Motivation for Physical Fitness Practice among the Women in Physical Fitness Center in the North of West North Bank Governorates

The purpose of this study was to identify the level of motivation for physical fitness practice among the women in physical fitness Centers in the north of West-Bank governorates, in addition to investigate the influence of the study variables of (age, qualification, work type, social status, income and living place). To achieve the study targets, the study was conducted on a stratified random sample that consisted of (335) practitioners out of (850) women of the study population. After data collection SPSS software was used to reach the study results. The results that the study reached were as the following: 1. The level of psychological motivations for women practice of physical fitness in physical fitness centers was very high, where the domain mean was (4.23) and the percentage of response was (84.6%). 2. The level of social motivations for women practice of physical fitness in physical fitness centers was high, where the domain mean was (3.66) and the percentage of response was (73.2%). 3. The level of physical fitness and health for the women practicing physical fitness in physical fitness centers was very high, where the domain mean was (4.48) and the percentage of response was (89.6%). 4. The level of aesthetic motivations for women practice of physical fitness in physical fitness centers was very high, where the domain mean was (4.42) and the percentage of response was (88.4%). 5. The level of personal motivations for women practice of physical fitness in physical fitness centers was very high, where the domain mean was (4.42) and the percentage of response was (88.4%). 6. The level of motivation for physical fitness practice among the women in physical fitness Centers in the north of West-Bank governorates was very high, where mean was (4.20) and the percentage of response for the total score was (84%). 7. There were no statistically significant differences at (α ≤ 0.05) in the level of motivation for physical fitness practice among the women in physical fitness Centers in the north of West-Bank governorates according to qualification, work type and income variables. 8. There were Statistically significant differences at (α ≤ 0.05) in the level of motivation for physical fitness practice among the women in physical fitness Centers in the north of West-Bank governorates due to age variable on psychological motivations domain. 9. There were Statistically significant differences at (α ≤ 0.05) in the level of motivation for physical fitness practice among the women in physical fitness Centers in the north of West-Bank governorates due to social status variable on psychological and social motivations domains. 10. Friends, husband and mother were the most family members who contribute to the development of women motivations for physical fitness in physical fitness Centers in the north of West-Bank governorates. The researcher recommends to continue to promote the positive motivations towards women practice of physical activities by the parents and the community.