The investigation of the individuals interested in fitness with recreational objectives and also researching their exercise motivation, change of nutrition and physical activity levels

This research has been made with the intention of examining the factors motivating the individuals interested in fitness with recreational objectives and also examining these individuals' feeding period of change and their physical activity level from the point of view of different variables. The research group consistsof 1050 people of which 561 were men (53.5%) and 489 were women (46.5%) whose ages are ove 17 and who have different occupations and are interested in fitness with the intention of recreation between 2016 and 2017. The research was made in the Ömer Halis Demir Research and Application Center at Pamukkale University. For reaching the objective of the research, "the Recreational Exercise Motivation Scale", "Nutrition Periods of Change Scale", International Physical Activity Scale (Short Form)" and the "Personal Information Form" which was formed by the researcher were utilized. At the phase of assessment of the data, the data were analyzed by using the packaged software SPSS 21 for Windows which is arranged in Microsoft Excel 2007. For having an idea about the distribution of the data obtained, the results of the kolmogorovsmirnov test were examined, and it was found that the data didn't show a normal distribution. Mannwhitney u test and kruskalwallis tests were applied for the purposes of determining whether the physical activity level of the participants, their nutrition change periods and their recreational exercise motivation levels become different meaningfully according to the variables of gender (sex), age, marital status, educational status, and occupational status. The analysis results that were obtained were interpreted at the p<0,05 level of significance. According to the findings of the research, from the point of view of the variable of gender the metabolic equivalence relating to the level of physical activity of the participants, meaningful results were observed statistically in the sub-dimensions of competition, Body and External Appearance, social and enjoyment and skill development. On the other hand, in relation to the feeding change periods, meaningful differentiation was observed in terms of increase at level of awareness at the sub-dimensions of Dramatic Help/Sentimental Arousal, Reevaluating the environment, evaluation by oneself, Social Freedom/Liberty, Contrary/Opposite Situation, Helping Relationships, Empowering Management, Self Freedom, Stimulus Control, Interpersonal System Control. At the end of the research, it was found that the variable of gender (sex) showed differences at some sub-dimensions in metabolic equivalence levels relating to both physical activity level and recreational exercise motivations. At the same time, in relation to the nutrition periods of change, it was found that differences of gender showed complete differences except for the use of medicines (pills). Keywords: Motivation, Nutrition Change Process, Physicalactivity