Motivation of women of the first period of mature age to engage in physical culture and sports

The article is devoted to identifying the main motives of women of the first period of maturity for physical culture and sports. The purpose of the study is to determine the main motives of women in the first period of mature age, who are engaged in mental activity, for engaging in physical culture and sports. Material and methods. The study involved 50 women of the first period of mature age who work as teachers and educators in educational institutions of the city of Dnipro and Dnipropetrovsk region. Results. According to the data of the questionnaire, the main priorities of women in choosing forms and means of physical culture and health activities, the features of nutrition, sleep, physical activity, motives for physical culture and sports were determined. Conclusions. Determination of motivational priorities showed that women are interested in modern forms of health-improving physical activity, but at the same time, they do not have a sufficient level of knowledge to draw up independent health-improving programs. Therefore, it is important to involve women in physical culture and health-improving activities in accordance with their interests and needs, including independent forms of organizing motor activity.