Journal articles: 'Gyms'

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Hertzog, Esther, and Assaf Lev. "Male Dominance under Threat: Machoism Confronts Female Defiance in Israeli Gyms." Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 48, no. 6 (March 6, 2019): 836–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0891241619834662.

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The article discusses macho culture in Israeli gyms. It describes male trainees’ efforts to preserve their dominance, facing female trainees’ threat to undermine it. The article analyzes means, such as military icons, physical battles, and vocal expressions, used to convey male dominance at the gym. Two gyms in the metropolis of Tel Aviv were studied by the male researcher for three years, and one suburban gym was studied by the female researcher for a year. Being researchers and trainees from both genders introduced a unique perspective of gender power relations at the gym. The different sociogeographic backgrounds of the studied gyms offered a refreshing understanding of the impact of specific circumstances on gender dominance. The analysis suggests that males’ hegemony can be threatened by potential women’s dominance, as the ethnography on the suburban gym reveals. Moreover, although men are struggling forcefully to preserve their dominance over “males’ territory” at the Tel Aviv gyms, women’s gradual penetration into the perceived masculine space destabilizes it.

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Leon, Jennifer De. "Gyms." Prairie Schooner 91, no. 4 (2017): 66–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/psg.2017.0146.

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Zhang, Xiaojuan, Yun Gao, Bowen Deng, Bo Hu, Luming Zhao, Han Guo, Chengfang Yang, et al. "Selection, Characterization, and Optimization of DNA Aptamers against Challenging Marine Biotoxin Gymnodimine-A for Biosensing Application." Toxins 14, no. 3 (March 5, 2022): 195. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins14030195.

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Gymnodimines (GYMs), belonging to cyclic imines (CIs), are characterized as fast-acting toxins, and may pose potential risks to human health and the aquaculture industry through the contamination of sea food. The existing detection methods of GYMs have certain defects in practice, such as ethical problems or the requirement of complicated equipment. As novel molecular recognition elements, aptamers have been applied in many areas, including the detection of marine biotoxins. However, GYMs are liposoluble molecules with low molecular weight and limited numbers of chemical groups, which are considered as “challenging” targets for aptamers selection. In this study, Capture-SELEX was used as the main strategy in screening aptamers targeting gymnodimine-A (GYM-A), and an aptamer named G48nop, with the highest KD value of 95.30 nM, was successfully obtained by screening and optimization. G48nop showed high specificity towards GYM-A. Based on this, a novel aptasensor based on biolayer interferometry (BLI) technology was established in detecting GYM-A. This aptasensor showed a detection range from 55 to 1400 nM (linear range from 55 to 875 nM) and a limit of detection (LOD) of 6.21 nM. Spiking experiments in real samples indicated the recovery rate of this aptasensor, ranging from 96.65% to 109.67%. This is the first study to report an aptamer with high affinity and specificity for the challenging marine biotoxin GYM-A, and the new established aptasensor may be used as a reliable and efficient tool for the detection and monitoring of GYMs in the future.

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Zurhelle, Christian, Joyce Nieva, Urban Tillmann, Tilmann Harder, Bernd Krock, and Jan Tebben. "Identification of Novel Gymnodimines and Spirolides from the Marine Dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii." Marine Drugs 16, no. 11 (November 14, 2018): 446. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md16110446.

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Cyclic imine toxins are neurotoxic, macrocyclic compounds produced by marine dinoflagellates. Mass spectrometric screenings of extracts from natural plankton assemblages revealed a high chemical diversity among this toxin class, yet only few toxins are structurally known. Here we report the structural characterization of four novel cyclic-imine toxins (two gymnodimines (GYMs) and two spirolides (SPXs)) from cultures of Alexandrium ostenfeldii. A GYM with m/z 510 (1) was identified as 16-desmethylGYM D. A GYM with m/z 526 was identified as the hydroxylated degradation product of (1) with an exocyclic methylene at C-17 and an allylic hydroxyl group at C-18. This compound was named GYM E (2). We further identified a SPX with m/z 694 as 20-hydroxy-13,19-didesmethylSPX C (10) and a SPX with m/z 696 as 20-hydroxy-13,19-didesmethylSPX D (11). This is the first report of GYMs without a methyl group at ring D and SPXs with hydroxyl groups at position C-20. These compounds can be conceived as derivatives of the same nascent polyketide chain, supporting the hypothesis that GYMs and SPXs are produced through common biosynthetic genes. Both novel GYMs 1 and 2 were detected in significant amounts in extracts from natural plankton assemblages (1: 447 pg; 2: 1250 pg; 11: 40 pg per mL filtered seawater respectively).

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Rabii, Watoii. "“‘No Tough Guys Here?’: Hybrid Masculinity in a Boxing Gym”." Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 50, no. 2 (January 29, 2021): 231–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0891241620985585.

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In this article, I explore manifest and latent discourses about masculinity in a predominantly white, middle class boxing gym. In this gym, the owner and coaches promote a discourse that emphasizes love, bridgework, and sparring with care. This discourse is part of the gym’s white-collar boxing culture. A key part of this discourse is distancing themselves from other gyms, claiming they promote a violent masculinity. While on the surface the gym criticizes certain ideals and practices associated with American hegemonic masculinity, it still reproduces discourses, norms, and practices associated with it. Employees use a latent discourse that constructs a hybrid masculinity. I argue that employees and members construct a hybrid masculinity by perpetuating ideals and practices associated with American hegemonic masculinity.

