Abstract:

This study was conducted with the aim of "studying the effects of motivating factors that are effective in recreational exercise involvement on fitness center participants." The study’s sample group included a total of 1242 fitness centres participants. As a data collection tool in the study, a short form of "REMM" was used. Imaginary statistics, reliability analysis, MANOVA analysis have been used for data analysis. The results of MANOVA analysis have determined that the basic effect of gender and age variable in all subdimensions of "REMM" (health, competition, body and appearance, social and entertainment, skills development) is meaningful. According to the income level variable, the basic effect of the subdimensions of "competitiveness" and "competitiveness development" is determined to be meaningful. The level of training and the type of exercise is determined that the basic effect on all subdimensions except the "competition" subdimensions is meaningful according to the variables of the exercise time. According to the nutritional supplement variable, it has been determined that the basic effect of REMM on all subdimensions except the "health" and "social and entertainment" subdimensions is meaningful. It can be said that individual differences in recreational exercise involvement have an impact on motivating factors and that these differences are due to the negative or positive attitudes of the participants.

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