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. 2007 Sep 19;4:38. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-4-38

Table 5.

Salient Disadvantages of Participating in Physical Activity

Salient Disadvantage Percent Mentioning (%)
Will take too much time 40.6
 Waste time
 No time
 Don't have time to watch TV
 Don't have time to play games
 Don't have time to take rest
Will make me tired 36.8
 Feel tired after physical activity,
 Can't recover to normal status
Will take time away from studying 24.5
 Influence study
 Not helpful to study
 Reduce the time to study
 Can't concentrate on study after physical activity
 Don't have good grades
Will lead to me getting hurt or injured 12.2
 Will be injured
 Will feel painful after physical activity
 Will feel sore in the leg
Will mean having to wash up 3.2
 Take a shower
 Need to wash hair
 Need to wash feet
 Need to clean clothes