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Daudi, Aurélien. ""Conspicuous Fitness"." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-28681.
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Världen har genomgått stora förändringar de senare åren, liksom sättet på vilket vi interagerar och relaterar till den. Ankomsten av sociala medier har gett upphov till ett fenomen varigenom åberopandet av den spridande fitnesskulturen har möjliggjort för ett beteende bestående av publicerandet av allt mer sexuellt utmanande och explicit material att få fotfäste och normaliseras bland unga svenskar idag. Syftet med denna studie är att utforska meningsskapandet bakom och den bärande logiken för personligt uttryck och publikationen av personligt material i den moderna digitala världen av sociala medier. Jag ämnar göra detta genom att kombinera de teoretiska perspektiven framförda av Thorstein Veblen och Jean Baudrillard med Norman Faircloughs tredimensionella modell för kritisk diskursanalys. Denna metodologiska ansats, en sammanvävning av teori och metodologiska riktlinjer, kommer att tillämpas på det moderna svenska fitnessfenomenets uttrycksformer och emanation på sociala media-plattformen Instagram. Genom att studera bilder och deras associerade bildtexter är målet att bena upp och försöka förklara de diskursiva relationer och villkor som bär och ger liv åt detta beteende, och tillåter det att normaliseras. Tolkningarna av resultatet indikerar förekomsten av ett slags diskursivt maskerande av en underliggande strävan efter social validering genom förvärvandet av socialt kapital. Genom att åberopa fitness som legitimerande faktor transformerar diskursen verkligheten som omger dessa publikationer från någonting som hade betraktats som opassande, till att utgöra en del av ett beteende mer i linje med existerande sociala normer.The world has seen some rather significant changes in recent years, and with it the way we interact and relate to it. The advent of social media has given rise to a phenomenon in which the invoking of the spreading culture of fitness has allowed a behavior consisting of the publication of increasingly sexually explicit and provocative material to take hold and become normalized among Swedish youth. The purpose of this study is to explore the drive and reasoning governing the concept of personal expression and the publication of personal material in the modern digital age of social media. I aim to do this by combining the perspectives outlined in the works of Thorstein Veblen and Jean Baudrillard respectively, with the three-dimensional model of critical discourse analysis as created by Norman Fairclough. This methodological approach, combining theory and methodological guidelines, will then be applied to the modern Swedish phenomena surrounding fitness and its emanation and expression on the popular social media platform Instagram. By studying the images and their related captions the aim was to decipher the discursive relations and conditions that maintain and sustain this behavior and allow it to be normalized. The resulting interpretations indicate the occurrence of a discursive masking of the underlying strive for social validation through the acquisition of social capital. By invoking fitness as a legitimizing factor the discourse transforms the reality of these publications from something which would otherwise be frowned upon, into a behavior more in line with existing social norms.
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Alayo, Rivera Alessandro, Segovia Fiorella Teresa Callañaupa, Pacheco Ketty Olga Gamarra, and Díaz Diana Carolina Pacheco. "Fitness One." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/624850.
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Nuestro proyecto consiste en la creación de un gimnasio que implementará tecnología para potencializar los resultados de las personas de una manera rápida y eficiente. Está demostrado que los primeros 21 días una persona puede cambiar sus hábitos. Por lo tanto, el compromiso de Fitness One marcará la diferencia generando un fuerte impacto para la obtención de resultados a través de la tecnología. En Fitness One podrán realizar sus ejercicios conectándose a una plataforma que permite la realización de entrenamiento semi-personalizado de manera virtual y desde cualquier lugar. El instructor podrá atender a los usuarios, y brindará soporte en línea sobre la correcta forma de realizar los ejercicios. Fitness One estará ubicado en la Avenida Primavera en el distrito de Surquillo, un local debidamente acondicionado con máquinas y tecnología de punta, para ello se invertirá s/175,000 soles de los cuales s/100,000 son aportes propios de los cuatros socios de Fitness One y s/75,000 financiado por terceros. El retorno a los inversionistas será en los siguientes 36 meses de iniciadas las operaciones.Our project consists in the creation of a gymnasium that will implement technology to potentiate the results of the people in a fast and efficient way. It is proven that the first 21 days a person can change their habits. Therefore, the commitment of Fitness One will make a difference generating a strong impact for obtaining results through technology. In Fitness One you can perform your exercises by connecting to a platform that allows the realization of semi-personalized training virtually and from anywhere. The instructor will be able to attend the users, and will provide online support on the correct way to perform the exercises. Fitness One will be located on Avenida Primavera in the district of Surquillo, a place properly equipped with machines and state-of-the-art technology, for which 175,000 soles will be invested, of which 100,000 soles are contributions from the four members of Fitness One and 75,000 soles financed by third parties. The return to investors will be in the next 36 months after the start of operations.
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Lamadrid, Carmen Janneth. "Fitness for the Ageless: The Aging Populations Fitness Facility." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/146624.
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Fitness for the Ageless is a fitness facility that will offer specialized services that will be tailored to the health needs of individuals ages 50-65. We will offer premium services that will focus on improving health related problems that come with age, such as diabetes, cardiovascular problems, arthritis, and osteoporosis. We will offer both social and experiential benefits to our customers and their communities through our innovative services. These benefits range from improved health and social activities in communities to the improved emotional state of individuals. People will be able to improve their health and decrease their medical expenses while socializing and creating friendships. We will differentiate ourselves from the current competition such as YMCA and FItCenter through our innovative and specialized health improving programs versus our competitor's limited services and therapeutic focus. We will improve our customer's lives and improve their social experiences in our service process. Fitness for the Ageless will enter a competitive market but through our programs and customer focus, we will remain profitable. Our facility will meet the aging baby boomer generations needs for a specialized fitness facility.
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Segatto, Marco <1993>. "The fitness game: gamification nel mercato dei fitness tracker." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/12219.
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Il seguente lavoro vuole analizzare le tecniche di gamification utilizzate nel mercato dei fitness tracker e l’impatto che esse hanno sulla motivazione degli utenti. Per l’analisi sono state comparate tre imprese del settore (Fitbit, NIke+ e Zombie Run!) con l’Octalysis framework. Per analizzare l’impatto sulla motivazione e sulle performance aziendali sono stati intervistati esperti del settore e gli utenti finali. Gli strumenti utilizzati sono rispettivamente interviste telefoniche e un questionario online per gli utenti finali.
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Meer, Margarita V. 1986. "Exploring fitness landscapes." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/402192.
