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Toward a Theory of Exercise Motivation

Seppo E. Iso-Ahola Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742
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Brian St. Clair Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742
Pages 131-147 | Published online: 20 Apr 2012

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