Table 5

Salient Disadvantages of Participating in Physical Activity

Salient Disadvantage

Percent Mentioning (%)

Will take too much time

40.6

Waste time

No time

Don't have time to watch TV

Don't have time to play games

Don't have time to take rest

Will make me tired

36.8

Feel tired after physical activity,

Can't recover to normal status

Will take time away from studying

24.5

Influence study

Not helpful to study

Reduce the time to study

Can't concentrate on study after physical activity

Don't have good grades

Will lead to me getting hurt or injured

12.2

Will be injured

Will feel painful after physical activity

Will feel sore in the leg

Will mean having to wash up

3.2

Take a shower

Need to wash hair

Need to wash feet

Need to clean clothes

Zhang et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:38   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-38