Basic Survey on Physical Fitness and Exercise -Comparing the Groups of Different Levels of Physical Fitness-

Abstract

Responses to the questionnaire on physical fitness and exercise were compared among on 160 male subjects aged 17-18 of years classified into "high", "average" and "low" physical fitness groups in terms of based on self-appraisal. The following results were oftained. (1) The relationship between self-appraisal of physical fitness and health condition, physical fitness and frequency of exercise were significant. (2) 100% of each group recognized in need of physical exercise. "Promoting physical fitness" and "to be relaxed physically and mentally" were most frequently chosen as the expected outcomes of such exercise. (3) More than 70% of the subjects considered their own physical fitness level "dissatisfied" or "awfully". Especially "systemic endurance" and "muscular strength" were most frequently chosen item for each group. (4) As the reasons for not being able to take up more exercise, "lack of fight" and "lack of time" were pointed out most frequently. (5) Many student recognize the important role of physical exercise fot promote one's physical fitness, but the student who really exercise are relatively few. Insufficiency of the cognition is one background of this fact. Then it was concluded that participation to real exercise strengthen the cognition of the role of physical exercise for health.