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Jing, Ying, Ding Ma, Yaolin Liu, Jiaxing Cui, Sheng Zhang, and Yiyun Chen. "Decoding the Street-Based Spatiality of Urban Gyms: Implications for Healthy City Planning." Land 10, no. 2 (February 8, 2021): 175. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10020175.

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Many cities face health issues that result from ineffective urban planning strategies. The chances of doing exercises in sportive venues implicate public health and citizen quality of life. With the advent of the geo-big data era, it is crucial to explore the spatial pattern of sports facilities to reflect urban health issues. This study aims to decode the street-based spatiality of gyms (one prevailing type of sportive venues) from a comprehensive perspective by both geometric methods (i.e., segment streets) and topological analytics in the context of complexity science (i.e., complex network derived from the topology of natural streets). We found that: (1) gyms are spatially clustered and distributed unevenly; (2) community-to-gym walkability fits the power-law with a heavy-tailed distribution at the 10-min and 20-min temporal scales; (3) the model for the street connectivity and the multi-distance reachability of gyms is with high polynomial fitting goodness. This article is conducive to strategies-making of healthy city planning and the further optimization of urban spatial structure.

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Calesco, Vinicius Almeida, and Jorge Both. "Aplicação de técnicas de gestão de pessoas em academias de ginástica." Caderno de Educação Física e Esporte 17, no. 1 (May 2, 2019): 325–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.36453/2318-5104.2019.v17.n1.p325.

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Objetivo: Identificar a aplicação de técnicas de recrutamento, seleção, treinamento e desenvolvimento de pessoas e plano de cargos em academias de ginástica. Métodos: A pesquisa teve abordagem qualitativa, sendo entrevistados quatro administradores de academias na cidade de Londrina – Paraná. Para a avaliação dos dados foi utilizada a análise de conteúdo. Resultados: Os resultados evidenciaram que todos os administradores relataram não haver um setor de recursos humanos na academia em que atuavam. Em relação a aplicação das técnicas abordadas, todos os administradores narraram utilizar métodos referentes a recrutamento, seleção, treinamento e desenvolvimento de pessoas. Entretanto, os métodos de treinamento e desenvolvimento apresentadas demonstram falta de conhecimento das técnicas por parte dos administradores. No que se refere a distribuição de cargos, três academias utilizavam métodos para a distribuição e uma academia informou não existir uma distribuição de cargos entre os funcionários. Conclusão: Conclui-se que os administradores, mesmo apresentando argumentos e aparente entendimento sobre a utilização de técnicas de recursos humanos, necessitam de maior conhecimento sobre o assunto. De fato, um conhecimento aprimorado das técnicas pode promover um crescimento organizacional constante das academias de ginástica, proporcionando serviços com melhor qualidade, atendendo as expectativas impostas pelos usuários das academias de ginástica.ABSTRACT. Application of people management techniques in gyms. Objective: Identify the application of techniques of recruitment, selection, training and development of people and plan of positions in gyms. Methods: The research had a qualitative approach, being interviewed four administrators of gyms in the city of Londrina - Paraná. For the evaluation of the data was used content analysis. Results: The results showed that all administrators reported not having a human resources sector in the gyms in which they worked. In relation to the application of the techniques, all managers reported using methods related to recruitment, selection, training and development of people. However, the training and development methods presented demonstrate a lack of knowledge of the techniques by the administrators. Regarding the distribution of positions, three gyms used methods for the distribution and one gym informed that there is no distribution of positions between the employees. Conclusion: It is concluded that managers, even presenting arguments and apparent understanding about the use of human resources techniques, need more knowledge about the subject. In fact, improved knowledge of the techniques can promote a steady organizational growth of gyms, providing better quality services, meeting the expectations imposed by the users of the gyms.

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Phang, Vernetta Xinn Yinng, and Ho Jin Chung. "(Dis)Joining Fitness Gyms Membership: Sustained Participation and Deterred Mindset amongst Female Teachers in Singapore." Asian Journal of Kinesiology 22, no. 2 (April 30, 2020): 11–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.15758/ajk.2020.22.2.11.

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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to examine the key decision making elements of why female teachers join and disjoin a fitness gym membership.METHODS The participants of the study comprised of ten healthy female teachers, aging from 34 to 45. Out of the ten participants, five of them were members of fitness gyms while five of them were non-members of fitness gyms. A semi-structured interview was conducted with each participant. Each interview was audiorecorded, before being transcribed verbatim. A thematic analysis approach was used for data analysis and higher-order themes were identified for each group of participants.RESULTS The key elements to sign up for a gym membership included keeping body and mental health, group synergy and peer influence, instructors’ guidance and convenience of gym facilities. The key elements for deterrence included the high cost of membership, lack of time, dislike for long term commitment and inconvenience of schedule.CONCLUSIONS The study discusses the controllable and uncontrollable factors associated with signing up for a gym membership including, the cost of membership and the occupations of teachers such as working hours and teachers’ circumstances. The results of this study enable gym operators to better understand how to cater and engage a specific target audience.

