พฤติกรรมการออกกำลังกายของนักศึกษา มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ วิทยาเขตตรัง

Abstract

This study is a descriptive study with a purpose of examining Behaviors for Exercises of Students in Prince Of Songkla University at Trang Campus. The study sample totaling 360 persons. The instrument used for collecting the data was a questionnaire. The collected data were statistically analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation, maximum and minimum values. The study results revealed that 63.33 percent of the sample were female, accounting for 55.56 percent under the age of 20 years, and 55.56 percent is the second year students. Most sample, about 33.34 percent take exercise everyday. Those whose amount of time was spent on taking exercise and sports for about 30 minutes accounted for 29.71 percent. As for the aim of taking exercise, it was found that the majority of the sample, about 40.79 percent take exercise for their health and 23.70 percent of them go jogging as their form of exercise. With regards to knowledge, it was found that most sample were knowledgeable of taking exercise for 49.72 percent. The majority of the sample 81.25 percent had good attitude towards taking exercise and their behavioral practice was performed at good level accounted for 53.84 percent. Therefore, in order to develop knowledge about taking exercise and to develop positive behaviors of exercises, training course / workshop providing useful information of suitable and correct way of taking exercise should be performed. Activities encouraging the sample to develop better knowledge of exercise should be organize and significance of taking exercise for sustainable development for good health should be emphasized.