Physical activity is an important factor for the maintenance of health. Enjoyment of physical activity is essential to motivate persons to engage in sufficient physical activity. We examined whether self-reported enjoyment of PA is associated with objective measurement of the intensity of PA.A cardiovascular examination program was provided for individuals aged 40–75years without a history of cardiovascular events in Greifswald, Germany between 2012 and 2013. Participants (n=255) were asked to wear a three-axial accelerometer device (ActiGraph, GT3X+, Pensacola, Florida, USA) for 7 consecutive days. After wearing the device, the participants were asked to complete the 18-item self-administered physical activity enjoyment scale (PACES). Participants' (n=200) daily minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and their enjoyment of PA were analysed in a linear regression approach.The mean age of the participants was 56.3±9.7years, 41.0% were male. The average MVPA duration was 44.4±27.3min per day. In the regression analysis, enjoyment of PA was positively associated with MVPA (β=0.18, 95% CI (0.05; 0.31), p=0.009), participants with higher enjoyment of PA showed higher MVPA.We found a positive association between MVPA and enjoyment of PA, although for male participants only. Between bouted MVPA and enjoyment of PA there was no significant relationship.