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Nałęcz, Hanna, Anna Ostrowska-Tryzno, and Anna Pawlikowska-Piechotka. "Outdoor Gyms as an Example of Outdoor Recreation Activity in Urbanized Areas." Turyzm 28, no. 1 (June 1, 2018): 65–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/tour-2018-0008.

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Abstract Outdoor gyms are becoming increasingly popular in the European cities. They are built in urban parks, in neighbourhoods (housing estates) and school sports grounds. Recently outdoor gyms are increasingly being built in non–urban recreation areas (such as beaches, lake promenades, forest parks). Among them there are gyms dedicated specifically to the elderly or disabled. The aim of the research is to analyze the use of outdoor gyms in Warsaw and selected surrounding settlements.

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Gayathri, Dr M., S. Guhanathan, and V. RajKamal. "Smart Grounds." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 10, no. 3 (March 31, 2022): 2128–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2022.41082.

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Abstract: Institutions like colleges and universities having grounds, indoor and outdoor stadiums, gyms. Maintaining and providing a good environment is a major task for institutions. To make them easy we use IoT and mobile applications. In this project, we use IoT to control the electrical devices in the grounds, stadium, and gyms. We control all the equipment with mobile applications. Like controlling the lights and ACs in the gym and indoor stadiums then accessing fed lights and water sprinklers in the grounds and automatic door systems. Maintaining the records of the individual who is accessing the gyms and stadium. The user will get the stats of the equipment which is assessed by them like, If the person is using the treadmill they will get the details stats of total time spent, total distance covered and speed, etc within the application. For providing these details we use check-in and check-out in the equipment. We update the events that going to be conducted on the campus and the detailed status of the event that's completed. User can prebook grounds to conduct events. Keywords: Mobile Application, Flutter, IoT, Google Firebase, Google Authentication, Google FireStore.

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Öztürk, Pinar, and Canan Koca. "Women’s Exercise Experiences in Women-Only Gyms in Turkey: An Examination Within the Framework of Self-Determination Theory." Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal 25, no. 2 (October 2017): 118–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.2016-0015.

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Although a growing body of evidence emphasizes the benefits of physical activity and exercise participation, diverse cultural, social and religious factors prevent girls and women from participating in physical activity and exercise. Recently, women-only gyms have become an important factor in promoting women’s participation in exercise in nonwestern countries, such as Turkey. This study examines the factors that affect the experiences of women who participate in exercise in a women-only gym, in Turkey, by applying self-determination theory (SDT) with a gender perspective. Data were collected through in-depth semistructured interviews with seventeen women and three women instructors and analyzed with thematic analysis. Identified themes are a) regulation of daily life: time of one’s own, b) structured exercise, and c) comfort of being in women-only environments. Findings show that women-only gym satisfies the three basic needs identified by SDT, and reproduce the relationship between exercise and femininity for women. This means that satisfaction of three needs, autonomy, competence, and relatedness, involves gendered meanings for women who exercise in women-only gyms.

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ONEA, Irina. "Gyms and Social Interaction." Logos Universality Mentality Education Novelty: Social Sciences 8, no. 2 (January 15, 2020): 21–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.18662/lumenss/22.

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Bergsgard, Nils Asle, Jan Ove Tangen, Bjorn Barland, and Gunnar Breivik. "Doping in Norwegian Gyms —." International Review for the Sociology of Sport 31, no. 4 (December 1996): 351–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/101269029603100401.

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Calesco, Vinicius Almeida, and Jorge Both. "Qualidade dos serviços prestados pelas academias de ginástica (Quality of services provided by the gyms) (Calidad del servicio prestado por los gimnasios)." Retos, no. 39 (May 9, 2020): 18–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.47197/retos.v0i39.77659.

