Reasons to move—a cross-sectional study to identify factors promoting regular exercise
Antonia Wambsganz, Katharina Köpl, Lukas Roell, Tim Fischer, Rebecca Schwaiger, Alkomiet Hasan, Andrea Schmitt, Peter Falkai, Isabel Maurus · 2024
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Antonia Wambsganz and co-authors published this health psychology study in 2024. Only about half of Germans meet the World Health Organization's activity recommendations, despite exercise preventing many illnesses. The team surveyed 1,119 mentally healthy adults online to find what separates regular exercisers from the rest, hoping to spot levers for public health.
Regular exercise went with stronger motivation of both kinds, inner and outer, plus higher self-efficacy, resilience, and belief in one's own control. Exercisers also scored higher on conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness, and they took more risks. Circumstances mattered too: money, sports facilities nearby, and having active family members in childhood. Many people preferred outdoor group exercise yet actually trained alone indoors. The authors recommend cheap, low-threshold exercise options in public spaces and childcare settings, aimed at disadvantaged groups.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Antonia Wambsganz, Katharina Köpl, Lukas Roell, Tim Fischer, Rebecca Schwaiger, Alkomiet Hasan, Andrea Schmitt, Peter Falkai, Isabel Maurus |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |