A STUDY OF EXERCISE BEHAVIOR IN BAN KOH COMMUNITY BAN DARA MUNICIPALITY, PICHAI DISTRICT, UTTARADIT PROVINCE

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the exercise behaviors of people in the Ban Ko Community, Ban Dara Municipality, Pichai District, Uttaradit Province. The sample group used in the research was people in the Ban Koh community, Ban Dara Municipality, Pichai District, Uttaradit Province. A sample of 400 people was selected by multi-stage and accidentally sampling. The research tool was a questionnaire on exercise behaviors. Data were analyzed using statistics, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test and One-way ANOVA.

            The results were as follow

1.The study found that People in Ban Koh Community, Ban Dara Municipality, Phichai District, Uttaradit Province exercise behaviors Knowledge about exercise at a good level (13.87±0.70). In terms of attitudes about exercising were at a fair level (2.49±0.50), and those about practices about exercising were at fair levels (2.30±0.63).

2) Male and female had different attitudes and practical exercise behaviors at statistical significance at the .05 level.

3) People of different age groups, There were 3 different exercise behaviors with statistical significance at the .05 level.

Keywords: behaviors, exercise behavior, knowledge, attitudes, practices