Fitness center use and subsequent achievement of exercise goals. A prospective study on long-term fitness center members.

Autor: Riseth L; Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Post box 8905, 7491, Trondheim, Norway. liv.riseth@ntnu.no.; 3T-Fitness Center, Vestre Rosten 80, 7075, Tiller, Norway. liv.riseth@ntnu.no., Lund Nilsen TI; Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Post box 8905, 7491, Trondheim, Norway.; Clinic of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway., Hatlen Nøst T; Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.; Norwegian Advisory Unit on Complex Symptom Disorders, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway., Steinsbekk A; Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Post box 8905, 7491, Trondheim, Norway.; Digital Health Care Unit, Norwegian Center for E-Health Research, Tromsø, Norway.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation [BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil] 2022 Jan 13; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 13.
DOI: 10.1186/s13102-022-00400-w
Abstrakt: Background: Knowledge on the relationship between fitness center use and long-term members' subsequent goal achievement is limited. Therefore, the aim was to investigate the prospective association between the use of fitness centers during 18 months and subsequent self-reported goal achievement among long-term members.
Methods: This was a registry- and survey-based longitudinal study of 2851 people who had been members at a Norwegian fitness center chain for more than two years. Fitness center use from December 2016 to June 2018 was obtained from registry data. Subsequent goal achievement was measured in a survey in June 2018, assessed by a 1-100 visual analogue scale, and a score between 0 and 50 was defined as low goal achievement.
Results: Visiting the fitness center frequently and regularly, and having frequent group activity bookings were associated with higher subsequent self-reported goal achievement. Participants with fewest visits (1-57 days) during 18 months were more likely to report low goal achievement than participants with most visits (118-543 days) (OR = 8.5; 95% CI 6.3-11.4). Fitness trainer bookings was not clearly associated with subsequent goal achievement.
Conclusions: Frequent and regular long-term fitness center use were associated with higher subsequent self-reported goal achievement.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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