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Cheng, Kuei-Mei. "On Applying Six Sigma To Improving The Relationship Quality Of Fitness And Health Clubs." Journal of Service Science (JSS) 6, no. 1 (November 25, 2013): 127–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jss.v6i1.8243.
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Running a fitness and health club is a service-intensive business. Although it is not an easy job to provide high quality and satisfying services to customers, it is in fact the ultimate goal for most fitness and health clubs. For this reason, providing quality services and building a good relationship with customers has become an important issue for operating and managing a fitness and health club. This study adopts Six Sigma and the performance evaluation matrix as two major research tools. By implementing the steps (define, measure, analyze, improve, and control) of Six Sigma and through the nine performance boxes generated by the importance-satisfaction matrix (with importance as the horizontal axis and satisfaction as the vertical axis) of Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA), this study aims to specifically identify the services most requested by customers in an effort to provide highly satisfying services and improve relationship quality.
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Heiestad, Hege, Christina Gjestvang, and Lene A. H. Haakstad. "Investigating self-perceived health and quality of life: a longitudinal prospective study among beginner recreational exercisers in a fitness club setting." BMJ Open 10, no. 6 (June 2020): e036250. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036250.
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ObjectivesThis study investigated self-perception of overall health (SPH) and quality of life (QoL) at onset and after 3, 6 and 12 months of fitness club membership. Also, we compared SPH and QoL between those who reported regular use of the fitness club (≥2 exercise sessions/week the last month) with those who did not (one exercise session/week or no exercise the last month).DesignLongitudinal prospective study.Setting25 fitness clubs in Oslo, Norway.ParticipantsIn total, 250 newly registered fitness club members (equal numbers of men and women, mean age=36.4±11.3 years, mean body mass index=25.7±4.4) were recruited. At onset (n=250), after 3 (n=224), 6 (n=213) and 12 months (n=187), the participants answered an electronic questionnaire, covering background variables, exercise involvement, perceived SPH and QoL.Outcome measuresSPH was measured by a single-item question, rating health status from poor to excellent on a 5-point scale. High SPH was dichotomised as excellent or good, and low SPH as moderate, fair or poor. QoL was measured on a 7-item scale, rating five statements and dichotomised according to a total max sum score of 35, with low QoL ≤25 and high QoL >25.ResultsRepeated measurements did not show any changes in SPH. In QoL, we observed an improvement in QoL sum score and a significant increase in mean scores for two out of five statements at 12 months follow-up: ‘In most ways, my life is close to my ideal’ (p=0.036) and‘If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing’ (p<0.001). Regular use of the fitness club was associated with high SPH (OR 3.532 (95% CI 1.60–7.82), p=0.002) and high QoL (OR 1.914 (95% CI 0.95–3.86), p=0.069). The results were unchanged after adjusting for confounders.ConclusionRegular attendance at a fitness club was associated with high SPH and high QoL at 12 months follow-up.
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Spielvogel, Laura Ginsberg. "The Discipline of Space in a Japanese Fitness Club." Sociology of Sport Journal 19, no. 2 (June 2002): 189–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ssj.19.2.189.
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This article explores the ways in which the spatial layout of the Japanese fitness club reflects and organizes bodies according to cultural ideologies of leisure, gender, status, and hygiene. Based on qualitative research conducted at two fitness clubs in Japan. I examine how social relationships between men and women, clients and employees, and managers and staff are structured by the enclosure and exposure of space, the division of rooms, and the attention to cleanliness. I argue that the architecture of the fitness club is lied to power inequities that serve to regulate and manage bodies according to late capitalist ideals of efficiency, productivity, and hygiene. I emphasize that these ideals, however, often present certain contradictions when juxtaposed against longstanding cultural standards of effort, health, and beauty in Japan.
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Drenowatz, Clemens, Klaus Greier, Gerhard Ruedl, and Martin Kopp. "Association between Club Sports Participation and Physical Fitness across 6- to 14-Year-Old Austrian Youth." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 18 (September 12, 2019): 3392. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183392.
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Changes in social and built environments most likely contribute to a decline in physical activity (PA) and physical fitness in children and adolescents. Organized sports may be an important component in ensuring adequate fitness, which is an important aspect in general health and well-being. The present study examines differences by club sports participation in cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, power, speed, agility, flexibility and balance in 3293 (55.1% male) Austrian children and adolescents between 6 and 14 years of age. Anthropometric measurements (height and weight) were taken and participants completed the German motor test during regular class time. Even though there was no significant difference in body weight between club sports participants and non-club sports participants, club sports participation was associated with higher physical fitness, particularly regarding endurance, strength, power, and agility. Differences by club sports participation, however, declined during the elementary school years (6–10 years of age), while they became more pronounced during middle school years (10–14 years of age). Club sports participation, therefore, may be a viable option in the promotion of physical fitness, particularly during adolescence. At younger ages, other sources of PA, such as physical education and free play, however, should be considered to ensure sufficient fitness levels that contribute to a healthy and active lifestyle.
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Hurley, Teresa, Corinne Faure, and Seamus Kelly. "Incentivizing and re-engaging lapsed health club members." Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal 10, no. 5 (September 30, 2020): 545–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sbm-10-2019-0094.
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PurposeThis quantitative research paper examined factors influencing re-engagement intentions and re-engagement behavior of lapsed health club members and identified which sales promotion incentives are most effective in re-engaging this lapsed member market. While previous studies examined re-engagement intentions and re-engagement behavior in isolation, no research could be located which examined both simultaneously and the impact of promotion incentives in the health and fitness industry.Design/methodology/approachStudy A (mail survey) examined re-engagement intentions of one hundred lapsed members of a medium size suburban health club. Study B (an experimental field study) measured actual true re-engagement behavior using price and gift token as incentives to re-engage 300 lapsed members of the same health club. Ten hypotheses were tested using chi-square, logistic regression and correlation analysis.FindingsResults indicate that price is the most influential incentive in promoting re-engagement intentions, while the experimental field study tested this survey finding and reported that although incentives were more effective than nonincentives in terms of re-engagement behavior, price played a far greater significant role than gift token in actual re-engagement behavior of lapsed members. Highly satisfied customers are likely to have stronger re-engagement intentions with frequent attendees more influenced by price in terms of re-engagement intentions, while those who lapsed most recently demonstrated stronger re-engagement behavior.Research limitations/implicationsStudy A: While acknowledging that the sample size was limited, a respectable response rate of 49% was recorded for the mail survey in Study A but a greater response rate and larger sample size would have allowed for a more comprehensive analysis. However, the study is primarily exploratory in nature and serves to achieve the objectives of the research. The study was based on a medium size suburban health club, therefore no comparisons can be drawn between the results of this study and that involving larger health clubs, chains, urban clubs or those outside of Ireland. Although the inclusion of moderating effects was considered, it was not feasible to develop these interactions due to the limited sample size. Study B: Generalization of the findings in this study with other international markets is not possible due to differences in demographic factors, promotions and differences in the health and fitness industry. No comparison can be drawn either between health clubs which operate in a different environment, such as public or nonmembership-based clubs, urban clubs or those constituting a chain. While the offer incentives were of equal value, it is recognized that the gift token may have appealed more to females than to males.Practical implicationsHealth clubs should consider changing strategic focus, from being overly concentrated on new customer acquisition to actively re-engaging the lapsed member market by finding out why they left and offer an incentive such as price to re-engage. Although loyalty, duration, age, gender and income were found not to be significant in this study, satisfaction, frequency and recency of lapse were significant. Therefore, health clubs should strive to keep members satisfied, monitor and increase frequency of attendance with creative programming and commence the re-engagement process prior to the membership expiry so as to maximize re-engagement and customer retention using price discount as an incentive.Originality/valueThe originality of this study is that is tests statistically consumer re-engagement intentions and actual re-engagement behavior simultaneously in a health club setting using a mail survey in Study A and Experimental Design in Study B.
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Ferrand, Alain, Leigh Robinson, and Pierre Valette-Florence. "The Intention-to-Repurchase Paradox: A Case of the Health and Fitness Industry." Journal of Sport Management 24, no. 1 (January 2010): 83–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsm.24.1.83.
