The present study had some limitations that must be
taken into consideration. In this sense, it should be
emphasized that the information about motivational factors
for exercise . However, self-reporting is a
procedure used in studies with these characteristics and the
most viable way to perform large scale surveys. On the other
hand, the sample size enables possible inaccuracy in the
estimates calculated to be somewhat minimized. Moreover,
the cross-sectional approach to data can limit the
establishment of associations without considering the
possibility of inverse causality.