Exercise is something almost everyone participates in at some point in life.

Whether it be playing sports, lifting weights, taking your dog on a walk, or even doing yard work, we are positively stressing our bodies with different forms of exercise.

There are some reasons that people don't exercise, or stop doing it all together.

There are different reasons why people drop out of exercise programs, but studies show that usually it has to do with motivational rather than behavioral factors (3).

A study found that intention and self-efficacy are both important factors when predicting exercise adherence (3). 

External motivation factors are also found to be more important than internal motivation factors when it comes to exercise adherence (3).

An important point mentioned as well was that the exercise environment, at home or in a gym, and the persons preference for that environment plays a large role in an individuals exercise adherence (3).