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The article proposes a conceptual model to examine the relationships between service attributes, brand associations, customer satisfaction, commitment, price of membership, and intention to repurchase in a fitness club. The results show that the services offered by the club, its security, and the promoted image of the club impact positively on satisfaction. The customer relations at the club, customer commitment, and their frequency of weekly attendance have a positive direct effect on intention to repurchase. Perceived price has a negative direct influence. Finally, the research showed that overall satisfaction has a slight positive impact on frequency of attendance. These findings create a paradox for managers of health and fitness organizations who will have to balance the need to increase frequency of attendance to positively impact on intention to repurchase with the need to deliver the service attributes that affect satisfaction and intention to repurchase at high quality level.
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Campos, Francisco, Fernando Martins, Ricardo Gomes, Tomás Zylberberg, Stefan Mendes, and António Damásio. "Importância atribuída no fitness segundo o rendimento líquido mensal dos praticantes (The importance given in fitness according to the participants income)." Retos, no. 40 (November 11, 2020): 336–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.47197/retos.v1i40.81957.
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A participação em health clubs e academias de fitness tem ganho prevalência nos índices de prática desportiva em Portugal ao longo dos últimos anos, e os proprietários dos ginásios e health clubs competem, para atrair para as suas instalações, cada vez mais clientes. O conhecimento acerca do que os clientes esperam do serviço desempenha um papel-chave na adequação do serviço prestado em função do público-alvo. O objetivo deste estudo é caracterizar e comparar a importância atribuída à qualidade dos instrutores, qualidade dos serviços e motivos para a prática, segundo o rendimento líquido mensal. Participaram no estudo 560 praticantes de atividades de fitness, divididos em 7 grupos. Foi utilizado o questionário “Importância Atribuída no Fitness - Motivos de Prática, Qualidade do Serviço e Qualidade do Instrutor”. Em termos gerais, os resultados mostram que os praticantes com maior rendimento apresentam valores mais altos de importância atribuída, nas três dimensões do questionário, particularmente nos Motivos de Prática. “Para melhorar a minha saúde em termos gerais” é mais importante para os clientes com rendimento superior (F = 2.440; p = 0.025; η2 = 0.027), como “para relaxar em termos mentais” (F = 3.815; p = 0.001; η2 = 0.042). Na dimensão Qualidade do Instrutor, “empatia” é mais relevante para clientes com maior rendimento (F = 2.196; p = 0.042; η2 = 0.024). Os proprietários de ginásios e health clubs podem utilizar estes resultados para adaptar o serviço às necessidades e expectativas dos clientes.
Abstract: Participation in health clubs and fitness centres have gained prevalence in the overall Portuguese sport participation ratios over the past years, and gym and health club owners compete to attract even more clients to their facilities. Knowledge about what clients expect from fitness services plays a key role in adjusting fitness services to their target population. The aim of this study is to characterise and compare the importance given to the quality of instructors, the quality of services and reasons for practice of fitness clients, according to income. 560 fitness clients participated in this study, divided in 7 income groups. The questionnaire “Importance given in Fitness - Reasons for Practice, Service Quality and Quality of Instructors” was used. Overall results show that clients with higher income show higher values in all three dimensions of the questionnaire, particularly in Reasons for Practice. “To stay or improve health or wellbeing” is regarded as more important for higher income clients (F = 2.440; p = 0.025; η2 = 0.027), as it is “to mentally relax” (F = 3.815; p = 0.001; η2 = 0.042). In the dimension Instructor Quality, “empathy” is more relevant for higher income clients (F = 2.196; p = 0.042; η2 = 0.024). Gym and health club owners may use these results to adapt their services to the clients’ needs and expectations.
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Shapar, Kateryna, N. V. Kovalchuk, and V. U. Rojkov. "Improving the health of students through fitness classes in the conditions of the sports club university." Scientific Journal of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. Series 15. Scientific and pedagogical problems of physical culture (physical culture and sports), no. 6(137) (June 22, 2021): 134–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.31392/npu-nc.series15.2021.6(137).31.
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The article deals with the theory and practice of the influence of fitness on the health promotion of students. The authors of the article conducted an experiment and found the effectiveness of fitness classes in the sports club to improve the health of students. As a result of the experiment, it was concluded that students are able to work better in their physical activity, interest in physical education, development of musicality, plasticity. Many students experienced normalization of body weight and formation of correct body posture. After the experiment, views on the physical perfection and level of preparation of students have changed significantly, through fitness classes, and make new demands on the content of fitness classes. This approach to the issue of physical education of students increases the importance of strength training (functional development of the muscular system, the formation of the figure and appearance) with consistently increased attention to the quality of aerobic fitness and performance. These two factors, namely new views on the problem of physical fitness and a limited period of training are key in planning and developing the content of new health techniques. Improved physical development of students was facilitated by dosed physical exercises in the form of moderate physical activity, with the help of fitness programs, as well as additional physical activities in extracurricular activities, which ultimately made it possible to effectively maintain the physical condition and health of students.
The motive for activating fitness classes for students should be the positive impact of classes and improving physical fitness.
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Hryhoriev, Valeriy, and Valeriy Smulskii. "The Assessment of Students’ Physical Shape in the Context of Physical Education Modernization." Physical education, sports and health culture in modern society, no. 2(38) (June 30, 2017): 91–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.29038/2220-7481-2017-02-91-96.
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The Urgency of the Research. The prospect of modernization of the process of physical education in higher educational establishments and the improvement in students’ physical shape is made by providing with football classes as a part of campus sports club activity. The aim of the Research – is to analyze and to assess the students’ physical shape in the context of the modernization of current physical education in higher educational establishments by means of campus football sport club classes. Results of the Research. It is specified that a low level of physical fitness and middle level mostly were natural for students of the control group while students of the experimental group were characterized by the sufficient and high levels. None of the students of both groups had more than middle and high levels of the somatic health. 43,75 % of students in the control group and 31,25 % of students in the experimental group are characterized by a low level of the somatic health. Students in the experimental group are characterized by better statistical average rates of physical ability than students in the control group. According to the defined grading levels of physical ability, none of the students had low or high-level rates. Rates of health and fitness physical activity in experimental group students were accurately higher than in control group students. Conclusions. Campus football sport club classes have more influence on the physical shape of student youth, i.e. improve the level of physical fitness, somatic health, health and fitness physical activity and physical ability in general.
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Huang, Christina M., and Mark G. Kirchhof. "Evaluation of Indoor Tanning Facilities in American Fitness Centers." Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery 24, no. 4 (May 22, 2020): 372–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1203475420923645.
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Background Indoor tanning (IT) in fitness facilities encourages a misleading positive relationship between tanning and health. While IT in Canadian fitness facilities has been studied, American literature regarding this topic is lacking. Objectives The objective of this study is to evaluate availability, cost, reported risks, and adherence to legislation of IT in American fitness clubs. Methods This was a cross-sectional study utilizing a telephone questionnaire to survey gyms across all 50 states. The key term “fitness club” was searched in the Yellow Pages and 20 facilities from each state were randomly included into the study. Data were described descriptively and Pearson χ2 tests were used to compare IT prevalence and rates of noncompliance between population groups. Regression analysis examined potential relationship between cost and prevalence of IT. Results Of the 1000 fitness clubs surveyed, 44.4% (444/1000) offered IT. The overall noncompliance rates for age, rest time, and eye protection were 13.8% (54/390), 26.0% (20/77), and 27.8% (85/225), respectively. The most common risk reported was skin cancer (61.6%), but many facilities were unsure of risks (27.0%) and some described no risk associated with IT (3.2%). The average cost for monthly unlimited tanning was 33 ± 13.96 USD. A state-to-state comparison showed a statistically significant inverse relationship between mean cost and prevalence of IT ( P = .013, [ r]= −0.35). Conclusion The prevalence and noncompliance rates of IT in fitness clubs contradict the healthy lifestyles they are working to promote. To limit harms, legislations should be standardized and more strictly enforced. Additionally, public education on IT risks and the use of higher costs may help minimize IT use.
