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Advances in Physical Education 2012. Vol.2, No.1, 1-9 Published Online February 2012 in SciRes (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ape) /10.4236/ape.2012.21001 Dynamic Activity-Related Incentives for Physical Activity Julia Schüler, Sibylle Brunner University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Email: j.schueler@psychologie.uzh.ch Received December 7th th st , 2011; revised January 15 , 2012; accepted January 21 , 2012 The present studies adopted the theoretical framework of activity- and purpose-related incentives (Rheinberg, 2008) to explain the maintenance of physical activity. We hypothesized that activity-related incentives (e.g., “fun”) increase more than purpose-related incentives (e.g., “health”) between the initiation and maintenance phase of physical activity. Additionally, change in activity-related incentives was hypothesized to be a better predictor of maintenance of physical activity than change in purpose-related incentives. Two correlative field studies with rehabilitation patients (Study 1) and Nordic Walkers (Study 2) were conducted to test the hy- potheses. Participants’ incentives of physical activity were measured at the beginning of exercising and two weeks (Study 1; T2) and three months (Study 2; T2) later. At T2, participants were asked for their current physical activity. Both studies showed a greater change of activity-related incentives