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Resumo: O mercado de academias de ginástica vem sofrendo mudanças ao longo de décadas, tanto no âmbito da prestação de serviços, como no modelo de gestão, remodelando as formas de atuação a fim de atrair novos clientes. Desta forma, o objetivo do estudo foi avaliar a qualidade dos serviços prestados pelas academias de ginástica considerando variáveis sociodemográficas. Para a coleta de dados foi aplicada a Escala de Avaliação da Qualidade dos Serviços Prestados por Academias de Ginástica (QUASPA) a uma população composta por 290 clientes de academias de ginástica localizadas na cidade de Londrina-Paraná. Foi identificado que as academias de ginástica apresentam uma pior qualidade nos serviços relacionados ao marketing. Pôde ser encontradas diferenças significativas nas variáveis escolaridade, tempo de prática contínua de exercícios físicos, tempo de prática contínua de exercícios físicos na mesma academia e o número de academias já frequentadas. Conclui-se que clientes com nível superior completo, maior tempo de prática de exercícios físicos, maior tempo de prática de exercícios físicos na mesma academia e maior número de academias frequentadas demonstram uma percepção de qualidade mais crítica referente aos serviços prestados por academias de ginástica. Abstract: The gym market has been undergoing changes for decades, both in terms of service delivery and management model, reshaping the forms of action in order to attract new customers. Thus, the objective of the study was to evaluate the quality of services provided by gyms considering sociodemographic variables. For the data collect, the Scale of quality assessment of services provided by fitness center (QUASPA) was applied to a population composed of 290 clients of gyms located in the city of Londrina-Paraná. It was identified that gyms have a worse quality in services related to marketing. Significant differences were identified in the variables education, time of continuous physical exercise practice, time of continuous physical exercise practice in the same gym and the number of gyms already attended. It was concluded that customers with higher education level, longer time of physical exercise, longer time of physical exercise in the same gym and larger number of gyms attended demonstrate a more critical perception of quality regarding the services provided by gyms. Resumen: El mercado de gimnasios ha cambiado durante décadas, tanto en términos de prestación de servicios como de modelo de gestión, remodelando las formas de acción para atraer nuevos clientes. Por lo tanto, el objetivo del estudio fue evaluar la calidad de los servicios prestados por los gimnasios teniendo en cuenta las variables sociodemográficas. Para la recopilación de datos, se aplicó la Escala para la evaluación de la calidad de los servicios prestados por los gimnasios (QUASPA) a una población compuesta por 290 clientes de gimnasios ubicados en la ciudad de Londrina-Paraná. Se ha encontrado que los gimnasios tienen una peor calidad en los servicios relacionados con el marketing. Se identificaron diferencias significativas en las variables educación, tiempo de práctica de ejercicio físico continuo, tiempo de práctica de ejercicio físico continuo en el mismo gimnasio y la cantidad de gimnasios que ya asistieron. Se puede concluir que los clientes con un nivel de educación superior, mayor tiempo de ejercicio físico, mayor tiempo de ejercicio físico en el mismo gimnasio y más gimnasios asisten a una percepción más crítica de calidad con respecto a los servicios prestados por los gimnasios.

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Nałęcz, Hanna, Anna Ostrowska-Tryzno, and Anna Pawlikowska-Piechotka. "Outdoor gyms as an example of outdoor recreation activity in urbanized areas." Turyzm/Tourism 28, no. 1 (June 30, 2018): 65–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.18778/0867-5856.28.1.16.

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In recent years, the popularity of outdoor gyms has been growing. They are built in urban parks, in neighbourhoods (housing estates), at school sports grounds. Recently more and more outdoor gyms are increasingly being built also in non-urban recreation areas (such as coastal beaches, lake promenades, forest parks). The aim of this research was to analyse how outdoor gyms in Warsaw and the selected surrounding localities are used.

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Kaewunruen, Sakdirat, and Yu Shi. "Impact Noise and Vibration Sources Induced by Heavy Gym Activities: Do They in Turn Unnecessarily, Indirectly Affect Our Health?" Applied Sciences 11, no. 24 (December 12, 2021): 11812. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app112411812.

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‘Good health and wellbeing’ is one of the key United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs). By ensuring healthy lives and promoting positive wellbeing, physical and mental activities have been encouraged for all at all ages. In recent decades, fitness culture and industry has significantly grown in many countries to enhance healthy lives and positive wellbeing. With the vigorous development of the fitness industry, a gym has become one of the common facilities within a neighborhood or on a campus in order to promote more and more people to participate in fitness activities. At the same time, the rapid increase in gym construction also provides more employment opportunities for professional fitness coaches. On the other hand, excessive noises and vibrations stemming from certain heavy gym activities can be observed. Accordingly, the NIHL (noise-induced hearing loss) in a gym should receive more attention. According to critical literature reviews, the high-intensity noise in gyms is mainly caused by the drops of heavy steel bars or dumbbells. Today, most gyms adopt cushioned flooring in specific areas, but the effectiveness of noise suppression still needs to be evaluated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility of hearing loss caused by noise doses in a gym. Noises derived from heavy gym sources (i.e., lifting of heavy weights) were monitored and collected for analyses in order to estimate the risk of NIHL in a traditional gym, as well as to assess the measurements against the authoritative criteria to derive some technical guidelines for fitness and gym managers. The outcome of this study will improve insights into acoustic monitoring techniques and practical management within a gym environment.

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Echitchi, Raymond. "Graffiti and the Discursive Construction of Fitness in Gyms." Respectus Philologicus, no. 41(46) (April 15, 2022): 219–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/respectus.2022.41.46.121.

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This paper is an attempt to add knowledge to scholarship in a field that has attracted less attention from researchers. It presents a study of graffiti found on a board located inside a gym in Madrid that was carried out in order to get a grasp of the functions of the graffiti and gain an insight into discursive practices in gyms. Data analysis focused on texts while overlooking the graffiti’s non-verbal features and was carried out following Fairclough’s (2004, 2013) approach, which emphasizes the study of language as a social practice and encourages a three-fold analysis of discourse that includes action, representation and identification. The study revealed that social agents attempted to act and interact directly or indirectly with fellow gym-goers through graffiti.

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Spurná, Miroslava, and Martin Kudláček. "Aplikované tělocvičné aktivity žáků s dětskou mozkovou obrnou." Studia sportiva 4, no. 1 (July 7, 2010): 109–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/sts2010-1-12.

