Manifest Reasons for Jogging and for Not Jogging

Abstract

Reasons people give for why they do or do not jog should be taken seriously since these reasons can become discriminative for decisions about participating in regular exercise. 98 undergraduate student-volunteers were given two surveys of 13 items each in Likert format, statements about jogging and “not jogging.” Only 19 students completed the “reasons for jogging” form, while 79 students completed the “reasons for not jogging” form. High among reasons for jogging included health, psychological well-being, and the convenience and economy, and those for not jogging were preference for other exercise activities, boredom, discomfort, loneliness of jogging alone, and a past injury. The interaction between sex and ratings for “reasons for not jogging” was significant.