Participation in physical activity can decrease the risk of recurrent stroke among stroke survivors. Stroke survivors have cited various reasons for not engaging in physical activity. Physical issues that prevent movement have been cited often among this target population. In addition, motivation is cited as a reason not to participate. Some survivors that experience physical issues still find ways to engage. Therefore, the motivation of stroke survivors needed to be examined to determine how it affects their decision to engage in physical activity. The purpose of this study was to determine why stroke survivors choose to engage or not engage in exercise by determining their type of motivation. Few studies have examined motivation types
