Physical activity and motivation of elderly people through their lives

The object of the research: demand and motivation of physical activity for elderly people. The aim of the research: to determine physical activity of elderly people in their lives, and to identify their motivation for physical activity. Tasks to study: 1. To set the history of physical activity of elderly people through their lives. 2. To set the motives of physical activity of elderly people. Organization of the research: the study took place from January to February in 2013 in several different places of Lithuania. The respondents were physically active people at the age of 65 and over. 200 people participated in the study: 108 women and 92 men. Conclusion: 1. The research revealed that elderly people’s lives were dominated by the average physical activity. Dividing their physical activity into areas, it was distinguished that during their leisure time, as well as in their housework, elderly people mainly had average physical activity. Their professional areas were mainly dominated by sedentary – standing jobs. 50% of the respondents answered that they participated in sports activity and aimed for results in sports. 2. It has also been revealed that the main motive to do sports among elderly people is their health. The second motive for physical activity is satisfaction to take part in physical activity. Women are more motivated to do sports if they experience satisfaction in the physical activity and competency, i.e. the knowledge of benefits in physical activity