A revised version of the Exercise Motivations Inventory II (EMI-2) was used to address the functional significance of exercise motives for exercisers at a college campus recreation center before and after spring break. Individual questions assess motives which generally fall into one of 5 categories: psychological, social, health, weight management, and performance. Factors studied included time of day, type and intensity of exercise, gender, and age. Surveys were distributed over a period of 8 weeks before spring break and over a period of 6 weeks after spring break. As expected, the number of participants decreased after spring break (pre-spring break responses comprised 70% of the 341 total responses). Ninety-five percent of the respondents were females. Motives before and after spring break and between gender, modes, and intensities were very similar. Only 34% of the pre-spring break participants claimed to be working out in order to get in shape for spring break. Weight management, performance, psychological motives, and general health motives were the most cited motivations for exercise. Surprisingly, social factors were not cited as a primary motivator for exercise participation. Differences in motivations for different times of day, modes of exercise, and gender were not evident. Use of the shortened version of the EMI-2 was not only practical, but yielded results that may be beneficial in programming group exercise on a college campus.Keyword(s): assessment, college level issues, exercise/fitness