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Fitness landscape is a concept, which describes the dependence of phenotype on
genotype. It was proposed almost a hundred years ago but only recent burst of
technologies finally allowed exploring it. We studied different aspects of fitness
landscape applying both: computational and experimental approaches. Using
mammalian mitochondrial tRNAs we proved that evolution can proceed not only along
the ridges of high fitness but also cross the low fitness valleys. Functional analysis of
more than 56 000 mutants of green fluorescent protein from Aequorea victoria (avGFP)
allowed us to describe local fitness landscape around a particular fitness peak. In
addition to this we studied a case of population being on a slope – genetic code is
undergoing changes in Methanosarcina making them stay in sub-optimum.El paisaje adaptativo (fitness landscape) es un concepto que describe la dependencia del fenotipo en el genotipo. Hace mas de cien años que éste concepto fue propuesto, pero es sólo con la reciente expansión de tecnologías que finalmente ha podido ser explorado. Hemos estudiado diferentes aspectos del paisaje adaptativo aplicando tanto procedimientos computacionales como experimentales. Utilizando tRNAs mitocondriales de mamíferos hemos comprobado que la evolución puede proceder no sólo a lo largo de las crestas de elevado fitness sino también a través de los valles con reducido fitness. Análisis funcional de mas de 56000 mutantes de la proteína verde fuorescente de Aequorea Victoria (avGFP) nos permitió describir el paisaje adaptativo local alrededor de un punto máximo específico de fitness. Mas aún, hemos estudiado un caso de una población en una pendiente – el código genético está atravesando cambios en Methanosarcina quedándose en sub-óptimo.
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Duarte, Beatriz Isabel Sequeira. "Influenciadores digitais fitness." Master's thesis, Universidade de Évora, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/28124.
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No mundo atual que vivemos existe uma crescente necessidade de comunicar e partilhar conteúdos através das redes sociais e canais de comunicação interativos, sendo um meio prático e rápido de passar a mensagem ao maior número de pessoas/seguidores. Desta forma, será importante focar o tema com a área do fitness, já que a internet também promove modas, e hoje em dia o fitness começa a ser uma moda também, o que poderá ser positivo.
O objetivo deste estudo foi conhecer as motivações dos seguidores assim como entender quem são os influencers fitness.
Metodologicamente, foi elaborado um inquérito e partilhado através das diversas redes sociais para o máximo número de seguidores. Toda a análise estatística foi realizada com o software SPSS Statistics, utilizando a correlação de Pearson.
Os resultados deste estudo foram a alteração dos comportamentos dos seguidores como:
fazer a mesma receita, o mesmo treino e o mesmo exercício, devido à influência dos influencers e as principais motivações foi pelo elevado número de seguidores nos perfis e por fim, também para procurarem inspiração para um estilo de vida saudável. Contudo há uma contradição, visto que os seguidores não concordam que possuir muitos seguidores equivale a deter conhecimento técnico.
Concluímos uma alteração de comportamentos pelos seguidores inspirados nos influencers fitness, ao ponto de quererem tornar mais similares fisicamente aos modelos a seguir. Assim como, as redes sociais podem ser uma ferramenta para incentivar a população que as utiliza a procurarem um estilo de vida mais saudável mas com profissionais; Abstract:
In the current world that we live in, there is a growing need to communicate and share content through social networks and interactive communication channels, being a practical and quick way to get the message across to the largest number of people / followers. In this way, it will be important to focus the theme with the fitness area, since the internet also promotes fashions, and nowadays fitness starts to be a fashion too, which can be positive.
The objective of this study was to know the motivations of the followers as well as to understand who the fitness influencers are.
Methodologically, a survey was prepared and shared through the various social networks for the maximum number of followers. All statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS Statistics software, using Pearson's correlation.
The results of this study were the change in the behaviour of followers, such as: making the same recipe, the same training and the same exercise, due to the influence of influencers and the main motivations was the high number of followers in the profiles and finally, also to look for inspiration for a healthy lifestyle. However, there is a contradiction, since followers do not agree that having many followers is equivalent to having technical knowledge.
We concluded a change in behaviour by followers inspired by fitness influencers, to the point of wanting to become more physically similar to the models to follow. Likewise, social networks can be a tool to encourage the population that uses them to seek a healthier lifestyle but with professionals; Resumen:
En el mundo actual en el que vivimos, existe una creciente necesidad de comunicarse y compartir contenido a través de redes sociales y canales de comunicación interactivos, siendo una forma práctica y rápida de transmitir el mensaje al mayor número de personas / seguidores. De esta manera, será importante enfocar el tema con el área de fitness, ya que Internet también promueve las modas, y hoy en día el fitness también comienza a ser una moda, lo que puede ser positivo.
El objetivo de este estudio fue conocer las motivaciones de los seguidores, así como comprender quiénes son los influenciadores del estado físico.
Metodológicamente, se preparó y compartió una encuesta a través de varias redes sociales para el número máximo de seguidores. Todos los análisis estadísticos se realizaron utilizando el software SPSS Statistics, utilizando la correlación de Pearson.
Los resultados de este estudio fueron el cambio en el comportamiento de los seguidores, tales como: hacer la misma receta, el mismo entrenamiento y el mismo ejercicio, debido a la influencia de los influencers y la principal motivación fue el alto número de seguidores en los perfiles y, finalmente, también buscar inspiración para un estilo de vida saludable. Sin embargo, existe una contradicción, ya que los seguidores no están de acuerdo en que tener muchos seguidores sea equivalente a tener conocimientos técnicos.
Llegamos a la conclusión de un cambio en el comportamiento de los seguidores inspirados por personas influyentes en el estado físico, hasta el punto de querer ser físicamente más similares a los modelos a seguir. Asimismo, las redes sociales pueden ser una herramienta para alentar a la población que las utiliza a buscar un estilo de vida más saludable pero con profesionales.
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Cupit, G. "Justice as fitness." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.233368.
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Liu, Shuai. "Mobile Devices for Facilitating Group Fitness and Visualization of Fitness Data." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/98622.
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Lack of physical activity is a major problem contributing to diseases and poor health. Nowadays, mobile fitness apps serve in important roles in encouraging and facilitating people to do more physical exercise. Many apps focus primarily on individual behavioral strategies, such as displaying individual steps to encourage physical activity. Such strategies help evoke one's internal motivation such as peer recognition and competition achievement. However, such apps usually de-emphasize or ignore interpersonal behavioral strategies, such as team rank. And group-based strategies are very important in aspects such as peer recognition and can facilitate more physical activity. This research explores the design strategies of group-based dynamic approaches for encouraging physical activity in small-size groups. The development effort takes into account the different roles of mobile devices and laptops and the evaluation explored the effectiveness of the design.Master of Science
Lack of physical activity is a major problem contributing to diseases and poor health. Nowadays, mobile fitness apps like Fitbit and Runkeeper help encourage people to exercise. Many apps focus primarily on things like steps for each person. However, this research shifts the focus to small team goals and motivations, such as team rank and team progress toward an overall goal. This research explores ways to get people motivated through showing them information on their mobile phone or a web site. Several different visual displays were created and evaluated.
