Exercise Motivation
Motivation for physical exercise was evaluated through the Exercising Behavior Regulation Questionnaire (BREQ-3), which is headed by the statement “I do physical exercise...” in 23 items: Four for intrinsic regulation, four for integrated regulation (“because it is in accordance with my way of life”, “because I consider physical exercise to be part of me”, “because I see physical exercise as a fundamental part of who I am”, “because I consider that physical exercise is in accordance with my values”), three for identified regulation, four for introjected regulation, four for external regulation, and four for amotivation [