ArticlePloS one2019
High Intensity Functional Training (HIFT) and competitions: How motives differ by length of participation.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Motivational Factors and Barriers Towards Initiating and Maintaining Strength Training in Women: a Systematic Review and Meta-synthesis.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a Mind-Body Intervention at Improving Mental Health and Performance Among Career Firefighters.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- A profile approach to physical activity levels: what's intensity got to do with reasons and motives for exercise?BMC public health · 2024Article
- Subjective Exercise Experience and Group Cohesion among Chinese Participating in Square Dance: A Moderated Mediation Model of Years of Participation and Gender.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- I CrossFit; Do You? Cross-Sectional Peer Similarity of Physical Activity Behavior in a Group High Intensity Functional Training Setting.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- COVID-19 and Quarantine: Expanding Understanding of How to Stay Physically Active at Home.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Not All HIFT Classes Are Created Equal: Evaluating Energy Expenditure and Relative Intensity of a High-Intensity Functional Training Regimen.International journal of exercise science · 2020Article
- Multiple Fitness Improvements Found after 6-Months of High Intensity Functional Training.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
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Abstract
High Intensity Functional Training (HIFT) is a unique fitness method that promotes an active lifestyle and has seen exponential and continual growth over the last two decades. Motivation to exercise is likely to change over time as individuals' motives to initiate exercise may be different than those which motivate them to maintain an exercise program. The purpose of this study was to examine the motivational factors reported by individuals who actively engage in HIFT with varying length of participation and competition levels. 737 adults (32.4 ± 8.2 years) with more than three-months of HIFT experience completed an online version of the Exercise Motivation Inventory (EMI-2) survey. Those who had greater length of participation reported more motives associated with relatedness (i.e., affiliation, competition) and enjoyment, while those with less HIFT participation were more motivated by body-related variables (i.e., weight management). Further, motivational variables (e.g., social recognition, affiliation, challenge) varied depending on whether or not individuals had competed in an online qualifier. Understanding these differences in motivation may aid in exercise promotion, initiation, and adherence, and moreover promote long-term physical and mental health benefits.
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