Analysis Of The Current Situation Of Chinese Youth Science And Fitness

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to analyze the status of Chinese youth participation in scientific fitness activities and to provide reference for enhancing the scientific fitness activities of Chinese youth. METHODS: A total of 4663 healthy adolescents (age: 22.56 ± 5.81yrs, female: 54.5%) were investigated for the intervention from 33 provinces (central municipality, national autonomous region). Divided into three groups according to age: juvenile (12-17yrs), pre-youth (18-28yrs), and late youth (29-40yrs); divided into three regions based on the administrative districts: Eastern Region (ER), Central Region (CR) and Western Region (WR). RESULTS: The Questionnaire consists of two parts: (1) Knowledge and Skills (RRC 0.91), and (2) Cognitive, Attitude and Behavior (ICC 0.97, RRC 0.93). The content validity of the questionnaire was assessed by 11 experts. The structural validity was evaluated by the factor analyses. The results show that: (1) fitness location analysis: 70.6% of youth fitness venues in playground and park squares, gyms accounted for 12.1%, and other proportions of 9.1%. (2) Analysis of fitness METHODS: 81.5% of fitness methods tend to run and ball sports, the proportion of fitness and bodybuilding projects is 9.4%, the proportion of water projects is 2.5%, and the other proportion is 6.6%. (3) Analysis of fitness duration: 58.1% of young people's fitness time is 30-120 minutes, 30 minutes or less accounted for 33.0%, and more than two hours accounted for 8.9%. (4) Fitness frequency analysis: 62.1% of teenagers are not regular fitness, 17% have planned fitness, and 20.9% do not exercise very much. (5) Analysis of the number of fitness times in the week: 57.5% of the youth fitness no more than 2 times, 29.2% of the teenagers were 3-4 times and 13.3% of the teenagers were 5 times or more. CONCLUSIONS: Chinese youth participation in fitness activities is relatively concentrated; most of the youth fitness can be controlled within a relatively scientific range but the fitness activities are not regular. Relevant departments use a variety of strategies to promote the systematic and diverse participation of young people in fitness activities. (This study was supported by NPOPSS Grant 15CTY011)