Saqib Zulkaif Ahmed, Dai Jianhui, Menhas Rashid, Mahmood Shahid, Karim Maria, Sang Xuehui, Weng Yu
Research Institute of Business Analytics & Supply Chain Management, College of Management, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518060, People's Republic of China.
School of Physical Education and Sports, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2020 Dec 11;13:2949-2962. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S280339. eCollection 2020.
A modifiable risk factor for many diseases is physical inactivity. In this modern era, physical activity is acknowledged as a vital strategy to promote good health. According to the WHO, regular physical activity has various benefits for psycho-physical health. Decreased physical inactivity is happening in China due to the increased participation of the Chinese population in physical activity. The human body needs a specific level of physical activity to maintain good health.
The main aim of the present study was to assess the Chinese people's understanding of physical activity and participation in physical activity as a preventive measure against different diseases.
The present study was exploratory and conducted in the Kunshan county-level city in Jiangsu Province, China. A well-designed questionnaire was used to collect the data from the survey participants. A total of 3390 residents were selected from 1300 households through a simple random sampling technique. The collected data were analyzed through SPSS software. Both univariate and bivariate analysis were performed.
The survey results showed that the majority of women are participating in physical activity. Most of the Kunshan people participate in physical activity one time or more than one time per week. They perform 30-60 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity to improve physical fitness, recreation, and disease prevention. Fitness walking is the most common type of physical activity among Kunshan people, and most of them participate in physical activity at night. Wilcoxon signed-rank test indicated that post-test ranks are statistically higher than pre-test ranks (P<0.0039, 0.0039, 0.0039, 0.0020, 0.0001, 0.0156, 0.0313).
The study results showed that physical activity plays a catalyst role in improving human health on a natural path. It reduces the risk factor of non-communicable diseases and promotes general wellbeing. These findings show that physical activity level increases in Chinese society as more people participate in physical activity for health-being.
缺乏身体活动是许多疾病的一个可改变的风险因素。在这个现代时代，身体活动被公认为是促进健康的一项重要策略。根据世界卫生组织的说法，定期进行身体活动对身心健康有诸多益处。由于中国人口参与身体活动的增加，中国人身体活动不足的情况正在减少。人体需要特定水平的身体活动来保持健康。
本研究的主要目的是评估中国人对身体活动的理解以及将身体活动作为预防不同疾病的措施的参与情况。
本研究是探索性的，在中国江苏省昆山市进行。使用精心设计的问卷从调查参与者那里收集数据。通过简单随机抽样技术从1300户家庭中选取了总共3390名居民。收集到的数据通过SPSS软件进行分析。进行了单变量和双变量分析。
调查结果显示，大多数女性参与身体活动。大多数昆山人每周参与一次或多次身体活动。他们进行30 - 60分钟的中等强度身体活动以改善身体素质、娱乐和预防疾病。健身步行是昆山人最常见的身体活动类型，并且他们大多数在晚上参与身体活动。Wilcoxon符号秩检验表明，测试后排名在统计学上高于测试前排名（P<0.0039、0.0039、0.0039、0.0020、0.0001、0.0156、0.0313）。
研究结果表明，身体活动在自然途径中对改善人类健康起着催化作用。它降低了非传染性疾病的风险因素并促进总体幸福感。这些发现表明，随着越来越多的人出于健康目的参与身体活动，中国社会的身体活动水平有所提高。
