Box 1.

List of benefits

The question for perceived benefits was: ….’tell me how much you would say sports and exercise could help you in the following things:

1. To relax and forget about your cares

2. To get together and meet other people

3. To have fun

4. To get out of doors

5. To feel a sense of achievement

6. To feel independent

7. To feel mentally alert

8. To feel in good shape physically

9. To learn new things

10. To look good

11. To control or lose weight

12. To seek adventure and excitement

13. To improve or maintain your health

Health education authority national survey of activity and health (HEANSAH) 1991