The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Marksissons and is narrated by Brock Armstrong.

Are you the working out type? I think we all know people who have for the most part enjoyed exercising throughout their entire lives.

They played sports from a young age. They were always on the move as kids, running farther, biking

faster, climbing higher, competing harder. On the flip side, there are those who have had to push

themselves more motivation-wise in the fitness department. The same degree of activity didn't appeal from an early age, even all things being equal in living circumstances.

How many of us, for instance, know siblings who span the entire spectrum of fitness orientation?

What happens not just in childhood, but in adulthood when the draw of physical activity isn't

just play, but health and longevity?

What personalities tend to work out more?

Who enjoys it more?

And what are the means we can explore to make exercise a more appealing personal endeavor

if we're not among the more naturally gung-ho?

The research on fitness and personality reveals some interesting dimensions. Much of the research revolves around the so-called

Big Five personality traits as a mean of analyzing what exercise choices and behaviors work best

for individual people, the Big Five being conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness,

neuroticism, and openness to experience. For example, the more conscientious you are, the more likely you are to exercise regularly.

Wherever you fall on that particular scale, logistical choices that support your consistent practice are obviously important.

You know how much structure you need.

If you're extroverted, obviously relying on your own willpower to go it alone for that daily run at 5.30 every morning probably isn't going to cut it.

If you score high on the open to new experience trait, novelty should clearly be a priority.

If you tend to be neurotic, not that there's anything wrong with that,

you might consider that regular exercise can balance out your emotional landscape,

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