Motivation plays a crucial role in determining whether or not a person adheres to an exercise program. The present study aimed to determine the motivational differences between people exercising in ...fitness alone, in groups/aerobics and with a personal trainer by gender and relationship status.
The Exercise Motivations Inventory-2 (EMI-2) questionnaire was completed by 830 users of 20 largest fitness centers in Slovenia.
The Kruskal-Wallis test followed by a Dunn post-hoc test revealed that health-related motives such as ill-health avoidance were most frequently associated with exercising with a personal trainer compared to other exercise modalities, especially among females (
= 0.032,
= 4.88) and people in a relationship (
= 0.020,
= 5.18). On the other hand, intrinsic motivations such as enjoyment and stress management were mostly associated with exercising alone (
= 0.002,
= 4.98 and
= 0.021,
= 4.68, respectively). These results were also transferred to females and to some extent to people in a relationship (for enjoyment only). It is expected that intrinsic motivation is related to sustained exercise behavior.
Future studies could implement a longitudinal design to test this statement and examine the proposed relationships over a longer period to better understand whether there may be causal relationships between motivation and different exercise modalities depending on different characteristics of participants.
Abstract
Health officials advocate for increased physical activity to address negative health consequences. While previous studies have investigated what motivates different individuals to exercise, ...the motives were not verified using unbiased measurements. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), including wearables, are essential for collecting and sharing data necessary for improving health initiatives. The purpose of this study was to use objective measures collected by wearable devices (Fitbit) to track activity and explore whether specific exercise motives impact participants’ physical activities. Ninety-six college freshmen enrolled in the 90-day study. During orientation, participants completed an Exercise Motives Inventory-2 (EMI-2), and their current physical state was baselined. Partial Least Squares (PLS)—Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to model the relationship between variables. The results revealed a relationship between Interpersonal Motives, Health Motives, and Fitness Motives, and participants’ physical activities. Those striving to facilitate a change in exercise behavior in young adults should leverage activities that align with their motives of interest and consider the use of wearable devices to track physical activity.
Objective The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Exercise Motivations Inventory − 2 (EMI-2) scale would be appropriate to measure college students' exercise motivation. Participants: ...The EMI-2 scale questionnaire was administered to 325 college students in the southwestern U.S. Method: The WINSTEPS program was conducted to analyze Rating Scale Fit, Differential Item Functioning (DIF), and Item fit by applying Rasch rating scale model calibration. Results: A 5-point Likert-type rating scale of the EMI-2 was more appropriate to investigate college students' exercise motivation. Seventeen of 51 items were selected as the DIF, and one item had over standard item fit. Overall, 33 items were finally selected for a new version of the EMI-2 scale for college students. Additionally, Person-Item map showed that person ability and item difficulty were fit matched. Conclusions: This reconstructed EMI-2 scale can be utilized to assess exercise motivations of college students.
This study describes the physical activity of university students (PA) and their motives to exercise in the summer of 2021, after the COVID-19 lockdown in Slovenia. Adults over 18 years of age (n = ...493; 72% women) completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short form and the Exercise Motivation Inventory-2 (EMI-2) via an anonymous online survey. Since the EMI-2 has never been used with the Slovenian population, the measurement properties of the Slovenian version (EMI-2) were also determined in this study. A forward–backward translation was used for cross-cultural adaptation. The internal consistency of the EMI-2 subscales was high. The results of the study showed that male students spent more minutes per session on intense physical activity and performed this activity more frequently per week, whereas female students were more likely to walk for more than 10 min without a break. In addition, female participants were more likely than male participants to cite weight management as a motivator. Male participants were more likely than female participants to cite fun, challenge, social recognition, belonging, competition, and strength and endurance as motivations. Results showed that respondents with a history of competitive sports had higher scores for revitalization, fun, challenge, social recognition, affiliation, competition, positive health, appearance, strength and endurance, and flexibility. They also engaged in intense physical activity more frequently per week, and when they engaged in moderate or intense PA activity, they did so for longer periods of time. Compared to respondents who never exercised, more of them overcame COVID-19. The results also showed some correlation between motivation and physical activity. The motives of revitalization, enjoyment, challenge, competition, strength and endurance, and stress management were more important for individuals who exercised vigorously more often in the past 7 days. Total time spent in daily physical activity is also related to the enjoyment of exercise and challenge. In conclusion, understanding the motives for exercise is important for the behavior of PA, especially after a period of inactivity due to lockdown.