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Gardon, Tyler Andrew, Cat Rutledge, Taylor Heinlein, and Andres Diaz. "F.I.T. Fitness Innovation Tools: The All-In-One Digital Fitness Tool." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/144352.
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Ylinen, S. (Senja). "”Fitness-urheilija koulumaailmassa”:opiskelijoiden ja opettajien kokemuksia fitness-urheilijan elämäntavan toteuttamisesta koulumaailmassa." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2017. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201712013252.
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Useiden tutkimuksien perusteella on todettu, että liikunta ja terveelliset elämäntavat ovat suuressa roolissa ihmisen perusterveyden kannalta tarkasteltuna. Liikunnan avulla sairauksien puhkeamista voidaan jopa ehkäistä. Kuntosaliharjoittelun on tutkimuksien mukaan todettu olevan hyödyllinen ja tehokas liikuntamuoto ja se soveltuu kaikille. Terveellinen ruokavalio, liikunta ja riittävä lepo luovat yhdessä raamit hyville ja terveellisille elämäntavoille.
Tarkka ruokavalion noudattaminen ja kuntosaliharjoittelu voivat muuttaa ihmisen elämäntapoja rajusti, ja harrastelusta voikin pian tulla kilpaurheilua. Tällöin esille nousee käsite: ”fitness”. Fitness-urheilu on kasvattanut suosiotaan jo useamman vuoden ajan ja fitness-urheilijoiden määrä kasvaa koko ajan. Kilpaurheilu tarkoittaa kurinalaisen elämäntavan toteuttamista ja elämäntapa on osa urheilijaa joka ikinen päivä.
Tässä tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan fitness-urheilijoiden elämäntavan toteuttamisesta koulumaailmassa. Tutkimuksessa on selvitetty, miten fitness-urheilijat kokevat onnistuvansa yhdistämään koulumaailman ja kilpaurheilun, ja millaisia ennakkoluuloja he ovat kohdanneet. Kriteerinä tutkimukseen osallistumiseksi on asetettu seuraavat ehdot: henkilön on oltava joko opiskelijana tai opettajana koulumaailmassa sekä hänen on oltava koulutetun valmentajan valmennuksessa.
Tämän empiirisen tutkimuksen aineistonkeruumenetelmänä on käytetty kirjoitelmia. Kirjoitelmat ovat fitness-urheilijoiden (n=8) kirjoittamia, joissa he kuvaavat kokemuksiaan kilpaurheilun ja koulumaailman kohtaamisesta. Kyseessä on laadullinen tutkimus, jonka tutkimusmenetelmänä on käytetty fenomenografista tutkimusotetta. Aineiston analyysimenetelmänä on käytetty sisällön analyysiä.
Tutkimustuloksien perusteella voidaan todeta, että fitness-urheilijat kokevat elämäntavan ja koulumaailman yhteensovittamisen helpoksi. Ratkaisuna on omien eväiden kuljettaminen mukaan kouluun, näin fitness-urheilija pystyy noudattamaan valmentajansa laatimaa ruokavaliota.
Ennakkoluulojakin urheilijat ovat kohdanneet, mutta kokevat niiden johtuvan epätietoisuudesta lajia kohtaan, eivätkä pidä niitä negatiivisina. Tutkimuksen toteutuksessa on huolehdittu eettisyyden hyvästä toteutumisesta. Tutkimusaineistoa on käsitelty kunnioituksella ja tutkittavien identiteetti on ehdottomasti säilytetty. Tutkimukselle olisi mahdollista tehdä jatkotutkimuksia suuremmalla otannalla ja käyttää kenties haastattelua aineistonkeruumenetelmänä.
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Thorell, Eva. "Physical Fitness and Pregnancy." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Allmänmedicin och preventivmedicin, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-203630.
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Objectives To assess physical fitness in pregnancy and to evaluate its effect on perceived health, back pain, blood pressure and duration of gestation. Also, to evaluate the effect of serum relaxin levels on blood pressure and duration of gestation. Material and methods A prospective cohort of 520 pregnant women were examined in early pregnancy and five months postpartum with regard to socio-demographic characteristics and estimated peak oxygen uptake (V̇O2 peak, est.). Serum concentrations of relaxin were carried out in early pregnancy. Physical exercise, possible back pain and blood pressure were measured repeatedly throughout pregnancy. Results Absolute V̇O2 peak, est. in early pregnancy was positively correlated to perceived health, which was lower during than after pregnancy. The average absolute V̇O2 peak, est. in early pregnancy of 2.4 l/minute was 0.02 l/minute less than the V̇O2 peak, est. postpartum, while regular physical exercise decreased throughout pregnancy. Absolute V̇O2 peak, est. in early pregnancy was not associated to the incidence of any low back pain location in pregnancy or postpartum, but inversely to intensity of back pain and diastolic blood pressure and positively with duration of gestation. Elevated serum relaxin levels were associated with decreased diastolic blood pressure and higher duration of gestation among women with miscarriage. Conclusions Perceived health, diastolic blood pressure and duration of gestation were positively affected by physical fitness while no effect was shown on the incidence of back pain. The effect of physical fitness on duration of gestation and diastolic blood pressure might have clinical implications as well as the increased serum relaxin levels on miscarriages.
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Wesche, Philipp L. "Fitness variance and sex." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/11543.
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I present a thorough investigation of the meaning of fitness variance in the context of conditional sex expression, followed by a comprehensive analysis of a weak maternal effects model of conditional sex expression. This includes a consideration of the effects of different sex expression strategies on the population genetics and conservation ecology of species. I focused on three questions: What is the meaning of fitness variance in the context of conditional sex expression? Under what conditions can conditional sex expression evolve? How can we detect conditional sex expression in natural populations, given new findings on its population genetics and the significance of fitness variance? Findings include the following: 1. Fitness variance is not a useful metric to detect conditional sex expression. 2. Conditional sex expression evolves when selection is greater on one sex than the other; this holds true for a wide range of parameter values. This corroborates existing theory. 3. In the first known model including sexual selection and conditional sex allocation, this combination is shown to produce faster adaptation than sexual selection alone. 4. Conditional sex expression has the potential to increase population longevity, and may additionally spread through clade (or group) selection. 5. Conditional sex expression can be reliably detected using a combination of allele frequency trajectories through time and cross-sectional allele frequency data from polymorphic loci; this combination is necessary to avoid false positives from loci under balancing selection.
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Choutková, Aneta. "Marketingový mix fitness centra." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-261776.