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Ørntoft, Christina, Malte Nejst Larsen, Mads Madsen, Lene Sandager, Ida Lundager, Andreas Møller, Lone Hansen, et al. "Physical Fitness and Body Composition in 10–12-Year-Old Danish Children in Relation to Leisure-Time Club-Based Sporting Activities." BioMed Research International 2018 (December 27, 2018): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9807569.
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This study investigated whether the physical fitness and body composition of 10–12-year-old Danish children are related to participation in leisure-time club-based sporting activities. The study involved 544 Danish 10–12-year-old 5th-grade municipal schoolchildren (269 boys and 275 girls, 11.1 ± 0.4 years). After answering a questionnaire about leisure-time sporting activities, the children were divided into four groups: football club participation (FC; n=141), other ball games (OBG; n=42), other sports (OS; n=194), and no sports-club participation (NSC; n=167). The children completed a battery of health and fitness tests, including a 20 m sprint test, a standing long-jump test, the Yo-Yo IR1 children’s test (YYIR1C), and body composition, blood pressure, resting heart rate (HRrest), and the flamingo balance test. The children engaged in club-based ball games (FC and OBG) had higher (p<0.05) lean body mass than NSC (FC: 17.5 ± 2.9; OBG: 18.4 ± 2.6; OS: 16.7 ± 2.9; NSC: 16.4 ± 2.8 kg), performed better (p<0.05) in the YYIR1C test (FC: 1083 ± 527; OBG: 968 ± 448; OS: 776 ± 398; NSC: 687 ± 378 m), and had lower (p<0.05) %HRmax after 1, 2, and 3 min of YYIR1C. Moreover, HRrest was lower (p<0.05) for FC than for OS and NSC (FC: 68 ± 9 vs OS: 72 ± 10 and NSC: 75 ± 10 bpm), and lower (p<0.05) for OBG than for NSC (OBG: 70 ± 10 vs NSC: 75 ± 10 bpm). This study found that 10–12-year-old Danish children engaged in club-based football and other ball games had better exercise capacity, lower resting heart rate, and higher muscle mass than children not engaged in leisure-time sports. Thus, participation in club-based leisure-time ball-game activities seems to be of importance for the fitness and health profile of prepubertal children.
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Haakstad, Lene A. H., Trine Stensrud, and Christina Gjestvang. "Does Self-Perception Equal the Truth When Judging Own Body Weight and Height?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 16 (August 11, 2021): 8502. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168502.
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Background: Data from the research project “Fitness clubs—a venue for public health?” provided an opportunity to evaluate the accuracy of self-reported body weight and height, and subsequent Body Mass Index (BMI), as well as the “trueness” of novice exercisers perception of weight status category, which has not been examined in this population. The aims were to examine self-reported body weight, height, and calculated BMI data from an online survey compared with measured data at fitness club start-up, investigate how accurately novice exercisers place themselves within self-classified weight group (underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese), and compare this with fitness club attendance at three months follow-up. Methods: Prior to anthropometric measurements, 62 men and 63 women responded to an online questionnaire, including body weight (kilogram, kg) and height (centimeters, cm), and self-classified weight group (“I think I am … underweight, normal weight, overweight, obese”). We used the following statistical analysis: Paired sample t-tests, a Bland–Altman plot kappa statistics, chi-squared tests, and a logistic regression. Results: Mean difference of BMI calculated from self-reported and measured data was 0.06 (95% CI −0.29 to 0.17, p = 0.593) in men, and 0.16 (95% CI −0.40 to 0.09, p = 0.224) in women, with four participants being outliers of the 95% limits of agreement (Bland-Altman plot). Allowing a difference of 0.5 kg between self-reported and measured weight, we found that 16% reported their weight correctly, 31.2% underreported (−1.89 ± 1.59 kg), and 52.8% overreported (1.85 ± 1.23 kg), with no sex differences (p = 0.870). Further, our results suggest that both sexes may have difficulty recognizing overweight/obesity in themselves, and particularly men are likely to underreport their perceived weight group compared with women. More than half (53.3%) of the overweight men perceived themselves to be normal weight (women: 14%), and only 33.3% of obese men and women correctly classified themselves as being obese. We did not find any difference between participants correctly or incorrectly classifying weight group and fitness club attendance (≥2 times a week) at three months follow-up. Conclusion: Both sexes reported body weight and height reasonably accurately, and BMI based on self-report appears to be valid measure. Still, a large proportion of novice exercisers do not recognise their own overweight or obesity status, which may in part explain why public health campaigns do not reach risk populations.
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Fernate, Andra, Zermena Vazne, and Andrejs Levskojs. "ANALYSIS OF THE SELF-REPORTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRES INDICATORS." SOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference 4 (May 21, 2019): 144. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2019vol4.3746.
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“Global action plan on physical activity 2018–2030” emphasizes the need for weekly moderate physical activity for ensuring human health. Physical activity can be measured by a variety of objective and subjective methods, but one of the prerequisites for understanding the connection between active lifestyle and health certainty that the measuring instrument measures the feature for which it has been created and that it can be used in many countries. The goal of the research is to determine the correlations between measurement properties of fitness club clients’ self-reported physical activity indicators in the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ), International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), European Health Interview Survey-Physical Activity Questionnaire (EHIS-PAQ), and to evaluate their concurrent validity. Methods: participants (volunteers) were 70 fitness club visitors (age 18-79). This research is preparative part for the further research of the project “European Physical Activity and Sports Monitoring System (EUPASMOS)”. The type, involvement and amount of physical activity was determined by the GPAQ, IPAQ and EHIS-PAQ adapted into Latvian. The research results showed that questionnaires allowed to determine the respondents’ physical activity indicators in and out of fitness club activities. Statistically significant correlations were determined between indicators obtained in all physical activity questionnaires applied in the research (p<0.05). This confirms that all three physical activity determination questionnaires can be used for physical activity research in Latvian environment.
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Sarpina, Sarpina, and LaOde Muhammad Bahtiar A. "APLIKASI PENGOLAHAN DATA PADA RECREATION AND HEALTH CLUB (RHC ) FITNESS CENTER SWISS-BELHOTEL KENDARI DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN BAHASA PEMROGRAMAN DELPHI 7.0." Simtek : jurnal sistem informasi dan teknik komputer 2, no. 1 (April 17, 2017): 55–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.51876/simtek.v2i1.33.
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Tujuan dari Aplikasi Pengolahan Data padaRecreation and Health Club(RHC)Fitness CenterSwiss-belHotel Kendari yaitu dapat membantu kinerjakaryawan yang bertugas dalam pengolahan data dandapat mempermudah proses registrasi member danbentuk penyimpanannya tersimpan didalam database.Aplikasi Pengolahan Data pada Recreation and HealthClub(RHC)Fitness Center Swiss-belHotel Kendarimenggunakan metode yang digunakan dalam pembuatansistem yaitu metode perancangan menggunakan DFD,Diagram Konteks, Level Nol. Metode perancangandatabase menggunakan ERD dan Relasi. Bahasapemrograman yang digunakan adalah menggunakanpemrograman Borland Delphi 7.0.
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Saeedi, Pouya, Mohd Nasir Mohd Taib, and Hazizi Abu Saad. "Differences in Sociodemographic, Health-Related, and Psychological Factors in Users and Nonusers of Nutritional Supplements in Fitness Club Participants in Tehran, Iran." International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism 22, no. 5 (October 2012): 323–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.22.5.323.
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Nutritional supplement (NS) use has increased among the general population, athletes, and fitness club participants and has become a widespread and acceptable behavior. The objective of this study was to determine the differences in sociodemographic, health-related, and psychological factors between NS users and nonusers. A case-control study design was used, whereby participants included 147 NS users (cases) and 147 nonusers (controls) age 18 yr and above who exercised at least 3 d/wk in 24 fitness clubs in Tehran. A self-administered pretested and validated questionnaire was used to collect data. The results showed that on average, NS users were younger (29.8 ± 9.5 yr) than nonusers (35.5 ± 12.2 yr). Logistic-regression analysis showed that NS use was significantly associated with moderate or high physical activity level (PAL), smoking, gender, eating attitude, and age. In conclusion, NS users were more likely to be female, younger, and smokers; to have moderate or high PAL; and to be more prone to eating disorders than nonusers.