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Regular and optimum activity is primarily one of the preconditions for obtaining and maintaining human´s physical and mental condition. For pupils with physical disabilities are suitably chosen gym activity also considered a suitable means of socialization and integration of pupils into the intact population. Th e importance of physical education and its implementation in the context of physical education in recent times we read mostly in the context of issues of integration of pupils with disabilities into mainstream schools. Th ere are not so many special educational books which are dealt with the shape of physical education and pupils in special schools. Th e main aim of this article is to describe the current status of participation of students with physical disability in the physical education and show the possible form and method of the gyms activity these students. Th e target group was students with cerebral palsy attending primary school for students with multiple disabilities in Olomouc. Th e results illustrate the importance of institutional forms of gyms activities such as physical education and school sports clubs, which are for most students the only physical activities throughout the day. Other factors signifi cantly aff ecting the rate of participation of pupils are level of pupils‘ motorical skills, family approach to the physical activities and pupils' access to informations in the physical activities field. Th ese aspects must by taken as the basis for planning and implementation of gyms activities pupils with physical disabilities.

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Rapport, Frances, Hayley Hutchings, Marcus Doel, Bridget Wells, Clare Clement, Stephen Mellalieu, Sergei Shubin, et al. "How Are University Gyms Used by Staff and Students? A Mixed-Method Study Exploring Gym Use, Motivation, and Communication in Three UK Gyms." Societies 8, no. 1 (March 1, 2018): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/soc8010015.

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Martinek, Tom, and Okseon Lee. "From Community Gyms to Classrooms." Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance 83, no. 1 (January 2012): 33–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2012.10598709.

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Meade, Thomas. "Disinfect the Rec: Creating and Implementing a Disinfection Campaign at Gyms Using the Theory of Planned Behavior." Recreational Sports Journal 39, no. 2 (October 2015): 157–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/rsj.2015-0037.

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Using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB; Ajzen, 1985; 1991), a campaign meant to persuade gym users to disinfect their gym equipment was created and implemented through two studies. Study One consisted of a survey ( N = 200). Participants reported their attitudes, perceived social norms, perceived control, behavioral intentions, and behaviors about disinfecting gym equipment. Participants were also asked to report their reasoning for either disinfecting or not disinfecting equipment. From these answers, a persuasive campaign consisting of large posters was created and formed Study Two. Study Two implemented the campaign using the predictors of the TPB. Three gyms were observed. Perceived social norms showed the greatest jump in the desired behavior of disinfecting gym equipment. Future implementation and avenues of research are discussed.

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Küçükdeniz, Tarık. "Gym Layout Modeling and Optimization." Management Science Letters 12, no. 3 (2022): 185–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.5267/j.msl.2022.2.001.

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The purpose of the loop layout problem is to determine the optimal sequence for operations by giving a cyclical arrangement of the machines along a given route. Calculating the initial cost of processes is critical in general. Additionally, these expenses can be reduced by proposing an alternate flow for the system's components. It has been observed that machines at gyms are utilized in accordance with a certain program, and so they require the optimal arrangement to accommodate these programs. In this study, the best cyclical arrangement of the machines in a gym was determined using an intuitive method. Customers enrolled in various training programs will be required to change machines in accordance with the sequence of the machines in their training program. The purpose of this study is to determine the optimal layout of these machines in order to alleviate gym traffic congestion and provide a more intuitive movement plan for consumers. The purpose is to build a layout plan that minimizes backward movement using an objective function created from the positions of the machines in the training programs, the number of customers who use these programs, and the frequency with which the machines appear in multiple programs. For the first time in gyms, an effective solution to the machine layout problem has been proposed using an optimization approach.

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Areiza-Padilla, Jose Andres, Tatiana Galindo-Becerra, and Maria Camila Del Río. "Social Networks and E-Loyalty: A New Means of Sports Training during COVID-19 Quarantines." Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research 16, no. 7 (October 20, 2021): 2808–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jtaer16070154.

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Globally, governments implemented several quarantine periods to attempt to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. As a result, people were unable to carry out their daily activities in person, and many began to undertake activities online. Gyms and sports schools were among the economic sectors that were required to physically close their operations at the beginning of these quarantines. Thus, many people stopped exercising and turned to social networks as a form of entertainment. The aim of this study was to demonstrate how consumers found a new form of entertainment in the social networks of gyms and sports schools, which allowed them to be entertained and perform physical exercise at home. In this manner, consumers generated an e-loyalty towards the social networks of the gyms that they previously frequented physically. Thus, based on the e-loyalty of their social networks, gyms were able to identify a mechanism that enabled them to approach their consumers and continue offering a variety of products and services online, taking into account the context of COVID-19.

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Sassatelli, Roberta. "Fitness Gyms and the Local Organization of Experience." Sociological Research Online 4, no. 3 (September 1999): 96–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.5153/sro.312.

