Abstract
This study employed Taiwanese women aged ≥18 years as the population and investigated their exercise habits, as well as the behavioral factors affecting such habits. In research on exercise, the relationship between exercise and sex is a crucial topic, and this relationship affects exercise promotion. Women’s exercise habits are influenced by traditional gender ideology, and women have long been excluded and treated unfairly in the realm of exercise. The study data were collected from a representative sample of 1113 Taiwanese women who participated in the 2011 Taiwan Social Change Survey (sixth phase, second wave). After removing missing values, the data of 1028 participants (46.39 ± 16.90 years) were analyzed. The results indicated that nearly half of the women had an exercise habit (48.3%). Those who were older, lived in a city (i.e., an area with a high level of urbanization), had a full-time job, had more favorable self-reported physical condition, and had enough income to meet their daily needs, were more likely to have an exercise habit.
Highlights
Office of Physical Education and Sport Affairs, Feng Chia University, Taichung 407802, Taiwan; Institute of Education & Center of Teacher Education, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
24.5% and 23.8% engaged in exercise lasting at least 20 min and that made them sweat more or breathe more quickly than usual at least a few times a week and every day, respectively (Figure 1)
This result concurs with the finding of this study, in which Taiwanese female adults were the population, whereby Taiwanese women living in metropolitan areas and having enough income to meet their daily needs were found to be more likely to have an exercise habit than their suburban-living and lower-income counterparts, respectively
Summary
This study employed Taiwanese women aged ≥18 years as the population and investigated their exercise habits, as well as the behavioral factors affecting such habits. The results indicated that nearly half of the women had an exercise habit (48.3%). Those who were older, lived in a city (i.e., an area with a high level of urbanization), had a full-time job, had more favorable self-reported physical condition, and had enough income to meet their daily needs, were more likely to have an exercise habit. Lower rates of exercise may be due to personal factors (e.g., marital status, income, and health) and exercise environment implications; this study aimed to examine the factors influencing exercise behavior in this population
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