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Andersen, R., K. D. Brownell, and W. L. Haskell. "The Health & Fitness Club Leader??s Guide???Administering a Weight Management Program." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 25, no. 2 (February 1993): 306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/00005768-199302000-00028.
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McNamee, Jeff, Gay L. Timken, Sarah C. Coste, Tanya L. Tompkins, and Janet Peterson. "Adolescent girls’ physical activity, fitness and psychological well-being during a health club physical education approach." European Physical Education Review 23, no. 4 (July 18, 2016): 517–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1356336x16658882.
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This pilot project aimed to demonstrate the efficacy and feasibility of an innovative physical education programme, referred to as a health club (HC) approach, in a high school setting. We measured adolescent girls’ moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), components of health-related physical fitness, and perceptions about themselves and physical activity (PA) during a 14-week programme. The HC approach produced high levels of MVPA. Pre/post physical fitness testing variables included height, weight, body mass index, waist measurement, sit and reach, grip strength, push-ups, sit-ups and a 10-minute walk test. Significant differences were found in participants’ flexibility and cardiovascular fitness at the conclusion of the 14-week programme. Participants reported greater perceived control over their PA, improvements in their physical self-concept across several domains, more positive feelings about appearance and strength and more positive global statements about their physical selves at post-test. The results of this study suggest that the HC approach is a promising approach that deserves further study.
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Daley, Amanda J., and Gaynor Parfitt. "Physical Self-Perceptions, Aerobic Capacity and Physical Activity in Male and Female Members of a Corporate Health and Fitness Club." Perceptual and Motor Skills 83, no. 3 (December 1996): 1075–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1996.83.3.1075.
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As physical activity and fitness are believed to influence esteem and self-perceptions positively, the purpose of the study was to examine the relationships among participation in physical activity, aerobic capacity, and physical self-perceptions in 40 men and 33 women, members of a British corporate health and fitness club. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated a significant linear relationship for men between scores on Physical Self-worth and composite scores on Participation in Physical Activity. Men's feelings regarding general physical self-worth may be an important determinant of their subsequent levels of physical exercise.
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Rahmawati, Rahmawati, Nur Hidayat, and Setyowati Setyowati. "Hubungan Asupan Energi dan Status Hidrasi dengan Kebugaran Atlet Voly Putri Club Voly Baja 78 Bantul Yogyakarta." JURNAL NUTRISIA 19, no. 1 (March 1, 2017): 56–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.29238/jnutri.v19i1.48.
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Background : Physical fitness, demonstrate one’s ability to perform physical activities that require strength, endurance and flexibility. Physical fitness is influenced by genetics, age, sex, physical activity, nutritional status, health status, hemoglobin levels and the adequacy of the break. The body can last approximately three days without food intake, but the body can only survive no more than one day without liquid. In addition to the nutritional needs, the athlete also needs hydration and setting a good fluid intake.
Objective : The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of energy intake and hydration status of athletes with physical
fitness ball voly Baja 78 Bantul, Yogyakarta.
Method : This observational study using cross sectional, held at Club Bola Voly Baja 78 Bantul, Yogyakarta. A total of 14 athletes were volleyball ball menjad research subjects. The independent variable is the energy intake and hydration status while the dependent variable is physical fitness. In order to prove the hypothesis test product moment correlation.
Result : The results showed that most of the subjects had moderate the rate of energy intake by 71%. belonging to the hydration status of either 64%, and 50% of subjects had a moderate level of physical fitness research conclusion;
Conclusion : There is a relationship between hydration status with physical fitness, there was no significant correlation between the hydration status of athletes with physical fitness club volleyball ball Baja 78 Bantul, Yogyakarta.
Keywords : Energy Intake, Hydration Status, Physical Fitness
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Didier, Madeline, and Gina Jarta. "Occupant noise exposure in a fitness classroom setting." INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings 263, no. 2 (August 1, 2021): 4070–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.3397/in-2021-2595.
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Fitness facilities characteristically place an emphasis on the health and wellness of their occupants. Very loud amplified speech and music in group fitness rooms creates energetic spaces at the expense of the health and wellness of participants' hearing. The authors measured spectral sound pressure levels from fitness programs and occupants in over 20 group fitness classes (cycling, dance, strength training, and yoga) at facilities throughout the United States. Measurements occurred over durations varying from 10 minutes to a full hour. Variables considered include class type and the athletic club where the classroom is located. This paper discusses the overall findings from these noise surveys with an emphasis on noise exposure and statistical levels. This paper also includes a discussion of noise management and recommendations for best management practices to help achieve energetic spaces that are protective of hearing health and wellness.
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Kazantseva, N. V., and V. S. Kazantsev. "PROBLEMS IN PROVIDING HEALTH SAFETY TO CITIZENS USING FITNESS SERVICES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION." Bulletin of Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University named after V.P. Astafiev 56, no. 2 (June 30, 2021): 101–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.25146/1995-0861-2021-56-2-276.
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Statement of the problem. Today there are risks to the health of citizens in fitness centers providing health and fitness services. This is evidenced by the extensive judicial practice when citizens ask for compensation of their health damage in case of injuries in fitness centers. Statistics from foreign countries show a high risk of injury in fitness centers. The purpose of this article is to identify the main problems associated with ensuring safety in relation to the health of citizens when providing fitness services, and to search for solutions to the identified problems. The research methodology consists in the analysis of legal acts in the field of physical culture and sports in terms of regulating the work of fitness centers and generalizing the relevant foreign experience. Research results. It was found out that risks to the health of citizens applying for fitness services arise due to the lack of an appropriate level of professionalism among the fitness club staff in organizing and setting physical activity, as well as the lack of proper medical and pedagogical support. Foreign experience in the fitness industry shows that the problem of ensuring safety of fitness services can be resolved through requirements to professional qualifications of personnel. However, proper medical and pedagogical control is currently not included in the mandatory requirements to the legal support of the fitness industry, either in our country or abroad. Conclusions. The article presents solutions to existing problems in the form of introducing an appropriate educational professional standard for fitness instructors, as well as introducing a mandatory nature of compliance with the standards of professional activity of fitness centers.
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Maguire, Jennifer Smith. "Fit and Flexible: The Fitness Industry, Personal Trainers and Emotional Service Labor." Sociology of Sport Journal 18, no. 4 (December 2001): 379–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ssj.18.4.379.
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The contemporary United States fitness industry, in conjunction with the medical endorsement of exercise and the marketing of lifestyle consumption, has made possible the emergence and rapid growth of health and fitness services. This paper brings together the sociological fields of work, consumption, and physical culture, suggesting how the structure and organization of personal training impacts upon how fitness is sold. Drawing from interviews with personal trainers, the occupation is discussed as a combination of frontline service work, emotional labor, and flexible work strategies, resulting in a variety of job roles: the representation of the fitness club, the brokering of clients’ consumer relationships with the fitness industry, the motivation of clients through service relationships, and the entrepreneurial cultivation of a client base and semi-professional authority.
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Marques, Marcelo, Emerson Franchini, José Carlos Ribeiro, and Gustavo Silva. "Metabolic indicators and energy expenditure in two models of health club classes: aerobic fitness class vs. strength fitness class." Sport Sciences for Health 14, no. 2 (March 2, 2018): 339–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11332-018-0438-1.
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Balfanz, Henry B. "Don’t Let Fear Guide Your Path." Journal of Business Case Studies (JBCS) 13, no. 4 (September 28, 2017): 115–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jbcs.v13i4.10033.