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One of the peculiarities of fitness gyms is the succession of people who try and follow a training programme and are not able to stick to it. Based on ethnographic research I try to account for this phenomenon. For regular participants, fitness training is not only important for the kind of body it will hopefully produce in the long run, but also for how it is lived in the present. I will try to show that the way gyms are locally organized - spatiality and interaction rules during training - is as important for exercise adherence as the culturally shaped ideals which sustain fitness culture. In particular, gyms need to provide not only for the substantial body objectives pursued by clients but also for their expressive demands. They need to offer not only competent trainers, but also training spaces where clients may feel secure enjoying a measure of discretion and sober informality. Still, the correct attitude towards fitness work-out is not a passive lack of desire. Fitness work-out asks for the demonstration of a particular kind of desire: each client can and must learn to concentrate only on him or herself in the attempt to improve his or her own exercise performance. Elaborating on my fieldwork, I propose that the more participants in fitness measure themselves against each other and a fantasized body ideal the less will be their capacity to continue attending the gym regularly. The more the desired objectives are perceived as vital, the more participants will feel inadequate, and the more difficult will be for them to concentrate on performing each and all movements and, consequently, to construct and continue a fitness programme. The possibility of filtering body ideals while pursuing an activity which is aimed at their achievement is decisive in protecting individuals from the dangerous exposure of their inadequacies. I conclude on the nature, importance and consequences of this paradoxical construction of experience.

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Flores, Eileen, Sage Nakagawa, Robinn Moyer, and Shirley Bluethmann. "Silver Sneakers in Central PA: Assessment of a Community based Exercise Program in a Mixed Rural/Urban Catchment Area." Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2021): 782. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.2890.

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Abstract Older cancer survivors present with unique challenges that may impact quality of life and increase physical dysfunction if not properly managed. Regular physical activity (PA) can help mitigate these effects. Silver Sneakers (SS), a free exercise program available to Medicare beneficiaries, has more than 16,000 US locations. To understand capacity of SS to serve older adults in our mixed rural/urban catchment area of Central Pennsylvania, we 1) identified all registered SS program locations in our 28-county catchment area and; 2) conducted phone questionnaires with SS program staff. Approximately 18 gyms closed during the pandemic, leaving a sample of 121 participating gyms. We talked to 80 gyms (66% response rate) to understand member and programming characteristics, training of staff and program marketing. Geographic locations of SS were mixed – 39% in rural and 61% in urban counties; the majority (43%) were located in private gyms or YMCAs. The majority of gyms reported membership was equally mixed by gender and described ages of members as 65-80 years (94%). Program staff said that many members exercised several times per week with friends/family. Program staff also reported that social opportunities (35%) were a primary reason participants remained active in SS. Most (89%) of the facilities were still able to offer SS during the pandemic, with the majority (60%) adapting format to Zoom and other video platforms to conduct classes. Overall, SS programs offer a sustainable option to facilitate access to exercise programs and reduce barriers to PA among older adults in our catchment area.

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JANCIN, BRUCE. "Survival Soaring for SCAs in Gyms." Cardiology News 9, no. 7 (July 2011): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1544-8800(11)70224-x.

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Malik, A., and S. Malik. "Prevalence of nutritional supplements in gyms." British Journal of Sports Medicine 44, Suppl_1 (September 1, 2010): i44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2010.078725.147.

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Wallace, Amanda, Aleksandra Pietrusz, Elizabeth Dewar, Magdalena Dudziec, Katherine Jones, Philip Hennis, Annette Sterr, et al. "Community exercise is feasible for neuromuscular diseases and can improve aerobic capacity." Neurology 92, no. 15 (March 8, 2019): e1773-e1785. http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000007265.

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ObjectiveThe aim of this phase 2 trial was to ascertain the feasibility and effect of community-based aerobic exercise training for people with 2 of the more common neuromuscular diseases: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT) and inclusion body myositis (IBM).MethodsA randomized single-blinded crossover trial design was used to compare a 12-week aerobic training program using recombinant exercise bicycles compared to a control period. The training occurred 3 times per week in community gyms local to the participants. Support was available from trained gym staff and a research physiotherapist. The 2 disease groups were analyzed separately. The primary outcome measure was peak oxygen uptake (VO2 peak) during a maximal exercise test, with secondary measures of muscle strength, function, and patient-reported measures.ResultsData from 23 people with CMT and 17 people with IBM were included in the analysis. Both disease groups had high levels of participation and demonstrated improvements in VO2 peak, with a moderate effect size in the CMT participants (Cohen d = 0.53) and a strong effect size in the IBM group (Cohen d = 1.72). No major changes were observed in the secondary outcome measures. Qualitative interviews revealed that participants valued the support of gym instructors and the research physiotherapists in overcoming challenges to participation.ConclusionTwelve weeks of aerobic training in community gyms was feasible, safe, and improved aerobic capacity in people with CMT and IBM.Classification of evidenceThis study provides Class II evidence that for patients with CMT type 1A and IBM, an aerobic training program increases aerobic capacity.

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Elmazi, Rovena. "Evaluating Challenges and Opportunities in the Development and Management of Physical Activity in Albania to Increase the Involvement of the Population in It." European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies 3, no. 4 (November 29, 2018): 104. http://dx.doi.org/10.26417/ejms.v3i4.p104-110.

