Primary reason for people to start running in the U.S. 2017

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 8, 2022
The statistic shows the primary motivation to start running according to a survey carried out by running USA in 2017. 14 percent of the survey respondents said that they started running due to weight concerns.

What was your primary motivation to start running?*

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Release date

June 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

March 2017 - June 2017

Number of respondents

6,800+

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Core runners**

Supplementary notes

* The source did not provide the exact wording of the question. The phrasing of the question might therefore differ from the wording in the survey.
** Results reflective of core runners: Active adult participants who tend to enter running events and train year-round; First-time runners invited to participate but the majority of responses came from core runners.

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