The journal I wanted to talk a little more about is the journal titled “Social Inequalities and Exercise during Adulthood: Toward an Ecological Perspective” by Joseph G. Grzywacz and Nadine F. Marks which talks about how exercise is different in adults that come from different backgrounds. I found this journal very interesting because I never thought that someone economic standing or low social status affected their exercise levels. Exercise has always been something that is a part of my life, I have played soccer for most of my life so I am very used to being physically active. But after high school when I stopped playing soccer it became harder for me to do so, I did not have a specific place to go to do my exercise anymore. I did not want to go to a gym or anything because I thought it would get too expensive, but I ended up just using the gym at school. It is still hard for me sometimes to be motivated enough to go but I try my hardest because I know all the benefits exercise could bring into my life. This kind of relates to when the journal stated that only about 14 to 23 percent of adults participate in enough exercise to get those benefits that come from it. And that 30 percent of adults do not participate in exercise, I found that weird at first when I read it because I was thinking if you know how much exercise can improve your life why would you not want to go? But then I remembered how hard it is for me at times to get up and go exercise.

Something else that I thought would affect someone’s exercise level from reading this journal is that those people who do not really have good jobs and low education. This can affect their exercise levels because many of them do not know the actual benefits they can receive from exercising. Or many of them do not have enough time to do so, maybe working two jobs and having to take care of a family the last thing they think about is wanting to get their exercise in for the day. Also where people live has a lot to do with it, when someone lives in a nicer neighborhood it might be easier for them to have access to a gym or be able to run around their neighborhood without feeling unsafe. But when someone lives in a more unsafe community it is hard for them to find a place to be able to exercise comfortably.

I found this journal very interesting because of all the aspects it brings to light that might affect people and how they exercise. I never really thought that where someone lived would really affect their level of exercise or their background would affect it either. Many of these different aspects are not acknowledged by many people.