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Motives for exercise participation: The role of individual and psychological characteristics

Foteini ZervouFaculty of Physical Education & Sport Science, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 41 Ethnikis Antistaseos str., Athens172 37, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nektarios A.M. StavrouFaculty of Physical Education & Sport Science, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 41 Ethnikis Antistaseos str., Athens172 37, GreeceView further author information
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Stefan KoehnDepartment of Health Sciences, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, UKView further author information
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Katerina ZounhiaFaculty of Physical Education & Sport Science, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 41 Ethnikis Antistaseos str., Athens172 37, GreeceView further author information
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Maria PsychountakiFaculty of Physical Education & Sport Science, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 41 Ethnikis Antistaseos str., Athens172 37, GreeceView further author information
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André RocaSt Mary’s University, Twickenham, UK
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Article: 1345141 | Received 27 Mar 2017, Accepted 12 Jun 2017, Published online: 03 Jul 2017

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Yoshio Masuda, Rachel Wam, Benjamin Paik, Clara Ngoh, Andrew MTL Choong & Jun Jie Ng. (2023) Clinical characteristics and outcomes of exertional rhabdomyolysis after indoor spinning: a systematic review. The Physician and Sportsmedicine 51:4, pages 294-305.
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Jesslyn Choon Peng Oi. (2021) An exploratory study on decision-making processes of fitness training professionals in curating exercise programs. Journal of Marketing and Information Systems 3:2, pages 101-114.
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Clemens Ley. (2020) Participation Motives of Sport and Exercise Maintainers: Influences of Age and Gender. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17:21, pages 7830.
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