| Abstract: | Chinese Shadow Boxing has long been considered an important exercise for health in China. Most Chinese Shadow Boxing participants take this exercise to strengthen and improve their physical condition. In addition to the reason mentioned above, whether some other factors exist to attract so many participants in this exercise? This study aimed to find out these factors. Participants in Nantou, Caotun, Jhongsing New Village and Jiji were chosen as samples for this study. The research uses the questionnaire survey procedure, the grand total provides 450 questionnaire, recycling effective questionnaire 386, the effective questionnaire recycling a rate 85.8%. Descriptive statistic analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation coefficient were conducted in this study. Sex, length of practicing Chinese Shadow Boxing time, years of taking exercise, charge of Chinese Shadow Boxing training (those so-called ?background variables?) were used as independent variables, the dependent variables were motivation and satisfaction of Chinese Shadow Boxing.
The results in this study were summarized as follows:
1. Male, longer term of Chinese Shadow Boxing practicing time, longer years of taking exercise, and charging of Chinese Shadow Boxing training were highly related to stronger motivation in participating in this exercise.
2. Male, longer term of Chinese Shadow Boxing practicing time, longer years of taking exercise, and charging of Chinese Shadow Boxing training also led to higher satisfaction in participating in this exercise.
3. Besides, stronger motivation in practicing Chinese Shadow Boxing also led to higher satisfaction, i.e. they were highly interrelated and had positive correlation.
4. Getting into the habit of Chinese Shadow Boxing, increasing the frequency of participation on Chinese Shadow Boxing lead to healthy body and mind. |
