What Is the Best Type of Exercise for You?
Answer each question by clicking the button under Yes, No, or In between. Once you've answered all the questions, we will show you which personality traits have the highest scores. The area with your highest score is your personality match and motivator for exercising.

Quiz adapted from The Exercise Habit, by James Gavin, Ph.D.

Grant Leitma, Ph.D., is the chair of the Psychology Department at Washington Adventist University in Takoma Park, Maryland. He lives in Frederick, Maryland, with his wife and three children.
Yes In Between No ACHIEVEMENT
2
1
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I like setting challenging goals and trying to achieve them.
2
1
0
I challenge myself to do better in all areas of my life.
2
1
0
I work best when I set tough but realistic goals for myself.
2
1
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I believe I need to set clear goals to have a successful life.
2
1
0
I don't believe in the concept of failure.
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Yes In Between No STRESS MANAGEMENT
2
1
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My work is very stressful.
2
1
0
There have been a lot of changes in my life in the past 12 months.
2
1
0
My life rarely feels even and relaxed.
2
1
0
I have to cope with a lot of pressure on a daily basis.
2
1
0
In the past year I have felt 'burned out' by stress.
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Yes In Between No SELF-ESTEEM
2
1
0
When I compare myself to others, I get the feeling they are somehow better than I am.
2
1
0
I get upset with myself when I make mistakes.
2
1
0
I have a hard time accepting myself as I am.
2
1
0
If I could be anyone in the world, I would choose to be someone other than myself.
2
1
0
I don't seem to say or do very much that is worthwhile.
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Yes In Between No SEARCH FOR MEANING
2
1
0
I feel something important is missing in my life.
2
1
0
I often wonder what my life is all about.
2
1
0
When I take time to reflect, I feel troubled by the shallowness of my lifestyle.
2
1
0
There seems to be a deeper purpose to life that I have difficulty connecting to.
2
1
0
I sometimes fear that as my life is ending I will realize I have completely missed the point.
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Yes In Between No MOOD AND TENSION
2
1
0
I am an anxious person.
2
1
0
I suffer from feeling blue or depressed.
2
1
0
My body feels tense a lot of the time.
2
1
0
People who know me think I'm a moody person.
2
1
0
I worry a lot.
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Yes In Between No PLAYFULNESS
2
1
0
I consider myself to be a playful person.
2
1
0
People tell me I am fun to be around.
2
1
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I like to play games and sports just for the fun of it.
2
1
0
My sense of humor is one of my most valued assets.
2
1
0
I have an easy time getting into a playful spirit.
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