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The study aims to assess the challenges, opportunities for development and management of physical activity in Albania compared to other countries in the region. The data collection tool included interviews, and the questionnaire used in all gyms in Albania. The result speaks of a huge gap with regard to the development of sports and the inclusion of populations in physical activities. According to the findings of the study, the number of population frequented by gyms in Albania. It is also worrying the very low number of female participants in the gym compared to the total number of women in the national level and the large difference in the number of males participating in physical activity and mainly in gymnasiums with the number of women that correctly reflected that in Albania it needs the revival and strengthening of gender mechanisms at national and local level. The result also revealed a lack of trained human resources, lack of policies and sound development strategies to increase population participation in physical activities. To this end, the National Sports and Regional Institutions, the Albanian Sports Federation and other relevant sports authorities should take all necessary measures to develop and expand the inclusion of populations into physical activities as a necessary means to increase the quality of life.

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El Khoury, D., and S. Antoine-Jonville. "Intake of Nutritional Supplements among People Exercising in Gyms in Beirut City." Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism 2012 (2012): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/703490.

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The use of nutritional supplements among exercisers in gyms has been never investigated in the Middle East. The aim of the current study was to assess the prevalence intake of nutritional supplements and the potential influencing factors among people exercising in gyms in Beirut city. In this cross-sectional study, 512 exercisers, aged between 20 and 50 years, were randomly selected from gyms. The intake of nutritional supplements was reported among 36.3% (95% confidence interval 32.2–40.5) of participants, with a weak presence of medical supervision. Patterns of supplement use differed by gender and age. Men and younger exercisers were found to focus on supplements associated with performance enhancement and muscle building, while women and older exercisers were more concerned with health-promoting products such as vitamins, minerals, and herbal supplements. An appropriate dissemination of accurate and scientifically sound information regarding the benefits and side effects of nutritional supplements is highly recommended in the sports environment in Beirut city.

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Zurhelle, Christian, Tilmann Harder, Urban Tillmann, and Jan Tebben. "In Silico Modeling of Spirolides and Gymnodimines: Determination of S Configuration at Butenolide Ring Carbon C-4." Toxins 12, no. 11 (October 29, 2020): 685. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins12110685.

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Only few naturally occurring cyclic imines have been fully structurally elucidated or synthesized to date. The configuration at the C-4 carbon plays a pivotal role in the neurotoxicity of many of these metabolites, for example, gymnodomines (GYMs) and spirolides (SPXs). However, the stereochemistry at this position is not accessible by nuclear Overhauser effect—nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NOE-NMR) due to unconstrained rotation of the single carbon bond between C-4 and C-5. Consequently, the relative configuration of GYMs and SPXs at C-4 and its role in protein binding remains elusive. Here, we determined the stereochemical configuration at carbon C-4 in the butenolide ring of spirolide- and gymnodimine-phycotoxins by comparison of measured 13C NMR shifts with values obtained in silico using force field, semiempirical and density functional theory methods. This comparison demonstrated that modeled data support S configuration at C-4 for all studied SPXs and GYMs, suggesting a biosynthetically conserved relative configuration at carbon C-4 among these toxins.

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Weinbruch, Stephan, Thomas Dirsch, Konrad Kandler, Martin Ebert, Gerhard Heimburger, and Franz Hohenwarter. "Reducing dust exposure in indoor climbing gyms." Journal of Environmental Monitoring 14, no. 8 (2012): 2114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2em30289f.

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Szark-Eckardt, Mirosława, Łukasz Kowalczyk, Hanna Żukowska, and Wioletta Łubkowska. "Doping and supplementation applied in Bydgoszcz gyms." Quality in Sport 1, no. 2 (June 30, 2015): 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/qs.2015.009.

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Andrade, Alexandro, Fábio Hech Dominski, Marcelo Luiz Pereira, Carla Maria de Liz, and Giorgio Buonanno. "Infection risk in gyms during physical exercise." Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25, no. 20 (May 7, 2018): 19675–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-1822-8.

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Chernozatonskii, L. A. "Carbon nanotube connectors and planar jungle gyms." Physics Letters A 172, no. 3 (December 1992): 173–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0375-9601(92)90978-u.

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Stephenson, Joan. "Reports Spotlight COVID-19 Outbreaks in Gyms." JAMA Health Forum 2, no. 3 (March 2, 2021): e210283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.0283.

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Sassatelli, Roberta. "Healthy cities and instrumental leisure: the paradox of fitness gyms as urban phenomena." Modern Italy 20, no. 3 (August 2015): 237–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1353294400014629.

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As urbanisation has come to characterise contemporary societies, large cities have become quite ambivalent places for the human species: they are removing the human body from its perceived natural condition, while increasingly attempting to provide a cure for the ills of a sedentary life. Fitness gyms are presented as the ‘natural' solution to our ‘unnatural' lifestyle as urban dwellers and as a therapeutic fix to the ills of metropolitan living. This paper deploys a mix of qualitative methods (ethnographic observation, interviews and discourse analysis) to explore fitness culture as an urban phenomenon. Using data from Italy and the UK, it develops a micro-sociology of the spatiality of the gym that helps to approach this institution from within, deconstructing those claims which contribute to its cultural location as a key ingredient in contemporary urban lifestyles. The paper first looks at how fitness culture is negotiated through the marshalling of structured variety within the spatiality and temporality of gyms. It then explores the specificity of fitness as urban, instrumental leisure as compared with other forms of active recreation or sports available in urban contexts. It finally considers, on the one hand, the way in which fitness activities are continuously renovated, drawing on the fields of both sport and popular culture and, on the other, the kind of subjectivity and embodiment that fitness culture normatively sustains.

