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Is Female Having Different Motivating Reasons for Performing Physical Exercise? |
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Waqar Al Kubaisy*1,2, Mariam Mohamad1,3, Zaliha Ismail1,3, Nik Nairan Abdullah1,3 and Mazlin Mohamad Mokhtar1 |
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1PHPM-Faculty
of Medicine Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Sungai Buloh,
Malaysia. Accepted March 14, 2016 |
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Abstract |
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One important
factor that may contribute to regular exercise performance is a
motivation to exercise. Women typically exhibit lower levels of
physical exercise performance. It seems that gender factor
motivating people differently in performing exercise.
Identifying these variations may help in promoting physical
exercise across the lifespan. A cross sectional study was
conducted. A sample of 501 adults were interviewed using a
questionnaire containing 21 reasons for doing exercise. Each
reason was measured on a five-point scale, and then the mean
score of each reason was used as the dependent variable. Two
reasons demonstrated a highest rate and mean score were to;
feel relaxed (89.7%, 4.57), have energy for daily chores
(88.3%, 4.55). While three reasons showed the lowest rates and
means score were to; decrease the risk of cancer (70.7%,
4.08), effect on sex life (63.2%, 3.94) and recommended
by Dr (41.2%, 3.19). Males showed significantly higher means
score in two motivating reasons, to; effect on sex life (4.18),
have energy for daily chores (4.62), p.000,.049 respectively.
Others19 reasons showed no significant difference of between
genders. Significantly higher rate of; walking (55.6%), among
female p =0.049, while sports activities (63.6%) among males, p
=0.000. Almost both sex having same motivating reasons in doing
physical exercise. |
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