Relationship between Reported Motives for Exercise and Age of Women Attending a Community Fitness Facility

Abstract

38 new, women exercisers completed the 1989 Personal Incentives for Exercise Questionnaire-Version 4 by Duda and Tappe to estimate the correlation between age and various motives for exercise. No statistically significant relationship was found between age and scores on the subscales of Health Benefits, Appearance, and Affiliation. A significant negative relationship was found between age and scores on the Mental Benefits subscale ( r = −.51, p<.01). After replication, findings may tailor exercise promotion methods.