Spor motivations of woman doing gym in fitness centers in Elaziğ

In this study, it was aimed to investigate the reasons and factors that motivate women who play sports in sports facilities in Elazığ. As a data collection tool, we developed a 3-question personal information form (age, education, sports year), Pelletier et al. and Motivation Scale, which consists of 28 items. used. The data obtained from the scales were entered into SPSS 22 package program and statistical analyzes were performed. Comments were supported by tables and the significance level was accepted as p <0.05. As a result, when the motivation levels of female members are examined, no significant difference is observed between the levels of intrinsic motivation in terms of age levels, while the female-level motivation levels of female members in the 18-21 age group are high in terms of sports year variable. When the motivation levels of women with high fitness years are high in terms of participation in the internal motivation and know-how sub-dimensions, and the fitness-specific motivation levels of women who are members of the fitness center are evaluated in terms of the learning year variable, the participation levels of primary school graduates in the sub-dimensions of living the stimulus in the internal motivation levels were determined higher than the graduate graduates. Keywords: Women, sports, motivation ,intrinsic motivation, external motivation.