Exercise Attitudes and Behaviors: A Survey of Adults Age 50-79 - Aarp

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Major Reasons Exercise - % Who Say “Major Reason” – (by Gender and Age) Base: Have some kind of exercise schedule Exercise Motivators Gender Age Total Men Women 50-59 60-69 70-79 (780) (298) (482) (293) (272) (215) % % % % % % Improving your overall health 82 81 83 83 80 84 Increasing your fitness level 72 74 70 71 74 69 Feeling good about yourself 71 67 75 71 70 72 Increasing your energy level 69 67 72 68 70 70 Preventing disease 67 61 72 65 70 66 Feeling in control of your life 57 53 61 54 58 63 Reducing stress 60 55 64 61 58 60 Controlling your weight 60 59 60 61 58 60 Having fun 53 51 55 47 56 62 Looking good 48 42 54 48 47 49 Fighting aging 45 41 48 42 46 47 Socializing with other people 34 30 37 26 33 50 Having better sex 28 37 20 35 25 19 “I’m going to read a list of benefits people say they get from exercise. For each, please tell me whether you feel it is a major reason, a minor reason, or not really a reason you exercise.” (Q.13) Source: First wave © 2002 AARP Page 53
Chief Motivators to Start Exercise Regimen Exercise Motivators Once people get into an exercise regimen, they begin to enjoy a number of benefits they had perhaps not considered before making the commitment and effort to exert themselves. So what first motivated people to start exercising? First and foremost, respondents say they started to exercise to lose weight (27%, especially women—30% versus 24% of men, and those 50-59, 31%). Other reasons include: • To stay fit, healthy, and flexible (18%, especially those 70-79, 21%) • For non-specific health problems (10%) • Because of heart problems (6%) • And the desire to “feel better” (6%) © 2002 AARP Page 54
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