TY - JOUR
T1 - An Investigation Into How Motivational Factors Differed Among Individuals Engaging in CrossFit Training
AU - Feito, Yuri
AU - Brown, Chris
AU - Box, Allyson
AU - Heinrich, Katie M.
AU - Petruzzello, Steven J.
N1 - Funding Information:
Katie M. Heinrich (PhD) is an associate professor of Exercise Behavioral Science and is the director of the Functional Intensity Training Laboratory (FIT Lab). Heinrich’s research interests include the effects of high intensity functional training (HIFT) on fitness, health and psychosocial outcomes; physical activity and obesity policies; and active transportation. She has been a principal/ co-investigator on grants from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Cancer Institute, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Sunflower Foundation.
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© The Author(s) 2018.
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - With few adults completing recommended levels of aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities, it is important to examine the motives of those who do, as well as how those motives might differ by participation frequency. Considering the rapid growth of CrossFit Training (CFT), we examined CFT participation motives in individuals training at different frequencies. Adults (N = 732) with >3 months of CFT experience completed an online version of the Exercise Motivations Inventory–2 (EMI-2). Significant correlations were seen between CFT frequency and all EMI-2 variables except for those related to health pressures, ill-health avoidance, and appearance. Kruskal–Wallis tests showed individuals training <3 days/week scored lowest on enjoyment, affiliation, and competition motives. Those training >5 days/week scored highest on challenge, social recognition, strength and endurance, and nimbleness motives, but lowest on weight management. Our results suggest that CFT participants who trained more frequently report motives that satisfied competence, autonomy, and relatedness needs.
AB - With few adults completing recommended levels of aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities, it is important to examine the motives of those who do, as well as how those motives might differ by participation frequency. Considering the rapid growth of CrossFit Training (CFT), we examined CFT participation motives in individuals training at different frequencies. Adults (N = 732) with >3 months of CFT experience completed an online version of the Exercise Motivations Inventory–2 (EMI-2). Significant correlations were seen between CFT frequency and all EMI-2 variables except for those related to health pressures, ill-health avoidance, and appearance. Kruskal–Wallis tests showed individuals training <3 days/week scored lowest on enjoyment, affiliation, and competition motives. Those training >5 days/week scored highest on challenge, social recognition, strength and endurance, and nimbleness motives, but lowest on weight management. Our results suggest that CFT participants who trained more frequently report motives that satisfied competence, autonomy, and relatedness needs.
KW - EMI
KW - exercise
KW - fitness
KW - motivation
KW - self-determination theory
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U2 - 10.1177/2158244018803139
DO - 10.1177/2158244018803139
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85054497787
SN - 2158-2440
VL - 8
JO - SAGE Open
JF - SAGE Open
IS - 3
ER -