ArticleBMJ open2019
Are changes in physical fitness, body composition and weight associated with exercise attendance and dropout among fitness club members? Longitudinal prospective study.
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- The Risk of Disordered Eating in Fitness Club Members-A Cross-Sectional Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- How Do Fitness Club Members Differentiate in Background Characteristics, Exercise Motivation, and Social Support? A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2023Article
- Evening chronotype predicts dropout of physical exercise: a prospective analysis.Sport sciences for health · 2023Article
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- The Coronavirus pandemic and closed fitness clubs negatively affected members exercise habits.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- Weight Cycling and Dieting Behavior in Fitness Club Members.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Does Self-Perception Equal the Truth When Judging Own Body Weight and Height?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Barriers to, and Facilitators of, Exercising in Fitness Centres among Adults with and without Physical Disabilities: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Stay True to Your Workout: Does Repeated Physical Testing Boost Exercise Attendance? A One-Year Follow-Up Study.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2021Article
- What Makes Individuals Stick to Their Exercise Regime? A One-Year Follow-Up Study Among Novice Exercisers in a Fitness Club Setting.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Urinary incontinence in a fitness club setting-is it a workout problem?International urogynecology journal · 2020Article
- Motives and barriers to initiation and sustained exercise adherence in a fitness club setting-A one-year follow-up study.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe primary aim of the present study was to investigate if changes in physical fitness, body composition and weight are associated with exercise attendance and dropout among fitness club members. Secondary, we wanted to identify motives for fitness club membership and exercise.
settingNew members at 25 fitness clubs in Oslo, Norway.
participantsIn total, 125 new fitness club members were recruited. Eligible criteria were <4 weeks of membership, untrained (exercising <60 min once a week) and ≥18 years. At inclusion, and after 3 (n=87) and 12 months (n=64), participants answered a questionnaire (including motives for membership and exercise, and attendance) and performed measurements of maximum oxygen uptake (VO
resultsAt 3 months, regular attendees had significantly higher VO
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