Attitude/Opinion

Southern Ontario

Ages 18-34

Southern Ontario

Ages 35-64

South Carolina

Ages 18-34

South Carolina

Ages 35-64

Is there a difference between physical activity and exercise?

Male 89%

Female 82%

Male 82%

Female 76%

Male 83%

Female 71%

Male 80%

Female 76%

Do you think Canada/USA’s guidelines for physical activity can be achieved by physical activity alone?

Male 80%

Female 59%

Male 71%

Female 53%

Male 67%

Female 71%

Male 68%

Female 60%

Would you prefer to engage in more vigorous physical activity such as energetic yard work, brisk walking or forcefully raking leaves than exercise?

Male 45%

Female 46%

Male 74%

Female 74%

Male 68%

Female 56%

Male 65%

Female 70%

Do you think exercise is better for you than physical activity?

Male 50%

Female 25%

Male 31%

Female 46%

Male 63%

Female 51%

Male 65%

Female 63%

Is physical activity or exercise easier for you to do when it’s goal-oriented (i.e. gardening) or when there’s a destination/purpose (i.e. walking to work)?

Male 81%

Female 88%

Male 84%

Female 92%

Male 81%

Female 95%

Male 84%

Female 86%

When you are physically active, is it important to have one or more friends or colleagues to be physically active with?

Male 71%

Female 48%

Male 34%

Female 33%

Male 74%

Female 60%

Male 55%

Female 65%

Would you be interested in learning HOW to be more vigorously active in your everyday activities such as when walking the dog, shoveling snow or playing with your kids?

Male 62%

Female 74%

Male 44%

Female 50%

Male 52%

Female 54%

Male 49%

Female 71%

Is engaging in physical activity a more natural, realistic and enjoyable part of your day than exercise?

Male 81%

Female 77%

Male 84%

Female 79%

Male 78%

Female 85%

Male 83%

Female 88%

Is moderate to vigorous physical activity easier to incorporate into your day than exercise?

Male 62%

Female 79%

Male 84%

Female 69%

Male 73%

Female 66%

Male 80%

Female 78%