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Table 2 Distribution of students’ frequency in the decision stages to plan exercise and healthy nutrition

From: Action status and willingness to change health-promoting behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic among elementary school children: a study based on Prochaska’s stages of behavior change theory (TTM)

 

Items

F

%

Exercise

I have not made a decision yet and it is not in my plan

183

29.6

I plan to start exercising in the next 6 months

96

15.5

I plan to start exercising next month

103

16.6

I have been exercising regularly for the last 6 months

88

14.2

I have been exercising regularly for more than 6 months

149

24.1

Nutrition

I have not made a decision yet and it is not in my plan

205

33.1

I plan to start feeding in the next 6 months

50

8.1

I plan to start feeding next month

83

13.4

For the past 6 months, I have started to eat regularly

88

14.2

I have been eating regularly for more than 6 months

193

31.2

Total

619

100