These Are the Obstacles Faced by Indonesian Citizens When They Want to Exercise

Sports are a beneficial physical activity for health and are recommended for regular practice. However, there are several obstacles that people face when they want to exercise.

Based on a survey by the Kurious-Katadata Insight Center (KIC), the majority, or 65.8% of respondents, admitted that limited time is their main obstacle to exercising.

Obstacles faced when wanting to exercise include lack of motivation and lack of exercise partners, stated by 37.5% and 36.7% of respondents, respectively.

This is followed by respondents who have obstacles in the form of distant sports venues (36.7%) and respondents who are afraid of injury (28.8%).

The remaining 1.3% of respondents had other obstacles such as laziness, cost issues related to exercising, too much housework, waking up late, and other commitments.

This survey involved 875 respondents spread across various regions in Indonesia, with 52.1% male respondents and 47.9% female respondents.

The majority of respondents came from Java Island excluding Jakarta (62.6%), followed by respondents from Sumatra Island (13.6%) and DKI Jakarta (13.5%). Meanwhile, the proportion of respondents from Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali-Nusa Tenggara, and Maluku-Papua ranged from 1.3% to 4%.

Most respondents were from the 35-44 age group (33.3%), followed by the 25-34 age group (31%) and the 45-54 age group (21.5%).

Data collection was conducted from June 26 to July 7, 2023, using the computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI) method with a margin of error of approximately 3.31% and a 95% confidence level.

(Read also: [This is the Variety of Reasons that Make Indonesians Want to Exercise](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/datapublish/2023/08/18/ini-ragam-alasan-yang-membuat-orang-indonesia-mau-berolahraga))