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The aim of the thesis is to define and evaluate the marketing mix of the fitness centre World Gym Fitness Group Inc. and to recommend changes that would increase the efficiency of the marketing mix. The theoretical part is divided into two chapters and focuses on marketing mix of services and marketing environment. Within the crucial practical part there has been run a research to determine the mission of the company and clients´ satisfaction. The research is based on direct observation. The practical part contains at first general characteristics of the World Gym company. The next chapters are focused on the individual parts of the marketing mix of the fitness centre. The marketing mix includes services, price, promotion, distribution, physical environment and people. At the end all findings are summarized in the SWOT analysis and recommendations are designed to increase the efficiency of the marketing mix of the fitness centre.
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Pospíchal, Pavel. "Fitness a Wellness centrum." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-371942.
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The diploma thesis is about design and project documentation of fitness and wellness center. The designed object is situated in the outskirts of Havlíčkův Brod in a quiet environment and with direct connection to the city dam. The object is a three-storey partially-basement building with a flat green roof in three levels. The building is based on the base passages of plain concrete, reinforced concrete slabs and beads. The supporting, peripheral and partition walls are designed from the VELOX system. The outer casing consists of cement slab, reinforced concrete core and thermal insulation. In open-plan areas there are designed reinforced concrete columns. The ceiling structure is predominantly designed from reinforced concrete slabs to lost formwork. Part of the facade is plastered, the other part is ventilated. Individual architectural elements divide the object into units and fit into the natural landscape. The object is divided into several tracts where each has its own purpose and specification. In the 1st floor there is a gym, room for trainers and coordinating training room. In the center there is atrium, reception, cloakroom, buffet and public toilets. Vertical communication is possible using a suspended staircase or a hydraulic lift. On the 1st underground floor there is a reception desk and cloakroom for disabled people. In the western part of the tract there is an indoor pool with whirlpool, of course there are cloakrooms divided for men and women. The eastern part of the tract is used as a technical room of air-conditioning, there are also 3 saunas, including a relaxation room and dressing room. All facilities on the 1st underground floor have access to an outdoor park, including a dam and outdoor whirlpools. In the 2nd floor there is a staffing facility, an area for manegement, technical rooms and an outdoor green terrace. The designed object is designed for disabled people. Around the object there is designed a car park for 33 cars.
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McAllister, Kyle James. "Evolusion Fitness Business Plan." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/146231.
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Hwang, Martin Casey Ann. "EVOLuSION Fitness: Social Entrepreneurship." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/146604.
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the alternative value created by EVOLuSION Fitness. EVOLuSION Fitness is a fitness facility that provides a holistic approach to wellness. Through group fitness, nutrition, and accountability classes, and accountability emails and texts, EVOLuSION Fitness is able to motivate individuals suffering from maintainable chronic conditions to exercise and make healthier lifestyle decisions. EVOLuSION Fitness creates social, experiential, and environmental alternative value. This is because clients can potentially improve their quality of life and even potentially increase their life expectancy. Furthermore, as individuals increase their activity, their bodies create endorphins, which in turn improves their mood and self-confidence. Because EVOLuSION Fitness is not like the typical gym, in that it does not have rows upon rows of cardio machines, its carbon footprint is relatively small. Overall, this company is revolutionizing the fitness and health industry.
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Adamová, Martina. "Podnikatelský plán - fitness centrum." Master's thesis, Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-257597.
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This thesis deals with the issues relating to the processing of a business plan for a company, namely the establishment of a fitness center. The theoretical part is devoted to basic concepts in order to show the reader the problems of business. Terms such as business, entrepreneur, business forms, and the like will be explained. Furthermore, the theoretical part is also devoted to marketing, where it is important to note the characteristics of the product offered, its distribution, promotion and pricing. Pricing is set in relation to the financial processing business ideas with regard to competition. The competitive environment must be properly identified and analyzed. For this reason, the theoretical part also contains selected models for the analysis of competitive strengths and weaknesses and strengths of the company. The practical part is dedicated to processing the business plan and its subsequent economic evaluation. The final section is devoted to a summary of the results and evaluate whether the targets have been reached.
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Antolíková, Viera. "Fitness a relaxační centrum." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-265549.
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The subject of this thesis is processing of design documentation for construction of the fitness and relax centre. The designed building is situated in the town centre of Giraltovce, in built-up area near watercourse Radomka. It is designed as two-storey without basement and with warm flat roofs. The part of roofing with vegetation is used as a terrace. The building envelope is a ventilated facade of fair-faced bricks in combination with cement-bonded particleboards imitating the texture of wood. The structural system is designed as column system with point-supported slab from cast-in-place reinforced concrete.
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Lu, Guanzhou. "Characterising fitness landscapes with fitness-probability cloud and its applications to algorithm configuration." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2014. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4756/.
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Metaheuristics are approximation optimisation techniques widely applied to solve complex optimisation problems. Despite a large number of developed metaheuristic algorithms, a limited amount of work has been done to understand on which kinds of problems the proposed algorithm will perform well or poorly and why. A useful solution to this dilemma is to use fitness landscape analysis to gain an in-depth understanding of which algorithms, or algorithm variants are best suited for solving which kinds of problem instances, even to dynamically determine the best algorithm configuration during different stages of a search algorithm. This thesis for the first time bridges the gap between fitness landscape analysis and algorithm configuration, i.e., finding the best suited configuration of a given algorithm for solving a particular problem instance. Studies in this thesis contribute to the following: a. Developing a novel and effective approach to characterise fitness landscapes and measure problem difficulty with respect to algorithms. b. Incorporating fitness landscape analysis in building a generic (problem-independent) approach, which can perform automatic algorithm configuration on a per-instance base, and in designing novel and effective algorithm configurations. c. Incorporating fitness landscape analysis in establishing a generic framework for designing adaptive heuristic algorithms.
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Truxillo, Catherine Ingels. "The effects of emotional disclosure on fitness and fitness-related social psychological constructs /." Digital version accessible at:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
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Elders, Kevin Lynn. "A fitness model for pastors." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2010. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.
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Torres, Miño María de los Ángeles, and Retamales Cecilia Lorena Meléndez. "Fitness Center : vive la zumba." Tesis, Universidad de Chile, 2014. http://www.repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/117473.
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Tesis para optar al grado de Magíster en AdministraciónAutores no envían autorizaciones, para ser publicada en el Portal de Tesis Electrónicas de la U. de Chile.
