Perceived Exercise Behavior in People Who Exercise at Public Parks, Bangkok
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Objective: To study Perceived Exercise Behavior in people who exercise at public parks, Bangkok.
Method: This is a survey research. The samples consisted of 206 adults who exercised at public parks in Bangkok. The research tools were the questionnaires which were constructed by the researchers and modified from the Heath Promotion Model concept of Pender et al. (2011). The data were analyzed with percent, mean, standard deviation (SD), t-test and F-test.
Results: The results showed that exercise behavior in people who exercised at public parks, Bangkok were the followings. Most samples preferred running as the type of exercise (64.07%), they had duration of exercise at the parks for 1-6 months (59.22%) and the daily exercise time was 60 minutes (51.94%). Overall perceived exercise behavior was at high level. When classified by catagories, it was found that they had perceived at high level in exercise benefit and self efficacy. The perceived exercise barrier was at moderate level. The variables of gender, age, education, income and family status showed no statistically significant differences in perceived exercise behavior while occupation had statistically significant differences in perception of exercise behavior (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Overall the people who exercised at public parks, Bangkok had perceived exercise behavior was at high level. They had perception at high level in exercise benefit and self efficacy. The perceived exercise barrier was at moderate level.
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