Characteristics of motivational sphere of the women of mature age, engaged in improving physical culture

The article presents the results of research of motivational sphere of the women of the 1st and 2nd of Mature age engaged in physical culture, and analyzed their attitude to physical culture in a comparative perspective. The main research method was the questionnaire survey: we used a modified questionnaire of M. M. Bezrukikh “Assessment of motivation to employment by physical culture.” The study involved 66 women of Mature age (of which 36 are representative of the 1st and 30 - 2nd period), attending classes organized physical activity in terms of the health and fitness center, Nizhnevartovsk state University having the experience of employment for more than 6 months. The results of the study allow us to conclude about existing similarities and differences in the manifestation of motives and allocate for each age group the most relevant, effective, encouraging employment by improving physical training and those who do not have a significant encouraging effect on motor activity.