A violent volcanic eruption attracting considerable attention occurred on 15 January 2022 near the South Pacific island nation of Tonga. To investigate its environmental impact, we retrieved the ...sulfur dioxide (SO2) and bromine monoxide (BrO) vertical column densities of environmental trace gas monitoring instrument 2 (EMI-2) based on the differential optical absorption spectroscopy algorithm. The results showed westward and southeastward transport of principal parts of SO2 and BrO plumes, respectively, from the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai (HTHH) eruption. On 15 January, most of the released SO2 entered the stratosphere (above 20 km) directly and spread rapidly westward (approximately 30 m/s). In contrast, the principal portion of the BrO spread southeastward slowly (approximately 10 m/s) within the 8–15 km altitude layer on 16 January. Our research results also suggest that during the HTHH eruption, BrO was released from the magmatic melt later than SO2. The total SO2 emissions from this eruption were approximately 0.24 Tg. The majority of SO2 and BrO plumes were transported within the Southern Hemisphere. This study is an important extension to the empirical database of volcanological and magmatic degassing research.
The Environmental Trace Gases Monitoring Instrument 2 (EMI-2), a second-generation Chinese hyperspectral satellite-based spectrometer, was launched on 7 September 2021. The total ozone column (TOC) ...product, which is one of the most important elements of the EMI-2 mission, is required for monitoring the Antarctic ozone hole and regional tropospheric ozone pollution. The first EMI-2 TOC results using the differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) method are presented in this study. Significant improvements, such as the fitting interval, reference spectrum, and iterative air mass factor (AMF) calculation scheme, were implemented in the EMI-2 TOC retrieval in comparison with the EMI DOAS TOC algorithm, thus generating more accurate reads. The monthly average EMI-2 DOAS TOCs in November 2021 were compared with the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) TOCs, and the results showed a good correlation (R = 0.99). The EMI-2 TOCs showed similar global spatial distributions to those of TROPOMI, with an overall mean relative bias and mean standard deviation of 0.16% and 2.38%, respectively. However, large differences (up to 7%) appeared in some polar areas near the coastline, which were mainly caused by different surface albedo algorithms. Furthermore, ground-based measurements from 20 stations across different latitudes derived from the World Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation Data Center dataset were used to assess the accuracy of the EMI-2 DOAS TOCs, and they had a mean relative bias and mean standard deviation of 0.70% and 3.65%, respectively. These results indicate that the EMI-2 DOAS TOC algorithm can yield reliable global TOCs and monitor daily Antarctic TOCs for assessing the healing of ozone holes.
(1) The Environmental Trace Gases Monitoring Instrument-2(EMI-2) is a high-quality spaceborne imaging spectrometer that launched in September 2021. To evaluate its radiometric calibration performance ...in-flight, the UV2 and VIS1 bands of EMI-2 were cross-calibrated by the corresponding bands (band3 and band4) of TROPOMI over the pseudo-invariant calibration site Dome C. (2) After angle limitation and cloud filtering of the Earth radiance data measured by EMI-2 and TROPOMI over Dome C, the top of atmosphere (TOA) reflectance time series were calculated. The spectral adjustment factors (SAF) were derived from the solar spectrum measured by the sensor to minimize the uncertainties caused by the different spectral response functions (SRF) of sensors. In addition, a correction method based on the radiative transfer model (RTM) SCIATRAN was used to suppress unaccounted angular dependence of atmospheric scattering. The radiation performance of EMI-2 is evaluated using the TOA reflectance ratio of EMI-2 and TROPOMI, combining the SAF correction and RTM-based correction methods. (3) It was shown that the time series trending of the TOA reflectance ratio between EMI-2 measurements and TROPOMI demonstrate flat characteristics and strong correlation. The mean reflectance ratios range from 0.998 to 1.09. The standard deviation of the reflection ratio is less than 3%. For 328 nm, 335 nm, 340 nm, 460 nm, and 490 nm, the mean values are close to one, and the relative radiometric bias estimated through EMI-2 and TROPOMI intercalibration is less than 3%, and for other wavelengths, the biases are less than 6%, except for 416 nm, which behaves higher than 7%. The cross-calibration results show that the radiometric calibration of EMI-2 is within the relative accuracy requirement.
