天津体育学院学报

运用动机理论，对我国部分地区中老年从事气功锻炼的动机进行了调查，结果显示中老年人从事气功锻炼的动机是比较广泛和复杂的，既有直接的动机，又有间接的动机；既有缺乏情动机的，又有丰富情动机的。通过分析发现，我国现行的许多气功活动不仅仅是一种体育锻炼活动，同时也是一项团体性较强的社会活动。

The present study investigate. motivations of the middle-aged and aged en- gttged in Qigong excrcise in some areas of China applying the mntivation theory. Re- sults show that motivations of the middle -- aged and aged engaged in Qigottg exercise are comprehensive and complicated. Therr are not only direct motivations but also indi- rect ones and not only penurious emotional motivations but also plenteous emntional notivations. This article finds that the majority of current Qigong exercise are both a kind of sports and a kind of social activity.