Constraints to exercise: Attitudinal antecedents and motivational consequences

World Leisure Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 22-32

  Iso Ahola, Seppo E ^a   Hamberger, Michael ^a   Savage, Kyle ^a   Oviatt, David ^a   Goldstein, Jay ^a   Ambach, Kimberlee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Constraints; Exercise; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881248536     PISSN: 16078055     EISSN: 23334509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/04419057.2006.9674463     Document Type: Article

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