This study was designed to investigate the relationship between sexuality and exercise motivations in 93 British bar staff. Participants who self-identified as heterosexual, gay, or lesbian completed the revised version of the Exercise Motivations Inventory and reported exercise frequency. Heterosexual men scored lower on appearance motives than did heterosexual women and gay men, higher on enjoyment motives than did gay men, and higher on competition motives than did women and gay men. Men were significantly less likely than women to be motivated by weight management. Heterosexual men also reported exercising significantly more frequently than the other three groups. Suggestions for targeted exercise promotion initiatives are discussed.Previous research has highlighted differences between men and women and between heterosexual and gay/lesbian groups in weight control concerns, and has related body dissatisfaction to differences in eating behaviors and motivations (e.g., work has not examined whether these sexuality effects extend to exercise motivations. In the present research we sought to address this gap in the literature by examining the impact of sexual orientation on motivations for exercise, with particular focus on motivations related to appearance and weight-control.Researchers have used a variety of measures to demonstrate that gay men score significantly higher than heterosexual men on body dissatisfaction ratings, whereas lesbians are typically more satisfied than heterosexual women are with their bodies (e.g.,

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