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Abstract
The objective of this study was to describe the motivation process of older adults who had completed an exercise program that was offered three times a week for 45 minutes between September and December or and April. All respondents (N = 48, mean age = 66.4 years) volunteered to participate in an audiotaped and semi-structured interview. The questions for the interview were grounded in the theoretical concepts outlined in the Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen & Madden, 1986) and the Rubicon Model (Heckhausen, 1989). The interviews provided a detailed account of the respondents' motivation to participate in the structured exercise program and a detailed description of their experiences during, and perceived outcomes from, their involvement in the program. The data suggested that important for the respondents' motivation to adhere to the exercise program was making a personal commitment and experiencing desirable changes in their physical competence, which the respondents attributed to their program participation.