Torres Miño, María de los Ángeles [Parte I], Meléndez Retamales, Cecilia Lorena [Parte II]
En Chile y el mundo, se están realizando diversas campañas que fomentan la vida sana y parte importante de un estilo de vida saludable es una buena hidratación que complemente a una alimentación balanceada y el ejercicio diario. Realizar ejercicio diario no tiene que ser un sacrificio, realizar ejercicio debiera ser una rutina del día a día en donde lo principal es pasarlo bien. Para esto es muy importante el espacio en donde se realice, como se realice y la música que se utilice para esto. En nuestro país, la Encuesta IND de Hábitos de Actividad Física 2006 arrojó que sólo 12,8% de la población realizaba ejercicio al menos tres veces por semana, mientras que en 2009 el resultado fue de 13,6%, datos que planteaban la necesidad urgente de intervenir con programas que incentivaran a la gente a practicar deporte. Y si a eso se agregan cifras categóricas que hablan de una población entre las más obesas del mundo (Chile es el segundo en Latinoamérica detrás de México, con un 25% de la población adulta obesa y un 37,8% con sobrepeso), la situación parece ser delicada. El análisis de este proyecto se basa en la construcción de un lugar único, Fitness Center, Vive la Zumba, que no existe en Antofagasta ni en Chile, donde se concentren todas las actividades relacionadas con la actividad Zumba que permitan a los clientes identificarse con la marca, sentirse parte de este sistema y poder llevarlo a un estilo de vida, vivir la Zumba pensando en tener una vida saludable. El éxito del negocio se basa en la creación de una necesidad y generar pertenencia de la marca Zumba a través de la diferenciación de las múltiples alternativas que existen, en el ámbito del ejercicio, vida sana, entretenimiento, deporte, actividades al aire libre, entre otras
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Baydala, Angelina. "Lifestyle interventions, stress, and fitness." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/mq24645.pdf.
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Hwa, Michael Chia Yong. "Anaerobic fitness of young people." Thesis, University of Exeter, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.390135.
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Thomas, Adam G. "Brain plasticity and aerobic fitness." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:c941d5b2-4b37-420a-be3f-d71e753fc8d6.
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Regular aerobic exercise has a wide range of positive effects on health and cognition. Exercise has been demonstrated to provide a particularly powerful and replicable method of triggering a wide range of structural changes within both human and animal brains. However, the details and mechanisms of these changes remain poorly understood. This thesis undertakes a comprehensive examination of the relationship between brain plasticity and aerobic exercise. A large, longitudinal experiment was conducted in which healthy but sedentary participants were scanned before and after six-weeks of monitored aerobic exercise. Increases in the volume of the anterior hippocampus were observed, as previously reported in an older cohort after a longer exercise intervention. Multimodal imaging methods allowed an in-depth exploration of the mechanisms underlying this volume change, which proved to be dominated by white matter changes rather than the vascular changes that have been previously reported. A surprising global change in the balance of CSF, blood, and brain tissue within the cranial cavity was also observed. Cross-sectional differences in memory and brain structure associated with fitness were also observed. The volume of the anterior hippocampus was shown to correlate with a measure of working memory. Higher cerebral blood volume throughout the brain was found to correlate with greater fitness and better working memory. Focal associations between fitness and magnetic susceptibility, a measure of iron content, were also observed in the basal ganglia. These findings demonstrate that aerobic fitness is associated with improved cognition and brain structure throughout the lifespan rather than simply acting to mitigate age related brain atrophy or accelerate brain development. Finally, a new pipeline was developed for analysing hippocampal morphometry using high-resolution, 7 Tesla scans. Striking variability in the convolution of the hippocampal surface is reported. This technique shows promise for imaging the precise nature of the change in hippocampal volume associated with aerobic exercise. This thesis adds to the evidence that aerobic exercise is a potent catalyst for behavioural and brain plasticity while also demonstrating that the mechanisms for those plastic changes are likely different than previously supposed. Future work will refine these measurement techniques, perhaps to a point where brain changes can be monitored on a single subject level. This work will provide an important tool to understand how best to utilize aerobic exercise to facilitate adaptive behavioural changes, mitigate the negative effects of ageing and disease on the brain, and maximize the benefits of active lifestyles.
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Podapati, Sasidhar. "Fitness Function for a Subscriber." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för kommunikationssystem, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-13953.
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Mobile communication has become a vital part of modern communication. The cost of network infrastructure has become a deciding factor with rise in mobile phone usage. Subscriber mobility patterns have major effect on load of radio cell in the network. The need for data analysis of subscriber mobility data is of utmost priority. The paper aims at classifying the entire dataset provided by Telenor, into two main groups i.e. Infrastructure stressing and Infrastructure friendly with respect to their impact on the mobile network. The research aims to predict the behavior of new subscriber based on his MOSAIC group. A heuristic method is formulated to characterize the subscribers into three different segments based on their mobility. Tetris Optimization is used to reveal the “Infrastructure Stressing” subscribers in the mobile network. All the experiments have been conducted on the subscriber trajectory data provided by the telecom operator. The results from the experimentation reveal that 5 percent of subscribers from entire data set are “Infrastructure Stressing”. A classification model is developed and evaluated to label the new subscriber as friendly or stressing using WEKA machine learning tool. Naïve Bayes, k-nearest neighbor and J48 Decision tree are classification algorithms used to train the model and to find the relation between features in the labeled subscriber dataset
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Bukai, Martin. "Podnikatelský záměr - založení fitness centra." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2020. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-416871.
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The subject of the thesis is to create a Business Plan for the establishment of a fitness center in Brno. The first part defines the theoretical background that characterizes the business environment in the Czech Republic and which gives us the basis for processing the analytical part. The analytical part of this work is devoted to complex analysis, marketing research and evaluation of the current market conditions. In the final part, based on the performed analyzes, the business plan itself is created, including all legal requirements within the Czech business environment.
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Sebastian, Barbara J. "Friendship Community and Fitness Center." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35329.
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I propose to design a facility that will be both a fitness center and a community center. The building will integrate a fragmented site, making the site a cohesive whole and making all parts of the site navigable through extensive terracing, inside and outside the structure. Emphasis will be placed on making the community center more important visually than its larger counterpart, the fitness center.Master of Architecture
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Jindrová, Monika. "Podnikatelský plán založení fitness centra." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-4566.
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The aim of the thesis "Business Plan for Establishing of a Fitness center" is the elaboration of a bussines plan on establishment of the real fitness center. The theoretical part is aimed to characterize small and medium business, its importance for national economy and also represents the structure and content of a business plan. The practical part is concentrated on creation of the bussines plan on establishment of the fitness center in Dolní Břežany. The work closes with the final summary and financial evaluation of this project.
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Chowdhury, Shruti Aditya. "Designing Fitness: Probes for Motivation." Research Showcase @ CMU, 2017. http://repository.cmu.edu/theses/124.
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Shaw-Gardow, Brooke. "Physical fitness and intellectual disabilities." Online version, 2003. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2003/2003shawgardowb.pdf.
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Gentsch, Sandra Lynn. "TUCSON COMMUNITY AND FITNESS CENTER." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/192471.
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Černá, Květoslava. "Podnikatelský záměr založení fitness centra." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-222049.
