COMPARISON OF EXERCISE BEHAVIOR OF THE PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINER
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The purpose of this research was to study the comparison of exercise behavior of personal fitness trainers in the fitness center. Four hundred and eighty male personal fitness trainers in 3 big brand fitness centers volunteered for this research. They answered the questionnaire on exercise behavior of personal fitness trainers. These include exercise types (resistance, aerobic, flexibility, and movement), exercise time periods (morning, late morning, afternoon, evening, night) and the day of the exercise (Monday to Sunday) by using Google Form. The data were calculated for the frequency, percentage, average, standard deviation, Chi-Square statistics, and one-way analysis of variance. The research was found that most personal fitness trainer in 3 big brands did aerobic exercise and exercise types were not different, exercised in the morning late and exercise time periods were not different, and exercised on Friday and Saturday and exercise days were not different. The personal fitness trainers of the 3 big brands had an average score of exercise behavior of 8.10 (1.991) with a score of 16 points and the exercise behavior scores were not different. In conclusion, the personal exercise trainers have no difference in exercise behavior including types, time periods, and day; and have a moderate exercise behavior score.
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