Tracking of voluntary exercise behaviour over the lifespan.
Matthijs D van der ZeeDenise van der MeeMeike BartelsEco J C de GeusPublished in: The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (2019)
We conclude that exercise behaviour is moderately to highly stable across the life span. In particular in adulthood, where the tracking of exercise mimics that of a classical behavioural trait like personality. This stability reinforces existing evidence that exercise habits are hard to change, but at the same time suggests that successful intervention leading to the adoption of exercise habits will tend to last.