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The diploma thesis deals with elaboration of prospectus about promoting and starting a new fitness center. Prospectus project results from accumulated information, analysis of present state of specialization and arises from finding of market opportunity.
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Pešek, Tadeáš. "Podnikatelský záměr založení fitness centra." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-318600.
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The goal of this master thesis is to create a business plan for an establishment of a fitness centre located in Brno-Černovice. The business plan includes analysis of feasibility of establishing the fitness centre as well as a calculation of a break-even point, result of which is the finding of the payback period, considering probable sales and costs. The thesis contains variable solutions of the business plan.
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Moore, Elwood D. "The Relationship between Fitness-Based Incentive Programs and Exercise Adherence in a Corporate Fitness Facility." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2003. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/MooreED2003.pdf.
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Chau, Chi-kong. "An examination of performance in the 20 m multistage shuttle run and a treadmill test in Hong Kong students." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1999. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B21734690.
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Faktor, Marc Dylan. "Health-related physical fitness, knowledge, and administration of the Canadian physical activity, fitness and lifestyle approach." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/15891.
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Research suggests that individuals who have increased fitness knowledge via health education are more likely to be physically active and fit. In addition, an individual’s health literacy is suggested to play a substantial role towards the acquisition of health knowledge. However, literature delineating the relationship between health knowledge, health literacy, and the components of health-related physical fitness is scarce and inconsistent. The Canadian Physical Activity, Fitness and Lifestyle Approach (CPAFLA) represents a series of standardized fitness testing procedures developed by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. In addition, the CPAFLA provides important health-related information to individuals intended to promote healthy lifestyle activities. To-date, the influence of the CPAFLA on health-related physical fitness knowledge and the components of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) regarding physical activity has yet to be examined. One large study examining two distinct sub-questions was conducted. The first question examined objectively the relationship between health-related physical fitness knowledge, health literacy, and health-related physical fitness in 34 participants (18 F, 16 M; 19-49 years). Knowledge was examined using the FitSmart, while health literacy and physical fitness were assessed via the Newest
Vital Sign and the CPAFLA, respectively. Results indicated that knowledge was a
significant correlate (r=O.40, p
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Lee, Patrick Quinn. "Essays in occupational fitness and absenteeism." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25151.
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Occupational fitness programs have enjoyed enormous popularity over the course of the past decade. Their continuing penetration into all sectors of the business community coupled with the rapid growth of organizations serving professional fitness personnel, suggests that their presence may be permanent.
A major reason for the popularity of occupational fitness programs, is the claim that fitness programs can reduce employee absenteeism. Two important issues at this time are:
(1) the role of physical fitness in mediating sickness absence behavior, and,
(2) the role of participation in occupational fitness programs as a way of enhancing worker attendance motivation.
These issues fit in well with the Steers & Rhodes (1978) Process Model, a conceptual framework which deals with employee absenteeism from the standpoints of ability to attend (ie. high fitness) and motivation to attend (ie. high morale). The Steers & Rhodes theoretical model was chosen as an appropriate vehicle to guide this study. Part I reviewed the claim that physical fitness as a physiological state, is inversely related to sickness absence among employees. The literature review suggested that fit employees would miss fewer days from work than unfit employees. The prediction that physical fitness and sickness absence will be inversely related, formed the core of the hypotheses generated in Part I. In addition, hypotheses were also developed concerning the possible effects of gender, age, length of service and company affiliation.
Correlational analyses were performed on several physiological and absence variables obtained from a sample of employees from the years 1979 through 1984.
Modest but significant inverse correlations were found to exist between MVO₂ and a number of different absence measures. The magnitude of these correlations disappeared in some cases when the groups were controlled for gender.
Significant correlations were also found between variables such as length of service and absence or age and absence. Absence patterns for males and females and management and classified employees also showed significant group differences. These results point to the need to consider these personal and socio cultural variables when attempting to describe any relationships between occupational fitness and absenteeism. Part II chose the Steers & Rhodes concept of motivation to attend. Based on the review of literature, it was expected that participants in the company fitness program would report positive changes in a number of attitudinal and personal variables.
A simple questionnaire was developed to assess this change, and the entire population of a very large (n=1076) corporate fitness program was polled.
Respondents in the main, indicated a significant improvement in their personal perception of a number of different attitudinal variables. The magnitude of this improvement was significantly related to the length of time they have been members of the program and their degree of participation in the programEducation, Faculty of
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Payne, Nancy. "Musculoskeletal fitness, assessment and health implications." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ39219.pdf.
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Gordon, Swanne P. "Evolution of fitness in the wild." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=98712.
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Environments are changing rapidly, which renders many local populations susceptible to extinction unless they can adapt to these changes. Studies of rapid adaptation commonly document the evolution of individual traits. Overall adaptation however, is a function of fitness itself, rather than the individual traits that contribute to fitness. Although numerous studies provide evidence for the evolution of specific traits on contemporary time scales, no published studies of wild animal populations have examined the evolution of a major fitness component following environmental change. My research demonstrates that an introduced population of guppies (Poecilia reticulata) has adapted to its new environment in less than ten years (13-26 generations). This adaptation consists of several phenotypic traits that have changed in the expected direction. Most critically, the introduced population now has higher survival than its ancestral source population when both are tested together in the introduction site. These results show that important components of fitness can evolve rapidly in populations, and that this evolution might influence the persistence of populations in the face of environmental change.
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Renjifo, Jorge F. (Renjifo-Mundo). "Developing the next "wow" fitness product." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40476.
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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007.Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-80).
The fitness industry has not seen a commercially successful revolution since the elliptical trainer in the mid 1990s. Newer products such as the Cybex Arc Trainer are vying to replicate this success, but are only slowly gaining acceptance. Most companies that have tried to succeed with unique products or heavy telemarketing, have failed in leaving any lasting or notable mark. In an attempt to do what others have failed in doing, the goal of this project was to develop the next revolutionary product in the industry. In the footsteps of the elliptical trainer and Bowflex, the aim is to design a brand new fitness product to create industry buzz and become a household name. The work done has gone through the usual design process, beginning with extensive research and continuing to problem selection, solution brainstorming, quantity conceptualization, quality narrowing, and concept development ...
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Goon, DT, AL Toriola, and BS Shaw. "Musculoskeletal fitness in Nigerian school children." Medicina Dello Sport, 2009. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001798.
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Summary
Aim. The purpose of this study was to examine age and gender differences in muscular strength and flexibility
among primary school children and to compare the findings with data for school-going children
from other countries.
Method. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 2 015 primary school children in Makurdi, Nigeria
(N.=979 boys; N.=1 036 girls) aged 9-12 years, who performed the FITNESSGRAM (CIAR, 2000) physical
fitness tests.
