Table 2.
Contents of the studied in review.
| Study ID | Exercise Motivation | Exercise Frequency, Exercise Duration |
-Exercise Program -Intensity |
Difference (Male/Female) |
Exercise Site | Group or Individual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cao and Zhao (2017) [10] | Improve physical fitness | Male: 34%, ≧3 times/week; Female: 27.6%, =1 time/week. Male: 43.2%, 30~60 min. Female: 71.8%, ≦30 min |
-Male: running, basketball Female: Walking, badminton. -N/A |
Y | Track and field | N/A | |
| Sun, (2017) [14] | Keep fit | 22.1%, ≧3 times/week; 13.1%, =3 times/week; 31.7%, =2 times/week. |
-Male: basketball, badminton, run, swimming Female: badminton, run -N/A |
Y | Sports hall, athletic field | Depend on program | |
| Cheng and Zhu (2018) [18] | Male: 34.62%, keep fit; 33.61%, personal habit; Female: 33.83%, keep fit, 32.1%, personal habit |
Male: 41.85%, =1~2 times/week. 26.72%, 3~4 times/week. Female:52.84%, 1~2 times/week. 20.49%, 3~4 times/week Male:40.84%, 30 min~60 min. 32.27%, 60 min~90 min. Female: 42.72%, 30 min~60 min; 30.37%, 60 min~90 min. |
-47.5%, ping-pang. 42.8%, badminton. 44.1%, tennis; -N/A |
Y | Free sports center at campus | 31.70%, individual. 28.8%, group |
|
| Wang and Zhai, (2018) [16] | Keep fit | N/A | 63%, ≧30 min; 11%, ≦30 min; |
-36.2%, Running; 23.5%, basketball. -N/A |
N/A | 45.1%, Free sports center at campus | individual |
| Chen, (2019) [19] | Keep fit | 37.3%, ≧3 times/week. | -N/A -Males: vigorous intensity exercise. Female: moderate intensity |
Y | Free sports center at campus | N/A | |
| Wang, (2019) [11] | Physical fitness | Male, 75.9% ≦ 3 times/week. Female, 75.9 %≦ 3 times/week. |
-N/A -Males: vigorous intensity exercise. Female: moderate intensity |
Y | Athletic field | individual | |
| Dai et al. (2020) [21] | Improve physical fitness | 39.9%, 1~2 times/week. 29.9%, 3~4 times/week. 27%, ≧5 times/week. Mainly range from 31~60 min (41.3%) |
-Running, basketball, walking, badminton. -50.3%, male = Moderate intensity exercise; 42.3%, female = Moderate intensity exercise |
Y | 87.7%, Free sports center at campus | 55.09%, individual | |
| Ai, (2021) [20] | Improve physical fitness | 49.7%, =3–4 times/week; 16.3%, = 5 times/week. Mainly range from 30–60 min. |
-Male: basketball, running; Female: running, fitness course -N/A |
Y | Track and field, basketball court |
individual | |
| Jiang et al. (2021) [13] | Improve mental health | N/A | -N/A Vigorous Physical activity |
Y | N/A | N/A | |
| Qin, (2021) [17] | Relieve academic pressure and keep fit |
52.6%, Proportion of regular participants in physical exercise Male: 54%, no fixed duration; female: 42.3%, no fixed duration |
Male: basketball, running, walking Female: walking, running, ping-pang -N/A |
Y | Track and field, basketball court |
56%, individual | |
| Li et al. (2021) [15] | 78.29%, improve physical fitness | 50%, =2~3 times/week; 31.05%, =4~5 times/week; 10.86%, ≧6 times/week; Mainly range from 30~60 min |
74.58%, aerobic exercise and endurance exercise; 56.58%, antagonism sports; 39.34%, dance items. -N/A |
Y | Free sports center at campus | individual | |
| Peng and Tang, (2021) [22] | Keep fit, =78.29%; Actively participate in physical exercise, =51.98% |
49.55%, =2~3 times/week. 31.03%, =4~5 times/week; 10.86%, ≧6 times/week. Mainly range from 30~60 min. |
Male: dangerous coping behaviors, female: resist coping behaviors Moderate-intensity 50% N/A |
Y | N/A | individual | |
| Lyu et al. (2022) [23] | Improve physical health and improve the results of physical test | 45.2%, occasionally perform physical exercise; 19.9%, regular perform physical exercise | N/A | N/A | Free sports center at campus | N/A | |
| Zhang. et al. (2022) [24] | Improve mental health quality | 18.9%, =2 times/week. 32.8%, =3 times/week. 33.6%, =31~45 min. 16.5%, =46~60 min. |
-Medium exercise, 46.54%: Boys, ME = 53.71%, EE = 35.62%; Girls, ME = 37.47%, SM = 50.78% |
Y | N/A | individual | |
| Zhang et al., (2021) [12] | Perceive health | N/A | -N/A Moderate to vigorous physical activity |
N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Y = yes; N/A = no answer.