The environmental trace gas monitoring instrument (EMI) is a space-borne imaging spectrometer onboard GaoFen-5, which was launched in May 2018, covering wavelengths in the range of 240–710 nm to ...measure NO2, O3, HCHO, and SO2. An advanced EMI-2 instrument with a higher spatial resolution and sufficient signal-to-noise is currently planned for launch on the GaoFen-5(02) satellite in 2021. The EMI-2 instrument bidirectional scattering distribution function (BSDF) is obtained from the absolute irradiance and radiance calibration on-ground. Based on EMI-2 earth and sun optical paths, the key factors of BSDF parameters are introduced. An NIST-calibrated 1000 W FEL quartz tungsten halogen lamp and a 2D turntable are adopted for the absolute irradiance calibration. A large aperture integrating sphere system is used for the absolute radiance calibration. Based on absolute irradiance and radiance calibration functions, the BSDF parameters are obtained, with accuracy of 4.9% for UV1, 4.3% for UV2, 4.1% for VIS1, and 4.2% for VIS2. The on-ground measurement results show that the reflectance spectrum can be calculated from BSDF parameters. On-orbit application of the EMI-2 instrument BSDF are also discussed.
The sustainability of fitness centers depends on two factors: member recruitment and retention, which is why these factors have received attention in recent decades. Temporal trends in fitness center ...membership purchase channels from 2016 to 2022 and motivation for exercise in 2022 in the Slovenian general population were investigated. The sample included 3419 participants, including 3131 participants (age 31.03 ± 11.31 years, 1430 females) and 288 participants (age 29.39 ± 10.43 years, 110 females) for the first and second objectives, respectively. Data were assessed using a web-based recruitment questionnaire and the EMI-2 motivation questionnaire. Traditional advertising strategies such as radio and flyers are the least effective (only 0.9% of memberships in 2022), while more sophisticated advertising strategies such as the internet and social media are becoming increasingly important in the advertising world (26.6% of memberships in 2022). On the other hand, word of mouth is the most influential method, attracting 51.3% of new members. Females, older members, and Eastern Slovenians were more motivated to exercise by health and esthetic motives, and males and younger members by challenge and competition. Fitness center management should focus on providing the best possible quality of service, tailoring it to the age, gender, and motivation of customers.
Physical activity (PA) programmes that are targeted to align with participants' personally important motives may promote sustained levels of participation. Sport and exercise contexts may accommodate ...very different motivational needs Kilpatrick, M., Hebert, E., & Bartholomew, J. (2005). College students' motivation for physical activity PA: Differentiating men's and women's motives for sport participation and exercise. Journal of American College Health, 54, 87-94, and these differences may need to be considered in programming. This study examined differences in the importance of various participatory motives between sportspersons and exercisers, and whether certain motives differentially related to levels of PA commitment and lapses as a function of PA context. Participants (N = 252, M age = 47.2, range = 35-57 years) self-identified as either sportspersons (n = 108) or exercisers (n = 144) and completed a survey capturing their PA motives Markland, D., & Ingledew, D. K. (1997). The measurement of exercise motives: Factorial validity and invariance across gender of a revised Exercise Motivations Inventory. British Journal of Health Psychology, 2, 361-376, commitment and frequency of lapses. Although sportspersons rated competition and social-affiliation motives higher, overall results showed few differences between contexts. For sportspersons and exercisers alike, enjoyment, stress relief and social-affiliation motives predicted commitment, and health-related and stress relief motives buffered against odds of lapsing. Discussion focuses on how research might further examine contextual differences, as well as recommendations for how programmers might target PA programmes in line with significant motives that foster commitment and buffer against lapses.
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