Results. A non-significant difference in flexibility was found between boys (mean: 27.1±4.4 cm) and girls
(mean: 26.9±4.6 cm) (P=0.851; P>0.05). ANOVA test indicated no significant sex main effect on flexibility
test scores (F(1, 2007)=0.027; P>0.05), whereas this yielded a substantial age main effect (F(3,
2007)=3.407; P<0.05). On average, boys had a slight, but significantly superior push-up performance
(9.1±3.9) compared to girls (8.6±3.5) (P=0.04; P<0.05). Results also indicated substantial age difference
in push-up scores among boys and girls (F(1, 3)=11.1; P<0.05). There were no significant age/ sex interaction
effect (F(3, 2007)=1.396; P>0.05) and sex main effect in the sit-up performances for the boys
and girls (P=0.188; P>0.05). Boys had significantly (P<0.05) higher mean sit-up values, at ages 10 and
12, whereas no statistically significant sex main effect was found regarding the children’s sit-up scores
(F(1, 2007)=1.134; P>0.05).
Conclusion. Whereas the study showed non-significant sex and age differences in flexibility between boys
and girls, marked age- and gender- related discrepancies were found regarding muscular strength. The muscular
endurance component showed inconsistent results across age groups.
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Marshall, Tristan C. "Inbreeding and fitness in wild ungulates." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/12574.
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In this thesis I examine inbreeding and its fitness consequences in two species of wild ungulates, red deer (Cervus elaphus) and Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx). The long term study of red deer on the Isle of Rum has included profiling of individuals at polymorphic protein and microsatellite loci. I developed a likelihood- based method for large-scale paternity inference and implemented it via the computer program CERVUS. The system allowed genetic inference of paternity with 80% confidence for 536 red deer calves. I used these data to construct pedigrees and found that 11% of calves were the offspring of matings between paternal half sibs; however most inbreeding coefficients were zero. Microsatellite-based measures of inbreeding and outbreeding, individual heterozygosity and mean d2, were calculated using data from nine microsatellite loci. Among stags born 1982-1986, neither individual heterozygosity nor mean d2 influenced survival to reproductive age, while mean d2 but not individual heterozygosity positively influenced stag lifetime mating success among males which reproduced. Arabian oryx went extinct in the wild in 1972 and were reintroduced to Oman and Saudi Arabia after several generations of breeding in captivity. In reintroduced Arabian oryx in Oman no relationship was found between inbreeding coefficient and juvenile survival. However individual heterozygosity was positively related to juvenile survival while mean d2 was negatively related to juvenile survival, implying simultaneous inbreeding and outbreeding depression. Genetic, environmental and anthropogenic factors all influence the survival of reintroduced Arabian oryx, but despite the joint influence of these factors, the Omani population is growing rapidly.
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Rambous, Milan. "FItness programy a individuální přístup ve fitness." Master's thesis, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-290752.
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Souhrn: Tato diplomová práce se zabývá problematikou fitness programů a individuálru'ho přístupu ve fitness centrech. Celé téma zahrnuje rozpracování postupu při vytváření fitness programů a roli osobního trenéra ve fitness. Dále jsou zde uvedeny specifika některých fitness programů a v empirické části pak příklad dvou individuálních fitness programů. Název práce: Fitness programy a individuálnípřístup ve fitness Title: FITNESS PROGRAMS AND INDIVIDUAL CARE IN FITNESS Cíle práce: 1. podrobný popis a rozbor jednotlivých individuálních tréninkových programů ve fitness 2. Analýza cílů tréninkových programů ve fitness, nabídka volnočasových aktivit ve fitness centru Klíčová slova: fitness, fitness program, tréninkové metody, osobní trénink,, wellness 2
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Malley, LIAH. "HEALTH, FITNESS, NEOLIBERALISM AND NICHE MARKETS: DOES PLANET FITNESS DELIVER?" Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1974/8621.
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In today’s neoliberal climate, a burgeoning health consciousness pervades American society. Health and fitness discourses are increasingly framed through neoliberal ideologies, contributing to the rise of “healthism”. This theory prescribes that health should be taken up as an individual responsibility and moral obligation. Healthism, coupled with societal pressure to adhere to certain cultural bodily ideals, propels individuals to take ownership of their health and well-being. More specifically, Americans are encouraged to strive towards cultivating a “healthy” body, which is a fit body, because the physical body has come to symbolize health and morality.
With the phenomenal growth of the health and fitness industry, gyms have become an increasingly popular venues where individuals go to address their health and fitness needs. However, class status plays a critical role in Americans’ capacity to pursue health-promoting knowledge and resources. Structural barriers related to economic inequalities alienate individuals of low-socioeconomic status from mainstream health practices, including gym participation.
The current project draws upon ethnographic fieldwork in a commercial gym in the Boston, Massachusetts area. Through a qualitative investigation of Planet Fitness, I seek to contribute to the empirical base of knowledge surrounding gyms, specifically, and health and fitness discourses, at large. Planet Fitness, a hugely successful gym franchise across the United States, has developed a unique brand that recognizes the various economic and social barriers that prevent and discourage gym participation. Findings reveal that by dramatically lowering the price of memberships, developing an inclusive environment, called the “Judgment Free Zone”, and offering the convenience of nearly 700 locations nationwide, Planet Fitness makes health and wellness more affordable and accessible for Americans.Thesis (Master, Sociology) -- Queen's University, 2014-02-03 09:31:17.172
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"Shopping of fitness in an urban park: community fitness centre." 2001. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5890960.
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Ng Tsz King."Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2000-2001, design report."
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Chapter 1.0 --- SYNOPSIS
Chapter 2.0 --- PROGRAMME SCENARIO - RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 2.1 --- Urban Regeneration and Hong Kong
Chapter 2.2 --- Interpretation of Upgrade-Downgrade Dilemma
Chapter 2.3 --- Social Network in the Context of Urban Regeneration
Chapter 2.4 --- Problem Definition
Chapter 2.5 --- Case Studies
Chapter 2.5.1 --- "Gentrification in Society Hill, Philadelphia, U.S."
Chapter 2.5.2 --- "Diversity and Regeneration: Amsterdam, the Netherlands."
Chapter 2.5.3 --- "Transitional Regeneration: Central Escalator, Central, Hong Kong."
Chapter 3.0 --- PROGRAMMING
Chapter 3.1 --- The Concept
Chapter 3.1.1 --- Reinterpretation of Communal Facilities
Chapter 3.1.2 --- The Concept of Community Fitness Centre
Chapter 3.1.3 --- Scenario and Justification
Chapter 3.1.4 --- Project Objectives
Chapter 3.2 --- Location Selection
Chapter 3.3 --- Site Analysis
Chapter 3.4 --- Programme Proposal
Chapter 3.4.1 --- Programme Goals and Objectives
Chapter 3.4.2 --- Performance Requirements
Chapter 3.4.3 --- Schedule of Accommodation and Space Description
Chapter 4.0 --- THE ARCHITECTURE
Chapter 4.1 --- Concept and Schematic Design
Chapter 4.2 --- Design Integration
Chapter 4.3 --- Special Detail Study - Park and Terrace
Chapter 4.4 --- Final Presentation
Chapter 5.0 --- APPENDICES
Chapter I. --- Interview Notes
Chapter II. --- Review Notes
Chapter III. --- Bibliography
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Buchtová, Eliška. "Hodnocení kvality služeb fitness klubu Fit Effect|Fitness & Wellness." Master's thesis, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-349056.
