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Table 1 Descriptives and Correlations for Physical Activity Intensity Levels, Reasons to Exercise Subscales, and RAI Scores

From: A profile approach to physical activity levels: what’s intensity got to do with reasons and motives for exercise?

 

Variables

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

PA Levels

1. Vigorous PA

             

2. Moderate PA

.30

            

3. Walking PA

.11

.22

           

4. Sitting

-.15

-.18

-.09

          

Reasons for Exercise

5. Mood enhancement

.31

.19

.09

-.12

         

6. Solitude

.27

.14

.09

-.13

.62

        

7. Social

.29

.15

.07

-.13

.48

.39

       

8. Fitness

.32

.13

.11

-.13

.56

.36

.42

      

9. Weight management

.01#

-.05#

-.01#

-.01#

.19

.15

.15

.26

     

10.Preventative health

.16

.06#

.04#

-.10

.39

.26

.23

.57

.30

    

11. Appearance

.12

.04#

.03#

-.02#

.40

.24

.23

.42

.59

.30

   

12. Health concerns

-.04#

-.01#

.04#

-.06

.06

.11

.10

.17

.30

.24

.05#

  

13Competition

.30

.17

.08

-.11

.33

.33

.51

.38

.04#

.10

.27

-.06

 
 

14. RAI Score

.42

.24

.10

-.18

.64

.44

.42

.49

-.08

.30

.15

-.12

.31

 

Mean

157.4

142.8

246.2

302.1

4.2

3.2

2.7

4.3

3.9

4.7

3.9

3.2

2.0

15.1

 

SD

163.2

140.1

253.8

161.2

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.2

6.2

  1. All correlations significant at p ≤ 0.05 unless otherwise bolded and # p > 0.05. SD = standard deviation; RAI = Relative Autonomy Index score (i.e., motivation quality); PA = Physical Activity. PA levels reprsent total accumulated minutes per week