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Founder of BRICKK, a fitness lounge, Kathy Pavlik was determined to create a friendly, healthy, non-intimidating atmosphere where clients would feel welcome. Pavlik believes ‘fear’ causes many people to begin then quit working out. Inspired by her own experiences, Pavlik created a new concept in the health club business in Alma, Michigan. Now that BRICKK is a reality, the next steps need to be determined in the effort to make the fitness lounge a financial success. Pavlik is considering a number of marketing strategies in order to build up attendance in the classes. She’s also considering marketing ideas on how to increase business with her lunches/smoothie bar and possible lunch delivery within the county.
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김혜란, Man-Gyoon Lee, and Soonchang Sung. "Comparison of physical fitness, health related variables between marathon club participants and general individuals." Korean Journal of Sport Science 18, no. 4 (December 2007): 10–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.24985/kjss.2007.18.4.10.
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Peterson, James A. "Take Ten: Ten Things a Health/Fitness Club Should Consider Telling Its New Members." ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal 11, no. 5 (September 2007): 50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.fit.0000288549.77234.37.
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Berke, Ethan M., Ronald T. Ackermann, Elizabeth H. Lin, Paula H. Diehr, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Barbara Williams, Marcia B. Patrick, and James P. LoGerfo. "Distance as a Barrier to Using a Fitness-Program Benefit for Managed Medicare Enrollees." Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 14, no. 3 (July 2006): 313–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.14.3.313.
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This study evaluated the effect of distance on the likelihood of initiating and maintaining regular use of a fitness-program benefit in a population of managed Medicare seniors. We studied 8,162 participants and nonparticipants in a managed-care fitness-program benefit: a structured group exercise program or an unstructured health-club membership. Participants in both programs lived significantly closer to facilities than nonparticipants did (structured, p < .001; unstructured, p = .017). Participants living closer to unstructured-program sites attended more frequently than those farther away (p = .008). Distance was not correlated with frequency of use in the structured program (p = .49). Collectively, these analyses demonstrate that distance is related to uptake and, in some cases, continued use of a fitness-program benefit. Health systems providing fitness-program benefits as a way to increase physical activity levels of their plan members should consider location of program facilities in relation to members’ home addresses to maximize use of the benefit.
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Granzin, Kent L., and Janeen E. Olsen. "Identifying Those Ready to Make a Voluntary Commitment to Fitness." Journal of Sport Management 3, no. 2 (July 1989): 116–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsm.3.2.116.
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Using survey data from personal interviews, this study investigated the relationship between voluntary commitment to physical fitness and three categories of predictor variables. Voluntary commitment was explored conceptually and then operationalized as membership in a health club or organized exercise class. The principal findings are as follows: (a) involvement in fitness activities can be usefully considered in terms of voluntary commitment; (b) commitment is empirically related to demographics, attitudes, and both passive and active leisure pursuits; (c) persons who commit to physical fitness programs have the characteristics of youth; (d) persons who commit hold a self-image of fitness and athletic ability, have been influenced by friends on how to spend their time, and have a higher level of self-motivation and mental ability; and (e) persons who make a commitment to formal physical fitness programs are more involved in a variety of active and passive leisure pursuits.
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Blower, Nicholas. "Hungry, hungry hikers: Fitness, cooking, and gender in American hiking, 1890s–1920s." European Journal of American Culture 40, no. 2 (June 1, 2021): 151–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/ejac_00047_1.
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This article examines the recollections of American mountaineers and hikers written between the 1890s and 1920s to interrogate the evolving relationship hikers had with food consumption and physical fitness on the trail. It centres firstly on the trail accounts of Appalachian Mountain Club (1876) and Sierra Club (1892) members, before moving towards articles that appeared in outdoor recreation magazines such as Outing. Contrasting itself with existing scholarly work that has focused on the ecological impact of industrial food systems within environmental history, this article seeks to explore the unexamined social and cultural power of food on early American outdoorsmen and women. By highlighting the high-altitude discourses surrounding food and physical ability on the mountainside, the article demonstrates how potentially productive debates about food and modernity are complicated by contemporary ideas of gender and propriety. It also further demonstrates how early suspicions about nutritional science and the privileged, often-chauvinistic culture of American mountaineering limited the ability of these wealthy fitness communities to communicate a wider message about the nation’s shifting health fortunes.
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Dolezal, Brett A., David M. Boland, Eric V. Neufeld, Jennifer L. Martin, and Christopher B. Cooper. "Behavioral Modification Enhances the Benefits from Structured Aerobic and Resistance Training." Sports Medicine International Open 03, no. 02 (July 15, 2019): E48—E57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-0900-7501.
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AbstractBehavioral modification (BM) is a strategy designed to sustain or restore well-being through effects such as enhanced relaxation, reduced stress, and improved sleep. Few studies have explored the role of BM delivered in the context of fitness programs for healthy adults. Thus, the purpose of this investigation was to examine whether BM combined with aerobic and resistance training programs would improve health and fitness measures more than the exercise training alone. Thirty-two healthy fitness club members (19 men) were randomized to receive a BM program (n=15) or an equal-attention (EA) control (n=17). BM consisted of twelve, 10-min education sessions between a trained fitness professional and the participant, coupled with weekly, individualized relaxation, stress reduction, and sleep improvement assignments. All participants engaged in 1 h of coached resistance training and remotely guided aerobic exercise thrice weekly for 12 weeks. Fitness measures (aerobic performance, body composition, muscle strength and endurance, lower-body power), sleep characteristics, and heart rate variability (HRV) were obtained at baseline and after the 12-week program. BM resulted in greater improvements in aerobic performance (increased maximum oxygen uptake, metabolic (lactate) threshold, and percent of maximum oxygen uptake at which metabolic threshold occurred), peak and average lower-body power, and body composition (decreased body fat percentage and fat mass) compared to EA. BM also positively influenced parasympathetic tone through increased High-frequency HRV. BM resulted in greater improvements in fitness measures, body composition, and heart rate variability compared with EA. These findings have intriguing implications regarding the role of BM in augmenting health and physical performance.
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Williams, Antonio S., Isabell Rhenwrick, Ben Wright, Wanyong Choi, Dae Yeon Kim, and Theodore Vickey. "Building Viable Fitness Brands: Importance of Brand Communication Strategies in Attracting Potential Health Club Members." International Journal of Sport Management, Recreation & Tourism 15 (September 30, 2014): 49–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.5199/ijsmart-1791-874x-15d.
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Abarghoueinejad, Maryam, Daniel Barreira, Cláudia Dias, Eduardo Guimarães, Adam D. G. Baxter-Jones, and José Maia. "Body Physique, Body Composition, Physical Performance, Technical and Tactical Skills, Psychological Development, and Club Characteristics of Young Male Portuguese Soccer Players: The INEX Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 7 (March 30, 2021): 3560. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073560.
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Youth soccer performance is multifaceted, includes physical growth, biological maturation, and physical fitness, and is linked to the sporting environment to which the players are exposed. We aim to describe age-related associations in body physique, body composition, physical performance technical and tactical skills, psychological and club characteristics of male soccer players aged 12 to 14 years. A total of 157 male soccer players clustered into three age-cohorts (12, 13 and 14 years) were recruited from six soccer clubs. Anthropometric, body composition and body physique, biological maturation, physical performance, skill/game proficiency data, psychological characteristics, and clubs’ characteristics were collected. Group means were compared using analysis of variance and covariance. Fourteen years old players were significantly taller, heavier, leaner, faster, stronger, and technically more skilled than their younger peers (p < 0.05). Differences in physical performance and technical skills (p < 0.05) were found between age groups when adjusting for confounders of soccer training and biological maturation. No significant differences (p > 0.05) between age groups were found in psychological domains. Our findings suggest that age, biological maturation, and training volume are key factors influencing young soccer players’ performance and development. Further, clubs’ conditions provide players with ample resources for their success in training and competition.
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Vandendriessche, Joric B., Barbara F. R. Vandorpe, Roel Vaeyens, Robert M. Malina, Johan Lefevre, Matthieu Lenoir, and Renaat M. Philippaerts. "Variation in Sport Participation, Fitness and Motor Coordination With Socioeconomic Status Among Flemish Children." Pediatric Exercise Science 24, no. 1 (February 2012): 113–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/pes.24.1.113.
