Cognitive, Emotional and Behavioral Attitudes to Physical Activities in People of Razavi Khorasan

The purpose of this study was to describe cognitive, emotional and behavioral attitudes to exercise and Physical activities of Razavi Khorasan's people. In this study, a questionnaire with 28 attitudes items with Cronbach Alpha reliability (r: 0.91), 12 Tendency Items, and 9 individual traits was distributed between 2300 males and females over 16 years who were randomly selected from all the people of Razavi Khorasan. After replying to questionnaires (about 1975 members or 86%) and collected them, statistical analysis was performed. 31% of subjects don’t participate in physical activities. Acquiring toyness and happiness was the important factor of participating in physical activities. Post poning the daily works was the main factor to not participate in physical activities. Most people were interested to football, physical fitness and walking. Between the attitudes of physical activities in people with different specifications such as married or not married, Studies, vocation, monthly in come, total monthly family expenditures and monthly sport expenditures, there was significant difference. Between the attitudes of physical activities in people with specifications such as sex, age, family members, having intention to physical activities or not having; there was not significant differences. Between the tendency to physical activities in people with specifications sex, age, Marriage, number of family members, Studies, vocation, total monthly family expenditures and monthly exercise expenditures; there was significant differences. Planned according to individual interests and individual differences is an important factor in people's tendency to physical activity and health improvement.