Exercise motives in a sample of Brazilian university students

Motriz. Revista de Educacao Fisica

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 590-596

  Guedes, Dartagnan Pinto ^a   Legnani, Rosimeide Francisco Santos ^b   Legnani, Elto ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NORTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

EMI 2; Motivation; Physical activity; Young adult

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886428051     PISSN: 14159805     EISSN: 19806574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1980-65742013000300009     Document Type: Article

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