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Socioeconomic status (SES) is often indicated as a factor that influences physical activity and associated health outcomes. This study examined the relationship between SES and sport participation, morphology, fitness and motor coordination in a sample of 1955 Flemish children 6–11 years of age. Gender, age and SES-specific values for morphologic dimensions, amount and type of sport participation and fitness and motor coordination tests were compared. SES was positively and significantly associated with sport participation and sports club membership in both sexes. Although differences were not consistently significant, morphologic dimensions and tests of fitness and motor coordination showed a trend in favor of children from higher SES. The results suggest that public and local authorities should consider providing equal opportunities for children in all social strata and especially those in the lower SES to experience the beneficial effects of sport participation through which they can enhance levels of physical fitness and motor coordination.
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Oliver, John. "Exploring the role of music on young health and fitness club member loyalty: an empirical study." Young Consumers 8, no. 1 (March 20, 2007): 65–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17473610710733802.
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Robbins, Lorraine B., Jiying Ling, and Fujun Wen. "Attending After-School Physical Activity Club 2 Days a Week Attenuated an Increase in Percentage Body Fat and a Decrease in Fitness Among Adolescent Girls at Risk for Obesity." American Journal of Health Promotion 34, no. 5 (April 2, 2020): 500–504. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0890117120915679.
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Purpose: To evaluate the effect of a 17-week intervention, including an after-school physical activity (PA) club 3 d/wk, on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), body mass index (BMI) z score, percentage body fat (%BF), and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) among fifth to eighth grade girls having a BMI z score ≥0, and explore whether intervention outcomes varied by club attendance (1 vs 2 vs 3 d/wk). Design: Secondary analysis of data from a group randomized controlled trial (N = 1519, 10- to 15-year-old girls: n = 753 intervention; n = 766 control). Setting: Twenty-four Midwestern US schools (n = 12 intervention; n = 12 control). Sample: Subsample (n = 1194 girls) from trial’s intervention (n = 593 girls) and control (n = 601 girls) groups having BMI z scores ≥0. Measures: Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (min/h), BMI z score, %BF, and CRF ([Formula: see text]: mL/kg/min) were estimated at baseline and postintervention. Analysis: Linear mixed-effect models. Results: Intervention group gained less %BF ( B = −0.35, P = .016), and their CRF decreased less ( B = 0.22, P = .010) than the control. Marginally significant findings showed girls attending the club an average of 1 d/wk had greater increases in %BF ( B = 0.33, P = .087) and MVPA ( B = 0.20, P = .083) and a greater decrease in CRF ( B = −0.20, P = .061) than girls attending 3 d/wk. No differences occurred between girls who attended 2 versus 3 d/wk for any outcomes. Conclusions: The intervention attenuated an increase in %BF and a decrease in CRF among girls at risk for obesity from baseline to postintervention. Offering the after-school PA club 2 d/wk may be adequate for achieving outcomes.
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Wang, Caixia, Lei Li, and Aibo Wang. "RESEARCH ON THE INFLUENCE OF SPORT DANCE ON PHYSICAL HEALTH IN NATIONAL FITNESS EXERCISE." Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte 27, no. 5 (September 2021): 481–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1517-8692202127042021_0077.
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ABSTRACT Introduction: Sports dance is widely known as a competitive game, but as a leisure activity, there is little research on the efficacy of human health and fitness. Sports dance, as a popular national fitness exercise, has sound health promotion effects. At present, domestic and foreign researches mostly focus on the impact of sports dance on young men and women. Objective: This study will explore the influence of regular physical dance exercises on the body shape, function, and quality of middle-aged and older adults, provide a scientific basis for the role of physical dance in national fitness. Methods: This study recruited 20 healthy middle-aged and elderly members of a leisure sports dance club without professional dance experience for three months of dance training. The first two weeks are pre-experiments five times a week. Each exercise time is 60 minutes. The last ten weeks are formal experiments, two times a week, 90 minutes each time, and no other physical exercises are involved in everyday life. By comparing part of the body shape, physical function, and physical fitness index before and after the experiment, the impact of sports dance on middle-aged and older adults’ healthy physical fitness is evaluated. Results: After three months of physical dance exercise with different dance styles, in male, BMI index, body fat percentage, waist circumference, hip circumference, and thigh circumference indicators all decreased, but there was no significant difference. In women, BMI index, body fat percentage (P<0.01), waist circumference (P<0.05), diastolic blood pressure (P<0.01), sitting body forward bending (P<0.05), and standing with one foot and closed eyes all increased. In women, the indexes of grip strength (P<0.01), forward bending in sitting position (P<0.055), and standing with eyes closed on one foot all increased. Conclusions: It is suggested that long-term moderate-intensity aerobic sport dance exercise can improve the body shape of middle-aged and older adults and help increase physical fitness; meanwhile, sports dance can effectively improve the cardiovascular function of middle-aged and elderly subjects. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment results.
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Stacey, C., A. Kozma, and M. J. Stones. "Simple Cognitive and Behavioural Changes Resulting from Improved Physical Fitness in Persons over 50 Years of Age." Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement 4, no. 2 (June 1985): 67–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0714980800015889.
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ABSTRACTThe primary purpose of the present investigation was to evaluate the effects of exercise on simple cognitive performance and on psychological well-being in persons over fifty years of age. A secondary purpose was to assess the relationship between a set of subject variables and drop-out from fitness programs. Twenty-nine new and 37 active volunteers from the St. John's 3F fitness club for persons over fifty years of age served as subjects. Initial assessment on fitness and psychological measures was carried out within three weeks of the start/restart of the program. A second testing took place six months later. Significant pre/post differences were obtained on measures of reaction time, flexibility, balance, extra program activity, and digit symbol performance. Group by pre/post effects also reached statistical significance for psychological well-being. These results suggest that the beneficial effects of exercise are not limited to physical fitness variables, but may extend to cognitive and personality processes.
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Zhang, Wen, and Yuhong Li. "A Study on Consumer Behavior of Commercial Health and Fitness Club—A Case of Consumers in Liverpool." American Journal of Industrial and Business Management 04, no. 01 (2014): 58–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ajibm.2014.41010.
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Gu, Zhu, and Chaohu He. "Application of Fuzzy Decision Tree Algorithm Based on Mobile Computing in Sports Fitness Member Management." Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing 2021 (June 30, 2021): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/4632722.
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After the reform and the opening, the economy of our country has developed rapidly, and the living conditions of the people have become better and better. As a result, they have a lot of time to pay attention to their health, which has promoted the rapid development of the sports and fitness industry in my country. In response to the increasing development of the sports and fitness sector of my country, the current state of the administration of members of the sports fitness industry does not keep pace with the development of the sports and fitness industry of my country. Based on this, this article uses a fuzzy decision tree algorithm to establish a decision tree based on the characteristics of customer data and loses existing customers. Analyzing the situation is of strategic significance for improving the competitiveness of the club. This article selects the 7 most commonly used data sets from the UCI data set as the initial experimental data for model training in three different formats and then uses the data of a specific club member to conduct experiments, using these data files as training samples to construct a vague analysis of the decision tree to overturn the customer to analyze the main factors of customer change. Experiments show that the fuzzy decision tree ID3 algorithm based on mobile computing has the highest accuracy in the Iris data set, reaching 97.8%, and the accuracy rate in the Wine data set is the smallest, only 65.2%. The mobile computing-based fuzzy decision tree ID3 algorithm proposed in this paper obtained the highest correct rate (86.32%). This shows that, compared to traditional analysis methods, the blurred decision tree obtained for churn client analysis has the advantages of high classification accuracy and is understandable so that ideal classification accuracy can be achieved when the tree is small.
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Tsitskari, Efi, and Alexios Batrakoulis. "Investigating the marketing strategies of the health and fitness sector in Greece; the managers' perspective (Investigar las estrategias de marketing del sector de la salud y el fitness en Grecia; la perspectiva de los gerentes)." Retos 43 (July 17, 2021): 264–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.47197/retos.v43i0.88880.
