دوافع ممارسة المرأة السعودية للنشاط البدني بمراكز اللياقة البدنية في منطقة الإحساء

Abstract EN

The study aimed to find out the motives for Saudi women to attend physical activity in the al-Ahsa fitness region clubs, as well as to identify the differences in the responses according to the variables (educational qualification and age).

a descriptive approach was used on a sample of (265) females who attend fitness centers from al-Ahsa and the surrounding areas, according to the 2018 registration.

they were selected by stratified random way, with a percentage of (22%) according to Morgan's sample table.

the results showed that the most important reasons are: the interest in the health aspect, maintaining a good figure, enjoying a better health condition, and maintaining my appropriate weight.

the results also showed that there were no statistically significant differences for the variable of age, educational qualification and practicing sports activities in al-Ahsa governorate due to the interest of all age groups in practicing physical activity.