The word MOTIVATION comes from the Latin 'motivus', which means 'cause of movement'. The great IMPORTANCE of motivation is that it is the FUEL that drives us to DO DAILY activities. It also INFLUENCES human behavior to ACHIEVE goals, satisfy needs and obtain pleasurable sensations. A person can have multiple REASONS to exercise, such as LOSS WEIGHT, maintain a good state of HEALTH, feel better about THEMSELVES, among others. All of these reasons are REASONS that DRIVE us to do physical activity. Furthermore, when a person begins to FEEL and see the RESULTS, this ENCOURAGES them to maintain the CONVICTION to continue EXERCISING.