Association between motivational aspects, BMI and gender in resistance training practitioners

The present study aimed to identify the main motivational factors that lead adults to seek physical activity practices in gyms and their relationship with gender and BMI The study had a quantitative analytical cross sectional and randomized characteristic and was held in physical training centers In a population of individuals the sample consisted of adults of both sexes bodybuilding practitioners As a tool and collection a questionnaire from Meneguzzi and Voser was used to verify the motivational aspects for the practice of physical activity For data homogeneity and normality the Levene and Kolmogorov Smirnov test were used respectively To verify the association between qualitative data the chi square test was used A confidence interval was adopted reflecting a value of p lt The research participants were adults of both sexes with an average age of years and a BMI of kg m The sample consisted of men n and women n There was no association between BMI and gender with motivational factors for the practice of strength training p gt With the exception of ldquo social integration rdquo in all other factors the ldquo extremely important rdquo option was evident in most groups We concluded in this study that as a motivational factor the majority of adults consider conditioning aesthetics health and anxiety control to be the practice of resistance training as well as the different BMI and gender do not influence these responses