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Title: Service Quality evaluation in fitness club Fit EffectFitness Wellness Objectives: The main goal of this thesis is to do a marketing research of service quality in fitness club Fit EffectFitness Wellness. The research is conducted using a questionnaire survey based on Brady's model. Another objective is to verify the reliability of individual questions in the questionnaire based on the results of statistical method of factor analysis. Methods: The primary method selected for this research was questionnaire with structure based on Brady's model. Another method of direct observation was applied in the environment of fitness club Fit EffectFitness Wellness. In addition, the structured interview with open questions was held at the fitness club to obtain basic background information. The statistical method of factor analysis was used to ensure the reliability of each individual question in the questionnaire. Results: The research results are represented in graphs, tables and classification crosses. Suggestions and recommendations were made for fitness club Fit EffectFitness Wellness according to the obtained results. Keywors: sport services, customer, quality, satisfaction, factor analysis
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Chang, Kun, and 張崑. "The Effects of Program Orientation on Technical Fitness and Evolutionary Fitness." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6stu4p.
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Nowadays, organizations are facing changing requirements. Dynamic capability is playing a critical role in helping organizations survive in rapidly changing environments. However, what kind of organizational orientation can enhance dynamic capability? Prior research proved that program orientation can coordinate projects appropriately and respond changes quickly. This research tries to explore the relationship between program orientation and dynamic capability, and we divide dynamic capability in two parts, technical fitness and evolutionary fitness which represent internal dynamic capability and external dynamic capability individually. We also discuss shared vision and social integration that may effects program orientation individually. This research collects empirical data from 125 manufacturing firms in Taiwan and analyzes the data with SmartPLS. The result shows that shared vision and social integration have positive impact on program orientation, and program orientation are positively associated with technical fitness and evolutionary fitness.
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CHOU, Ting-Yu, and 周鼎淯. "Effects Of Game Fitness Training On Basic Physical Fitness In Adolescent." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/92636808310554751547.
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休閒與運動管理所
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Effects of game fitness training on basic physical fitness in adolescent Student: Ding Yu CHOU Advisor: Ke Tien YEN Abstract Background: Adolescent obesity rates increase gradually.Physical f i t n e s s i s much less than ideal.Ther e are many fitness games introduced t o i n c r e a s e t h e a c t i v i t y s el e c t i n g d i v e r s i t y f o r a d o lescent i n r e c e n t y e a r s . Objective: To i n v e s t i g a t e t h e s p o r t s l i f e s t y l e a n d b a s i c p h y s i c a l f i t n e s s e ff e c t s o f f i t n e ss games t r a i n i ng intervention for adolescent. Methods: 300 eighth-grade students were re c r u i t e d (male: 163 , 13.8 ± 0.3 years old, 164.6 ± 8.0 cm, 59.0 ± 16.0 kg, and body mass index: 21.2 ± 4.8 Kg / m2 ; f e male: 137, 13.8 ± 0.4 years old, 157.8 ± 5.4 cm, 5 1 . 6 ± 1 2 . 6 k g , and body mass index: 20.3 ± 4.4 kg / m2 ) t o i n v e st i g a t e s p o r t s l i fest y l e modes (pleasure, challenge, learnin g , h e a l t h , s o c i a l, bodybuilding) and d e t e c t b a s i c p h y s i c a l f i t n e s s ( 5 0 meter s p r i n t , p u s h - u p s , 3 0 s e c o n d s b e n t knee sit-ups, shuttle run and 2000 meters endurance walking). We analyzed the correlation between spor t s l i festyle modes and bas i c physical fitness performance and compared the basic physical fitness performance after 12 weeks fitness games training (60 min/time x 3 t ime/week). Results: 1. There were significant cor r elations between s p o r t s l i f e s t y l e modes and basic physic a l f i t n e s s (Male: 50 met e r s s p r i n t v s . social,bodybuilding; shuttle run vs. healthy; 2000 meters endurance walking vs. pleasure, challenger, learning. Female: 50 met e r s s p r i n t v s . fitness, Attitude; 2000 meters endurance walking v s . pleasure, healthy, social). 2. Basic physical fitness per f o rmance increased significantly after 12 weeks of fitness games intervention in male (pushups: obese group 36.34% v s . healthy group 21.08%, p< .05; obese group 36.34% v s . underweight group 19.55%, p< .05; 2000 meters endurance walking: obese group 80.38% v s . healthy group 21.78%, p<.05) and female (2000 meters endurance walking: healthy group 4.42% v s . underweight group 31.18%, p < . 0 5 ) . Conclusions: There were significant correlations between sports lifestyle and basic physical fitness. Fitness games training enhance basic physical fitness performan c e . Key words: Obesity, training, sports lifestyle, fitness games, physical fitness
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Wang, Chunghung, and 王忠宏. "The Impact of Physical Fitness Curriculum on Students’ Health Fitness Development." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/68940025506629607357.
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碩士國立屏東教育大學
體育學系碩士班
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of physical fitness curriculum on students’ health fitness development. The researcher executed an experimental physical fitness curriculum on fourth-grade students from an remote area for a period of 12 weeks. The physical fitness curriculum is implemented twice a week, each time 40 minutes in Physical Education Class. The subjects had undertaken the physical fitness examination before and after the physical fitness curriculum. The data collected was analyzed through SPSS for Windows18.0 to attain descriptive statistics, radar maps and norm-referenced comparative analysis. After processing and analyzing the data, the study results can be summarized as following: 1.After 12 weeks of physical fitness curriculum, there is a significant difference in students’ BMI index: girls’ BMI index are in the standard range while boys’ BMI index drop below the index in the pretest. 2.After 12 weeks of physical fitness curriculum, there is a significant difference in students’ cardiopulmonary fitness. 3.After 12 weeks of physical fitness curriculum, there is a significant difference in students’ softness. 4.After 12 weeks of physical fitness curriculum, there is no significant difference in students’ muscular endurance. 5.After 12 weeks of physical fitness curriculum, there is a significant difference in instantaneous muscle force. Experimental results verified that the physical fitness curriculum benefited on students’ health fitness development and raised the optimum effects of students’ health fitness, thus could serve as the reference of physical fitness instruction.