Financial incentives don't encourage us to get on the treadmill

Physical activity is a significant contributor to our health and wellbeing. To determine if using financial incentives effectively encouraged physical activity, adults were recruited to participate in a quasi-experimental study that compared the physical activity of individuals that were a part of a loyalty card incentivization program with individuals that were not. There were various types of incentives available for the iIncentive group, ranging from a free sandwich to a free gym membership. However, no significant difference was found at both the 12 week and 6 month mark for both groups ; the No-Incentive Group recorded 1.1 minutes more on average of physical activity a week at 12-weeks, and only 2.2 minutes less at the 6-month mark.