body mass index
exercise motivation
intrinsic motivation
physical activity
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Summary:Background and Study Aim. Motivation as a psychological feature that arouses and energizes people to action towards physical activity and makes them sustain to a physically active behavior. Motivation leads to increased participation in physical activity.  The objective of this study was to determine the association of physical activity to exercise motivation of university students at different levels of body mass index. Material and Methods. 140 undergraduate students Mean age 19±0.70 years randomly categorized into underweight
ISSN:2075-5279
2308-7250
DOI:10.15561/20755279.2021.0208