A. Research Problem
Physical inactivity had been an issue worldwide for quite
some time as it led to the rapid emergence of illness such as
obesity [12], [13], cardiovascular problem [14], and also Type
II diabetes [15]. According to [16], the physical inactivity
prevalence in Malaysia was as high as 60.1% in year 2006
with 55.4 % of men and 65.1% of women were physically
inactive. Despite much of Malaysian population understand
the importance and benefits of engaging themselves in
physical activities, exercise participation among Malaysians
are still lacking even though Malaysian government agencies
and Non-Government Organization (NGOs) are putting in
substantial amount of effort to promote exercise among
society [17]. Thus, physical inactivity among Malaysian had
lead to the increasing prevalence of obesity especially among
the adolescents due to the sedentary life style [18].
The nature of imagery use had been correlated to exercise
motivation and frequency but the lack of studies in this issue
leads to limited literature on the effectiveness of exercise
imagery as exercise motivation. Since research findings on
exercise imagery are still lacking in Malaysia as well,
therefore, such research will help to understand more about
how the practice of exercise imagery influence the exercise
frequency among population especially in Klang valley.