Table 7.
Salient Circumstances Facilitating Participation in Physical Activity
Salient Circumstances that Facilitate | Percent Mentioning (%) |
Having fewer assignments | 27.7 |
Finish the assignment very quick | |
Finish the assignment in school | |
Don't take extra courses after school | |
Have a good academic scores | |
Having more time | 14.2 |
Give more time to play computer | |
Nothing to do | |
Don't see watch | |
More time for extra activities | |
It is very early when class is over | |
Having easy and fun activities to do | 12.3 |
Activity is not too vigorous | |
If I go somewhere not far from my home, had better walk or take bicycle | |
Activities I am interested in Fun activity | |
When I do physical activity, I can listen to music | |
Go swimming | |
Play basketball or football Contest | |
Being on vacation | 11.6 |
Summer vacation | |
Winter vacation | |
Weekend | |
Having good weather | 10.3 |
Nice weather | |
Fresh air | |
Warm | |
Having more PE classes | 9.7 |
The proportion of PE increases | |
PE test | |
In-school physical activity | |
Having approval from my parents and teachers | 9.0 |
Parents approve | |
Support from other people | |
Encouragement from parents | |
School agree | |
Senior leaders issue relevant documents | |
Having someone go with me | 7.7 |
Go with friends | |
Go with classmates | |
Parents take me to do exercise | |
Go with parents | |
Being in a good mood | 7.7 |
Very happy | |
Feel very boring | |
Bad mood | |
Getting rewarded to | 5.8 |
Gain points for exam | |
Money | |
Can play computer for 120 minutes | |
Give me 10 RMB, I will do physical activity | |
Encouragement | |
Having nothing else to do | 2.6 |
Nothing to do | |
Parents don't permit me to play computer | |
No good TV program | |
Having place or court | 2.6 |
Good court | |
Facility is good | |
There court in the neighborhood |