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Diet and Exercise Habits & Motivation Survey

Captures real-world eating and activity patterns, what's blocking consistency, and what actually keeps people motivated — for wellness programs, coaches, and fitness apps designing support that matches how people actually live. An AI follow-up interview digs into the specific barrier behind someone's confidence score instead of settling for a generic checkbox.

Sample questions

A preview of what’s in the template. Every question is editable before you launch.

13 questions · ~7 min
Q01
Message

Thanks for taking a few minutes to share your diet and exercise habits! Your responses are completely confidential and anonymized. There are no right answers here — the more honest, the more useful this is for building support that actually fits your life. About 5 minutes.

Q02
Multiple ChoiceRequired

In the last 7 days, on how many days did you do at least 7 minutes of physical activity (including brisk walking)?

  • 0 days
  • 1-2 days
  • 3-4 days
  • 5-6 days
  • Every day
Q03
Multiple Choice

Which types of exercise have you done in the last 30 days?

  • Cardio (running, cycling, swimming)
  • Strength or resistance training
  • Yoga, Pilates, or flexibility work
  • Team or recreational sports
  • Walking as exercise
Q04
MatrixRequired

How often do the following apply to your typical week?

5 rows × 5 columns
  • I eat vegetables or fruit with most meals
  • I plan or prep meals in advance
  • I limit sugary drinks and processed snacks
  • I eat without distractions like a screen
  • I get enough sleep to support my activity level
Columns: Never · Rarely · Sometimes · Often · Always
Q05
Opinion ScaleRequired

How confident are you that you can stick to healthy eating and exercise habits over the next 3 months?

Scale: 110
Min:Not at all confidentMax:Extremely confident
Q06
Best–Worst Trade-off (MaxDiff)

For each set, pick what would help you stick to a diet and exercise routine most, and what would help least.

  • More free time in my schedule
  • More energy or less fatigue
  • Simple, ready-made meal plans
  • A workout buddy or community support
  • Clear tracking of my progress
  • Affordable access to healthy food
  • Professional coaching or guidance
Pick best & worst per setBest:Would help mostWorst:Would help least
Q07
Point Allocation

Thinking about what gets in the way, distribute 100 points across these barriers based on how much each one holds you back.

  • Lack of time
  • Cost of healthy food or gym access
  • Lack of motivation
  • Injury or health limitations
  • Lack of knowledge on what to do
  • Lack of support from others
Allocate 100 points
Q08
Rating ScaleRequired

How satisfied are you with your current fitness level?

Range: 15
Min:Very dissatisfiedMax:Very satisfied
Q09
AI Interview

Explore the reasoning behind the respondent's confidence score for sticking to healthy habits over the next 3 months. If confidence was low or middling, identify the single biggest real-world barrier (time, cost, motivation, knowledge, support, or health limitation) and get a concrete recent example of it happening. If confidence was high, probe what specific system or habit is making it work so it can be reused with others.

Q10
Message

That wraps up the survey portion — just two quick optional questions left about you.

Q11
Multiple Choice

Which age range do you fall into?

  • Under 18
  • 18-24
  • 25-34
  • 35-44
  • 45-54
  • 55-64
  • 65+
  • Prefer not to say
Q12
Multiple Choice

What is your gender?

  • Woman
  • Man
  • Non-binary
  • Prefer to self-describe
  • Prefer not to say
Q13
Message

Thank you for sharing this! Your responses will be used to shape more realistic diet and exercise support — no generic plans, just habits and barriers that match real life.

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

How it compares

We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.

Why this template

  • Goes beyond a checkbox confidence score with an AI follow-up interview that digs into the specific barrier behind someone's rating, in the respondent's own words
  • Uses a constant-sum question to force respondents to weigh and distribute barriers rather than just picking one, giving more nuanced prioritization data
  • Pairs a max-diff exercise (what would actually help someone stick to a routine) with a weekly-frequency matrix to capture both stated motivators and real behavioral patterns
  • Frames the whole survey conversationally with chat-style intro/closing messages, making it feel like a guided conversation rather than a cold form

Jotform

Diet and exercise Form Template

This is a static, drag-and-drop form template rather than a survey instrument designed for behavioral research — it's built for quick data capture (e.g., logging habits) and easy customization. It's fielding-ready but light on structured question design like matrix or ranking logic. Good for simple intake, less suited to uncovering motivational nuance.

What it does well

  • Highly customizable form builder
  • Fast to deploy and embed
  • Simple, familiar Jotform ecosystem integrations

Where it falls short

  • No adaptive follow-up questioning — respondents get the same static fields regardless of answers
  • No mechanism to explore the 'why' behind a rating or barrier
  • No published methodology or scoring transparency

SurveyMonkey

Exercise, Fitness, And Diet Survey Template

A standard fielding-ready survey template from an established survey platform, likely covering frequency and satisfaction questions similar in spirit to ours. It benefits from SurveyMonkey's broad distribution and analytics tools, but the question set is fixed once launched. No indication of AI-driven probing into individual responses.

What it does well

  • Established survey distribution and panel options
  • Built-in analytics and reporting dashboard
  • Familiar, trusted platform for respondents

Where it falls short

  • Static question flow with no adaptive AI interviewing to probe motivation or barriers
  • No voice-based interview option
  • No per-response quality scoring

SurveySparrow

Diet and Exercise Survey Template

SurveySparrow's conversational, chat-style survey format makes this template feel more engaging than a plain form, and it's ready to field as-is. However, the conversational feel is a UI layer over pre-scripted questions, not true adaptive follow-up based on response content.

What it does well

  • Conversational, chat-like question presentation
  • Mobile-friendly, engaging UI
  • Ready-to-use healthcare template category

Where it falls short

  • No AI-generated follow-up questions tailored to individual answers
  • No voice interview or screen-share task capability
  • No transparent prompt or scoring methodology published

Typeform

Health and Diet Survey Template

Typeform's one-question-at-a-time format is visually polished and fielding-ready, well-suited for casual respondent engagement. Logic branching can route respondents based on prior answers, but this is rule-based branching, not open-ended AI probing of the reasoning behind a score.

What it does well

  • Clean, engaging one-question-per-screen design
  • Conditional logic branching between questions
  • Strong brand reputation for respondent-friendly surveys

Where it falls short

  • Branching logic is rule-based, not adaptive AI conversation that digs into open-ended reasoning
  • No voice AI interview mode
  • No automated per-response quality scoring or auto-generated qualitative reports

Frequently asked questions

What questions are in the “Diet and Exercise Habits & Motivation Survey” template?

The template includes 13 ready-to-use questions, starting with: “Thanks for taking a few minutes to share your diet and exercise habits! Your responses are completely confidential and a…” · “In the last 7 days, on how many days did you do at least 7 minutes of physical activity (including brisk walking)?” · “Which types of exercise have you done in the last 30 days?”. The full set is previewed above, and every question is editable.

How long does this survey take to complete?

Respondents typically finish the 13 questions in about 7 minutes.

Can I customize this template?

Yes — every question, answer option, and the ordering is editable before you launch. You can add or remove questions, or ask the AI editor to rework the survey around your research goal.

Is this template free to use?

Yes. Open it in the editor and start customizing right away — no account required to try it, and the free plan covers launching your survey.

Ready to launch?

Open this template in the editor. Every part is yours to change before the first respondent sees it.

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