Nowadays many people are interested in their health. All of them know the importance of getting exercise. However, people do not get enough exercise for many reasons. We conducted a survey of 120 CWNU students to know their exercising habits.

The first question was: How often do you get exercise in a week? 37 of 120 students said they never get exercise (31%). About half (52) of the students said they sometimes get exercise (43%). 31 of 120 students said they get exercise everyday (26%).

Next, we asked students who replied ‘never’ why they don’t exercise. Over half students said they are lazy (65%). It means they have time, a place and money but they are lacking willpower. Experts advise them to make an appointment and do exercise with their friends or family. 4 of 37 students said they don’t have time (21%). 4 of 37 students said they don’t have any place to do exercise (11%). Only 1 of 37 students said economical problems (3%).

We asked students who said ‘sometimes’ and ‘everyday’ the average time spent doing exercise.

Almost same percentage of students said they spent 10-30 minutes (34%) and 30-60 minutes (35%). A small percentage of students (3%) said they spent 0-10 minutes. What is remarkable is that 28% of students said they spent over 60 minutes. That is, over half students (63%) do exercise over 30 minutes.

The last question was: why do you get exercise? The reasons were to keep their body in shape (54%), stay healthy (39%), relieve stress (7%) and acquaintance’s advice (0%). It means students get exercise because they want to keep their body in shape more than they want to stay healthy.

People’s life expectancy is getting longer. One of the secrets of longevity is getting exercise so people have to make extra time for exercise in a busy life. Getting exercise is good for not only physical health but mental health. Take care of your health while you still have it!

Jo Yu-Na  -

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