What are the differences in exercise motivation between individual exercisers, paired exercisers, group exercisers, and exercisers with no preference? (original) (raw)

found that completing exercise in a preferred exercise condition is associated with feeling better when compared with participating in a least preferred exercise condition. Furthermore, Parfitt and Gledhill (2004) showed that following acute exercise in highpreference conditions, a more positive state is achieved and fatigue levels are much lower when compared to participation in a low-preference condition. Duncan et al. (2011)explored exercise participation and exercise motivation but did not explore into the individual's choice and compare it to exercise motivation scales. To this end,