Television Viewing Does Not Have to Be Sedentary: Motivation to Participate in a TV Exercise Program

Table 1

Background characteristics of the respondents (N = 1,349).

Gender	Male		16.1%
	Female		83.9%
Age	<55		11.4%
	55–65		39.1%
	65–75		35.6%
	>75		13.9%
		mean (SD)	64.7 (8.7)
BMI	<18,5 (underweight)		0.7%
	18,5–25 (normal/healthy weight)		44.3%
	25–30 (overweight)		39.9%
	>30 (obese)		15.0%
		mean (SD)	26.1 (4.2)
Marital status	Married or living together with partner		62.3%
	Unmarried and never been married		5.4%
	Divorced/living separately		15.8%
	Widow/widower		16.5%
Current occupational status	Working		19.5%
	Housewife/-man		17.5%
	Retired/early retirement		51.0%
	Not occupied/other options		12.1%
Educational level	Low		44.5%
	High		55.5%
Urbanization	Village		47.4%
	Town or city		52.6%
Nationality	Dutch		94.8%
	Other nationality		5.2%
Perceived personal health status	Rating on scale of 1–10	mean (SD)	7.3 (1.2)
Compliance with physical activity guidelines (SQUASH)	Not complying with guidelines		52.3%
	Complying with guidelines		47.7%
Viewing habits	Watching less than weekly		6.1%
	Watching 1-2 times a week		20.3%
	Watching 3-4 times a week		41.0%
	Watching 5–7 times a week		32.5%
Participation in the NOM-tv exercises	Participating occasionally		22.4%
	Participating every time/nearly every time		77.6%