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In order to promote female sports activity, one need to recognize various socio-cultural barriers to it and ought to present the ways to clear them In this context, this study attempts to figure out the importance of sports in women`s daily lives, to diagnose their sports activity pattern, and to develop the ways to promote female sports. The results of this study are expected to contribute to expanding sports participation by women as well as by the entire society. For the purpose, we interviewed a total of three hundred and fifteen female students residing in SEOUL, KOREA. Included in interview items are dailt time schedule, time available for sports, sports activity types and exercise time for each day of a week, type of sports facilities, causes for participating in sports, ways to exercise sports, and reasons of failure to do sports. The followings are brief summary of the findings from the study. 1. Sports activity pattern of the interviewed 1) Tmie available for sports for each day of a week Almost all students who are engaged in any sports activity, regularly devote to it a certain bit of time in the morning. This indicates that persons who do exercise, not only use free time but also regularly allot their time to sports. 2) Activity type and exercise time for each day of a week The most popular type of weekday sports for female collegians turns out to be walking followed by jogging, swimming, aerobic dance, rope jumping, calisthenics in the order. On the average, they spend 42.86 mean time per each exercise. The weekday sports activities are composed of each types that don`t require cooperation among individuals. It reflects self-centerd and convenience-oriented behavioral pattern of students. On the other hand, the weekend types of sports appear to be mountain climbing, swimming, boeling, walking, tennis, and jogging in the order of popularity. 3) type of sports facilities and the nummber of tlir users Most of the students answered that they rather use their home and nearby public facilities including schools than private facilities. Swmming pool turns out to be the most frequntly visited facility by the repondents. In general,sports facilities are conciderd to be properly utilized by individuals. 2. Causes for participating in sports The main causes of sports activity are physical health, mental soundness, and social health in the order of importance. Among subcategories of physical health,`physical fitness` seems to receive more attention than `outward attractiveness` does. In the subcategories of mental soundness, `resolution of stress` is the most important cause followed by `leading a happy life`. 3. Respondents` own ways to practice Utilizing broken times-i.e., taking a walk instead of chattering over a cup oh coffee, making the best use of rest time, etc.-,is the test favored way to exercise, followed by steady and habitual practice. Sports, as a part of social system, plays an important role in promoting social culture. As such, the sports education should arouse among students a better motivation for physical activities that can reflect the exact function of sports in the social context 4. Reasons of failure to do exercise Me surveyed students, if they did not exercise, answer that the reasons are first, they have a negative or biased evaluation of physical activity or they lack understanding of it, second, they have no or improper knowledge of how to play sports or they have poor sports technique. This seems due to inadequate amount of time devoted to sports, which also failed to satisfy students` natural interest in it. Therefore, we need to introduce practical education programs that can promote social practice of sports. The survey showed that female students residing in SDOUL area, if they do exercise, enjoy a vigorous sports activities by regularly devoting time to them If they do not, they have a clear rtivation to do and are thinking of the ways to practice. In spite of the strong desi
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