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The health and fitness sector is systematically growing worldwide and is considered a vibrant business area shaped by many innovations while showing great potential for professional development and marketing strategies. In Greece, low-cost and budget gyms as well as boutique fitness studios emerged as a popular business model among health club operators demonstrating a remarkable increase nationwide following the global fitness industry trends. However, previous research focusing on implementing marketing strategies to attract and retain customers in the Greek fitness industry is scarce. The primary aim of the present study was to investigate: i) which are the marketing strategies implemented in order to attract and retain customers, ii) whether these marketing actions are differentiated depending on whether: a) the fitness companies are multipurpose gyms, boutique/personal training studios or CrossFit-like clubs and b) they operate in metropolitan areas (e.g., Athens and Thessaloniki) or in the province of Greece. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted between May 15 and June 5, 2020. The questionnaire used a 4-point Likert scale and was validated internally as required. A total of 631 questionnaires were collected corresponding approximately to 25% of all companies operating in the fitness sector nationwide. Results showed that promotion through social media was the primary customer attraction action. Attractive prices as well as frequent equipment renewal and facilities’ renovation/maintenance were the most popular members’ retention strategies. Top marketing attraction and retention strategies were mediated by the different fitness centers’ business type and location. Much needs to be done in order for the fitness industry in Greece to grow in terms of marketing.
Resumen. El fitness sector está creciendo sistemáticamente en todo el mundo y se considera un área comercial vibrante formada por muchas innovaciones, al tiempo que muestra un gran potencial para el desarrollo profesional y las estrategias de marketing. En Grecia, los gimnasios económicos, así como los estudios de boutique fitness, emergen recientemente como un modelo comercial popular entre los operadores de fitness clubes, lo que demuestra un aumento notable en todo el país siguiendo las tendencias mundiales de la industria del fitness. Sin embargo, la investigación previa centrada en las estrategias de marketing para atraer y retener clientes en la industria griega del fitness es escasa. El objetivo principal del presente estudio fue investigar si las estrategias de marketing implementadas se diferencian en función de si: a) las empresas de fitness son gimnasios polivalentes, estudios boutique/de entrenamiento personal o clubes tipo CrossFit y b) operan en áreas metropolitanas (Atenas y Salónica) o en la provincia de Grecia. Se realizó una encuesta transversal en línea entre el 15 de mayo y el 5 de junio de 2020. El cuestionario utilizó una escala Likert de 4 puntos y se validó internamente según se requirió. Se recogieron un total de 631 cuestionarios correspondientes aproximadamente al 25% de todas las empresas que operan en el sector del fitness a nivel nacional. Los resultados mostraron que la promoción a través de las redes sociales fue la principal acción de atracción de clientes. Los precios atractivos, así como la renovación frecuente de equipos y la renovación /mantenimiento de las instalaciones fueron las estrategias de retención de miembros más populares. Las principales estrategias de atracción y retención de marketing fueron mediadas por el tipo de negocio y la ubicación de los diferentes centros de fitness Queda mucho por hacer para que la industria del fitness en Grecia crezca en términos de marketing.
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Масляк, І. П. "Comprehensive Assessment of Step Aerobics Exercises Effect on Women’s Physical Performance and Physical Health." Teorìâ ta Metodika Fìzičnogo Vihovannâ, no. 1 (March 29, 2015): 37. http://dx.doi.org/10.17309/tmfv.2015.1.1110.
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Objective: To identify the dynamics of physical performance and physical health indicators in young and middle-aged women under the effect of step aerobics exercises.Material and methods. The grounds for the study were Kharkiv fitness club “Zorianyi”. The participants were 28 women aged 20-35. The study used the following methods: theoretical analysis of scientific and methodical literature, pedagogical experiment, methods of mathematical statistics, methods of determining physical performance (Harvard step test) and physical health (anthropometry, pulsometry, tonometry, spirometry, dynamometry).Results: The study assessed the level of physical performance and physical health; analyzed age-related performance differences; determined the level of the effect of step aerobics on women’s physical performance and physical health.Conclusions: Step-aerobics exercises proved to have a positive effect on the level of physical performance and physical health of the young and middle-aged women.
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Izarovskaia, I., L. Smirnova, E. Sumak, and O. Izarovskaia. "FITNESS DANCE FOR DEVELOPING BASIC MOVEMENT QUALITIES IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AND IMPROVING THEIR PSYCHIC STATUS." Human Sport Medicine 19, no. 1 (May 24, 2019): 86–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.14529/hsm190112.
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Aim. The article deals with developing a set of fitness dance exercises to improve basic movement qualities and psychic status in preschool children. Materials and methods. We studied two equal groups of apparently healthy children aged 5-6. All children frequent preschool educational establishments and a BABY CLUB education center (2 times per week, 20 people). We analysed the morphological and psychophysiological traits of pre-schoolers during their lessons. Results. This study demonstrates the results for the correction of individual psychological traits, interpersonal relationships, coordination abilities, endurance, and speed-strength qualities in preschool children by means of fitness dance. Additional lessons resulted in a significant increase of physical preparedness in children from the main group. We registered better results in children from the main group compared to the control group in the following tests: ball throwing, 3×10 shuttle run, hand grip test, 500 m and 30 m run. We established that a set of fitness dance exercises improved significantly the following parameters of children from the main group: body mass, body length, body mass/body weight index, behavioural deviations, self-esteem, anxiety index, general physical preparedness. Conclusion. This study proves that negative trends in children of a new generation tend to increase, in particular in preschool children. The existing programs and methods aimed at children’s health within educational establishments usually lack their comprehensiveness. Physical exercises in a dance form are usually better perceived and possess greater health-improving effect. The diagnostics of movement abilities and skills revealed that children possess limited movement arbitrariness, cramped muscles, limited emotional and inner freedom. These factors decrease health-improving effect and prevents the improvement of psychological and physical health.
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Hurrell, Rose Marie. "Factors Associated with Regular Exercise." Perceptual and Motor Skills 84, no. 3 (June 1997): 871–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.1997.84.3.871.
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Using a telephone survey, this study investigated participation in exercise, the reasons for exercising, and the role of health and fitness facilities in promoting regular exercise. For the sample of 450 adults living in southern New York State and having an annual household income of at least $50,000, in contrast to estimates indicating that a majority of Americans do not exercise regularly, results from this telephone survey indicated that 62.7% of the respondents engaged in regular exercise. Staying in shape was given by 34.9% of the respondents as their major reason. Another 31.7% reported that they exercise to keep healthy. Use of a health club was associated with regular exercise. A lack of time emerged as the major impediment to exercising regularly. Apart from the high percentage of regular exercisers in the sample under study, these results generally confirm previous research on participation in regular exercise and the factors supporting it.
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Bryantara, Oktian Firman. "Factors That are Associated to Physical Fitness (VO2 Max) of Football Athletes." Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi 4, no. 2 (February 5, 2017): 237. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jbe.v4i2.2016.237-249.
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Non-communicable illnesses to be one cause of death in the world. Prevention of non-communicable illnesses, namely the physical activity and sport.Factors affecting the degree of health and physical fitness of individuals including age, gender, genetics, BMI status, and physical activity. This study has the objective to analyze the association between age and BMI status with physical fitness football athlete. This study used cross sectional design with a total population of 30 people. The independent variable in the research is the age and BMI status, while the dependent variable is physical fitness. Data are presented analytically-observational then analyzed to determine the association strong and big risks Odds Ratio (OR) with 95% Cl. The results showed that age has a strong association with the physical fitness of 0.732 and at the age of 18-35 years at risk 42 times fitter than age> 35-45 years, supplements consumption has a very weak association with thephysical fitness of 0,018 and at the athlete who supplements consumption at risk 1,08 times fitter than who did not supplements consumption,BMI status has a strong association with the physical fitness of 0,548 and the normal BMI status risk 13.2 times more fit than obese BMI status. The conclusion that age and BMI status have a strong association with physical fitness and supplements consumption has a very weak association with physical fitness. Efforts need to be done for the football club Kramayudha is to be expected that the recruitment of players aged between 18-35 and had a normal BMI status in order to contribute to the achievement of the team. Keywords: usia, BMI status, football
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Bryantara, Oktian Firman. "Factors That are Associated to Physical Fitness (VO2 Max) of Football Athletes." Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi 4, no. 2 (February 5, 2017): 237. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jbe.v4i22016.237-249.
