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Examining Individual Versus Group Exercise Preference Among Maltese Gym-Goers.
- Source :
- Journal of Sports & Physical Education Studies; Jan-Apr2024, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p7-16, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This paper presents a study of exercise behaviours among Maltese gym users where it seeks to understand what factors govern choices among gym users to exercise either alone or in a group. It is argued that being able to predict the propensity to exercise alone or in a group presents an opportunity for fitness providers to organise their efforts more efficiently in the broader context of contributing to improving public health and, therefore, possibly providing a more relevant gym product. Exercise and fitness literature highlights various factors likely to influence participants' proclivities to exercise solo or in a group, including motivation, competitiveness, sporting background, age, and gender. To explore the possible influences of such factors in the Maltese context, a cross-sectional survey was carried out via an online questionnaire, which was analysed statistically using logistic regression. This was conducted by first incorporating the above factors with a propensity to exercise alone or in a group as the dependent binary outcome. Finally, a most parsimonious model was applied following a stepwise iterated process of factor elimination. The results show that gender and age were the most significant predictors of training modality, with being male increasing the likelihood of engaging in solo gym exercise behaviour by over five times. Increased age was also a significant predictor of exercising alone. We present a discussion of the findings in terms of exercise and fitness service provision, as well as broader issues related to the interaction between gym culture and gender norms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CROSS-sectional method
EXERCISE
SEX distribution
PHYSICAL fitness centers
QUESTIONNAIRES
MULTIPLE regression analysis
STATISTICAL sampling
DECISION making
AGE distribution
INTERNET
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
MOTIVATION (Psychology)
SOCIAL skills
PHYSICAL fitness
PUBLIC health
DATA analysis software
COMPETITION (Psychology)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2788788X
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Sports & Physical Education Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 179871906
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.32996/jspes.2024.4.1.2