Descriptive Statement

Ages 65+

Ages 18-64

All ages

Stress reliever

Male 78%

Female 75%

Both 76%

Male 63%

Female 66%

Both 64%

Male 67%

Female 69%

Both 68%

I’m happy and feel like I’ve accomplished something afterwards

Male 63%

Female 84%

Both 73%

Male 61%

Female 69%

Both 64%

Male 62%

Female 75%

Both 67%

Painful, tiring, boring

Male 90%

Female 68%

Both 80%

Male 74%

Female 91%

Both 81%

Male 78%

Female 83%

Both80%

Can achieve 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity per week

Male 78%

Female 98%

Both 79%

Male 60%

Female 61%

Both 69%

Male 65%

Female 76%

Both 69%

Planned, structured, regimented, routine, repetitive

Male 84%

Female 80%

Both 82%

Male 85%

Female 86%

Both 87%

Male 84%

Female 86%

Both 86%

Not rewarding, an obligation, a chore

Male 66%

Female 63%

Both 65%

Male 48%

Female 58%

Both 52%

Male 53%

Female 59%

Both 56%

Difficult to overcome inertia to achieve

Male 92%

Female 80%

Both 86%

Male 83%

Female 84%

Both 84%

Male 86%

Female 82%

Both 84%

Impractical, takes too long

Male 89%

Female 77%

Both 84%

Male 78%

Female 88%

Both 82%

Male 81%

Female 84%

Both 83%

Sweating, hard work, requires maximal intensity

Male 86%

Female 82%

Both 84%

Male 70%

Female 90%

Both 79%

Male 75%

Female 87%

Both 80%

Treadmill, stepper, elliptical, bike

Male 100%

Female 93%

Both 97%

Male 99%

Female 97%

Both 98%

Male 98%

Female 96%

Both 97%

Group fitness classes (step bench, spinning, yoga, etc.)

Male 96%

Female 91%

Both 93%

Male 91%

Female 95%

Both 93%

Male 93%

Female 94%

Both 93%

Weightlifting

Male 100%

Female 89%

Both 95%

Male 96%

Female 98%

Both 97%

Male 97%

Female 95%

Both 96%

Jogging, cycling, swimming laps

Male 94%

Female 91%

Both 93%

Male 90%

Female 87%

Both 90%

Male 91%

Female 88%

Both 90%