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Non-communicable illnesses to be one cause of death in the world. Prevention of non-communicable illnesses, namely the physical activity and sport.Factors affecting the degree of health and physical fitness of individuals including age, gender, genetics, BMI status, and physical activity. This study has the objective to analyze the association between age and BMI status with physical fitness football athlete. This study used cross sectional design with a total population of 30 people. The independent variable in the research is the age and BMI status, while the dependent variable is physical fitness. Data are presented analytically-observational then analyzed to determine the association strong and big risks Odds Ratio (OR) with 95% Cl. The results showed that age has a strong association with the physical fitness of 0.732 and at the age of 18-35 years at risk 42 times fitter than age> 35-45 years, supplements consumption has a very weak association with thephysical fitness of 0,018 and at the athlete who supplements consumption at risk 1,08 times fitter than who did not supplements consumption,BMI status has a strong association with the physical fitness of 0,548 and the normal BMI status risk 13.2 times more fit than obese BMI status. The conclusion that age and BMI status have a strong association with physical fitness and supplements consumption has a very weak association with physical fitness. Efforts need to be done for the football club Kramayudha is to be expected that the recruitment of players aged between 18-35 and had a normal BMI status in order to contribute to the achievement of the team. Keywords: usia, BMI status, football
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Daley, Amanda J., and Colin Huffen. "The Effects of Low and Moderate Intensity Exercise on Subjective Experiences in a Naturalistic Health and Fitness Club Setting." Journal of Health Psychology 8, no. 6 (November 2003): 685–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13591053030086003.
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Younesi, Saeid, Alireza Rabbani, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Rui Silva, Hugo Sarmento, and António José Figueiredo. "Dose-Response Relationships between Training Load Measures and Physical Fitness in Professional Soccer Players." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 8 (April 19, 2021): 4321. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084321.
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The aim of this cohort study was two-fold: (i) to analyze within-group changes of final velocity in a 30-15 intermittent fitness test (VIFT), final velocity in a Vameval test (Vvameval), 20-m sprint and countermovement jump (CMJ); (ii) to explore the relationships between VIFT and Vvameval outcomes and their changes with internal and external loads. Twenty-two professional soccer players (mean ± SD; age 27.2 ± 3.4 years, height 174.2 ± 3.6 cm, body mass 69.1 ± 6.4 kg, and body fat 10.4 ± 4.1%, 3.1 ± 1.5 years in the club) participated in this study. External and internal loads were obtained using global positioning system, heart rate and rate of perceived effort (sRPE) after each training session. Players were assessed in CMJ, 20-m sprint, Vameval and 30-15 intermittent fitness test, before and after the observed period. Very large relationships were observed between VIFT and Vameval for pre- (r = 0.76), post (r = 0.80) and pooled-data (r = 0.81). Vvameval showed less sensitivity (−22.4%, [−45.0 to 9.4]), ES −0.45 [−1.05 to 0.16]) than VIFT. ∆VIFT had unclear associations with all sRPE, but had moderate correlations with objective internal and external measures, while, ∆Vvameval varied between large and very large relationships with all sRPE, but had unclear associations with all other selected training loads. Objective internal and external loads may be used to track aerobic power related changes from VIFT.
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Chutimakul, Ladawan, Suchitra Sukonthasab, Thanomwong Kritpet, and Chanai Vannalee. "Effect of modified Khon dance performance on functional fitness in older Thai persons." Journal of Health Research 32, no. 6 (November 12, 2018): 432–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jhr-05-2018-0009.
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Purpose Aging population is on the rise around the world. Strategies to improve quality of life in this population are being implemented. Exercise is one of those strategies that has been proven to be effective as it produces many health benefits. The purpose of this paper is to determine the effects of Khon exercise on functional fitness in older persons. Design/methodology/approach In total, 44 older people aged 60–65 years were recruited through a senior club in an urban area. They were divided into two groups: the Khon exercise group (performed exercise for 12 weeks, 60 min/day, 3 times/week) and the control group (engaged in routine physical activity). The Senior Fitness Test, which consisted of chair stand, arm curl, 2-min step, chair sit and reach, back scratch, 8-ft up and go, and body mass index, was performed before and at 12 weeks after the exercise. Findings After 12 weeks of training, significant differences in chair stand, 2-min step, chair sit and reach, and 8-ft up and go tests were noted between the exercise and control groups. Originality/value These findings showed that Khon exercise has positive effects on lower body strength and flexibility, aerobic endurance and balance. Hence, it is recommended for health promotion among older persons.
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Alfawaz, Hanan A., Soundararajan Krishnaswamy, Latifah Al-Faifi, Halima Ali Bin Atta, Mohammad Al-Shayaa, Saad A. Alghanim, and Nasser M. Al-Daghri. "Awareness and Attitude Toward Use of Dietary Supplements and the Perceived Outcomes Among Saudi Adult Male Members of Fitness Centers in Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism 28, no. 5 (September 1, 2018): 509–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2017-0246.
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Dietary supplements are believed to enhance athletic performance and/or prevent/reverse pathological states. Despite the increasing use of dietary supplements in Saudi Arabia, systematic studies in this field are lacking. This study aims to assess the relation between demographic and social characteristics and dietary supplement use among adult males in Saudi Arabia. Demographic and dietary supplements data from fitness club participants were collected through a questionnaire, and the Pearson chi-square test was used to determine associations. A total of 448 apparently healthy adult males above 20 years of age, who were registered at fitness centers located in Saudi Arabia, participated in the study. The majority (275 [62%]) of the study participants were younger (20–30 years), of normal weight (189 [43%]), without health problems (332 [79%]), and obtained an undergraduate degree or higher (336 [77%]). The majority (58%) took supplements under the supervision of a professional and the rest depended on Internet (22%), friends (12%), or books (4%) for choosing supplement types. The main motives of the participants for visiting the fitness center were: weight loss (N = 149 [35%]), keeping fit (N = 101 [24%]), and muscle building (N = 151 [35%]). One hundred and fifty-five participants (44%) were taking supplements on a daily basis with 34 (10%) having taken it for a prolonged duration (>1 year). The most commonly used supplements were proteins (29%) and multivitamins (21%). Supplement use was not associated with the participants’ family income or level of education but was positively associated with younger age (<31 years), χ2(2, N = 443) = 4.96, p = .03.
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Booth, Verity, Alex Rowlands, and James Dollman. "Physical Activity Trends in Separate Contexts Among South Australian Older Children (10–12 Y) and Early Adolescents (13–15 Y) From 1985 to 2013." Pediatric Exercise Science 31, no. 3 (August 1, 2019): 341–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/pes.2018-0082.
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Purpose:To assess trends in South Australian children’s physical activity between 1985 and 2003 and 2013 in the contexts of school active transport, organized sport, physical education, and school break times.Method:The 1985 Australian Health and Fitness Survey was administered in South Australian schools in 2004 (8 schools) and 2013 (9 schools) and was demographically matched to the 10 South Australian schools in the Australian Health and Fitness Survey. Ordinal logistic modeling was used to identify trends, stratified by older children (10–12 y) and early adolescent (13–15 y) subgroups.Results:School active transport generally declined for males and older female children (19 and 20 percentage points per decade, respectively), whereas early adolescent females increased in walking to school (11 percentage points per decade). School sport participation declined for early adolescents, and club sport participation declined in early adolescent females (23 percentage points per decade). Moderate to vigorous physical activity participation during school break times (particularly lunchtime) generally declined (16–26 percentage points per decade). Observed changes in most contexts occurred between 2004 and 2013.Conclusion:There was evidence of context-specific declines in children’s physical activity participation over this time span. Early adolescent females were the subgroup of most concern, experiencing declines in most contexts.