The purpose of this research is to examine the physical activity desire and actual conditions among Military Servicemen. In this research to achieve the research purpose, set up military servicemen as a population, and finally analyze 1,236 military servicemen as a sampling by proportional stratified cluster random sampling.
Results based on this research method and data analysis are as follows:
- The most important value in physical activity is to preserve one’s health and to improve one’s physical fitness.
- Physical activity is considered as an important activity.
- Physical activity is known to help life in the barracks, buildup of war potential, and prevent accidents.
- It shows that they are somewhat dissatisfied about the facilities and the equipment as well as the amount of time they have to put in for the activity.
- During their free time they usually TV.
- They frequently miss their army physical activities as well as physical activities they do on their free time due to the piled up work.
- They usually do their army physical activities and leisure time activities in the drill ground.
- Army physical activities as well as leisure time activities are considered as highly needed activities.
- The dissatisfaction they show while doing army physical activities and leisure time activities is due to the fact that they don’t have enough time to work out.
- The sport that is practice the most is soccer and basketball.
- The sports they most want to try in the future are swimming, Kumdo(swordsmanship) and boxing.
- The sports they want to continue doing is soccer and basketball.
- The leisure facilities that need the most expansion are the computer facilities and the resting room.
- The physical activity facilities that need the most expansion is the indoor gymnasium and the health center.
- The best policy for promoting physical activity is to expand the facilities and to guarantee them enough time to exercise.