(School of Physical Education,Liaoning Normal University,Dalian 116029,China) Abstract: The authors investigated and analyzed current conditions of development of leisure sports by college students in 30 institutes of higher learning in China and the United States, and revealed the following findings: the percentages of Chinese and US college students participating in camping and hiking were all higher than 60%; the percentages of Chinese and US college students participating in orienteering, sailing, swimming and rock climbing were lower than 60%; the frequency of Chinese college students participating in leisure sports was higher than that of US college students in terms of “5-6 times a year”, lower than that of US college students in terms of “at least once a month”, “almost everyday” and “at least once a week”; in general, the condition of development of leisure sports by US and Japanese college students was better than that by Chinese college students. Key words: leisure sports;college student;China;the United States;Japan |