Primary reason for people to continue to run as a sport in the U.S. 2017

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 8, 2022
The statistic shows the primary motivation to continue running according to a survey in 2017. 53 percent of the survey respondents said that they continued to run in order to control their weight.

What was your primary motivation to continue to run?*

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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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