Regular physical activity contributes positively to people’s physical and psychological health (USDHHS, 2000). For example, exercise is linked to a decreased risk of morbidity and mortality for many chronic conditions (e.g., heart disease, cancer, obesity) and it is associated with increased strength, flexibility, and self-esteem (USDHHS). Thus, maintaining a physically active lifestyle is essential for good health – especially for people with demanding physical and psychological occupations such as law enforcement personnel. Limited research, however, has examined exercise correlates among police officers. In particular, police officers need to pass a series of physical fitness tests as a part of their basic training; and thus, it is important to examine the extent to which this is their primary reason for exercising in order to effectively facilitate their exercise motivation and adherence. The purpose of this study was to examine the psychosocial and cognitive correlates of police officers’ exercise behavior using the framework of the theory of planned behavior (TPB, Ajzen, 1991). Fifty-six police officers (M age = 33.25, 83% male) were recruited from a deputy sheriffs’ training program as part of a larger prospective study examining their exercise behavior and adherence. Participants volunteering for this study completed a series of questionnaires on the first day of their basic training program assessing their exercise behavior, intention, attitude, perceived ability to exercise (perceived behavioral control), and motivation to comply with others’ wishes for them to exercise (subjective norm). In addition, the participants were asked the following question: “Is the primary reason that you are exercising right now to pass basic training?” Participants were categorized into two groups based on whether they answered yes (n = 21) or no (n = 35) to this question. One-way analysis of variance were undertaken to determine if there were group differences across the study variables. Significant group differences were found for attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, intention, and behavior (p’s < .01), with the group exercising primarily to pass basic training scoring significantly lower on all measures. These findings illustrate that police officers have different reasons for participating in exercise, and they demonstrate that officers exercising primarily for job-related gains (i.e., passing basic training) may be at increased risk for sedentary behavior after completing basic training. Future research is needed that prospectively examines if and when police officers’ exercise behavior declines after basic training before effective programs can be designed to facilitate job-specific and lifelong physical activity.Keyword(s): adult fitness, health promotion, worksite