Vol. 1 No. 1, February 2022

Exercise Behaviour of Female Religious Conservatives in Ojo Local Government, Lagos, Nigeria

Taiwo Abdulkareem Babatunde

Abstract

Religion plays a significant role in the lives of individuals; the level of religiosity varies and it has direct influence on
individuals’ behaviour and lifestyle. The study assessed the exercise behaviour of female religious conservatives in Ojo
Local Government, Lagos Nigeria. Snowball sampling technique was employed to select 287 participants. Self-structured
exercise behaviour questionnaire (EBQ) was used to obtain information during the study. The data collected were analysed
using descriptive statistics of frequency count, mean and percentage and inferential statistics of chi-square at 0.05% level
of significance. Findings revealed that despite having good knowledge of benefits of regular exercise, the exercise behaviour
of the respondents is abysmal. The study also reveals that the major reason for not engaging in exercise is because they
cannot expose their bodies in public, laziness and tight schedules. The study recommended indoor exercises with the use
of exercise equipment such as bicycle ergometer and treadmills, for those who can afford it, while those who cannot afford
such equipment can still do their exercises in loose fitting clothes that will not expose their bodies; also formation of female
only exercise groups should be encouraged wherein female instructors will lead exercise sessions and others will follow
either physically or virtually.

Keywords

exercise behaviour, religious conservatisn, BMI, obese, overweight, underweight, virtual training

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