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Attlee, Amita, Nour Atmani, Viktor Stromtsov, Fatima Ali, Rim Tikarly, Sarah Ryad, Ghada Salah, Hayder Hasan, and Reyad Obaid. "Assessment of Weight Management Practices among Adults in the United Arab Emirates." Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism 2017 (2017): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1050749.

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With a rise in global incidence of overweight and obesity, the number of patients seeking weight management (WM) advice is likely to increase. Our aim was to explore the prevalence of WM practices and investigate association of WM goals with sociodemographic variables and practices among United Arab Emirates (UAE) adults. An exploratory, cross-sectional research was conducted on 1275 adult males and females, residing in UAE. A structured questionnaire was administered. WM goals to lose/maintain/gain weight were reported in 88.3% participants. WM goals were significantly associated with age, sex, marital status, education, current body weight perception, and medical condition. Out of 21 selected WM practices, popular strategies included increasing physical activity (52.9%), eating less fat (51.1%), consuming fewer calories (43.3%), joining gym (27.5%), skipping meals (26.1%), and consuming natural herbs and teas (20.7%). Visiting dietitian (12.3%) ranked ninth in the order of preference. Males focused on physical activity, gyms, and wellness centers and females on calories counting, dietitian visits, meals replacement, skipping meals, and natural herbs/teas. Married adults reported eating less fat (54.3% versus 47.3%, p=0.020); singles opted calories counting, gyms, and meals replacement. Frequent referral sources were friends (37.8%) and Internet (32.1%). Most UAE adults had WM goals that were associated with sociodemographic variables and WM practices. Awareness about the ill-effects of unhealthy WM practices and importance of dietitian’s consultation are imperative.

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Rodríguez-Medina, María Jesús. "An approach to the study of the use of English in the activities of Spanish gyms." Spanish in Context 13, no. 1 (April 14, 2016): 128–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/sic.13.1.06rod.

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The study of Anglicisms in Spanish has been significant since the last half of the twentieth century. After an initial period of purist publications, the approach to this sociolinguistic phenomenon became more descriptive and academic in the 1980s. Today’s bibliography is relatively extensive, including works which have widely analysed the impact of the Anglo-American culture on different areas, as well as suggested a variety of definitions and taxonomies of Anglicisms. However, some domains that are greatly influenced by the English language in Spain such as the terminology used in gyms have not been examined so far, since the published literature has focused on specific sports (football, tennis, etc.). The aim of this paper is to compile and analyse the most frequent Anglicisms in the lexicon used in sports activities offered by Spanish gyms, as an introductory approach to prospective research. We have studied a sample of 268 Anglicisms taken from the web sites of 15 gyms. Our analysis is not limited to the description of the linguistic features of these Anglicisms but it also explores the possible reasons for their use.

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Foteini, Mavridou, Tsalikioti Eirini, Alexandris Konstantinos, Komsis Stergios, and Gissis Ioannis. "Customers Satisfaction and Service Quality at Public and Private Gyms." Indian Journal of Applied Research 3, no. 10 (October 1, 2011): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/2249555x/oct2013/124.

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Myskiw, Mauro, and Pedro Xavier Manfro. "Carreiras profissionais em academias de porto alegre: uma análise da percepção de estudantes e profissionais." Caderno de Educação Física e Esporte 17, no. 2 (September 23, 2019): 123–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.36453/2318-5104.2019.v17.n2.p123.

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Objetivo: O objetivo foi analisar como as carreiras nas Academias, segundo a percepção de estudantes/estagiários e de profissionais sobre realidades e expectativas, mobilizam ou articulam contratos com a empresa ou com a própria pessoa. Foi realizado um estudo qualitativo de delineamento exploratório. Métodos: Participaram do estudo 10 profissionais/estudantes vinculados a Academias da cidade de Porto Alegre, através de entrevista semiestruturada. O conteúdo das entrevistas foi analisado a partir de um exercício de redução textual, produção de categorias e subcategorias. Resultados: As categorias emergentes foram: a desvalorização e a instabilidade das relações; a presença dos estagiários atuando como profissionais; trajetórias de carreira profissional em academia; esforços auto iniciados de desenvolvimento de competências; trabalho em academias e desenvolvimento de redes de oportunidades. Conclusão: Nossa conclusão indica que, apesar de notarmos a percepção da importância de esforços auto iniciados, isto é, de situações nas quais os professores/estudantes entrevistados demonstram certa autonomia para decidirem sobre suas carreiras, não nos foi possível afirmar que tal percepção ignore a relevância dos programas e estruturas que as Academias oferecem e materializam. ABSTRACT. Professional careers in Porto Alegre’s gyms: an analysis of students’ and professionals’ perceptions. Objective: This article looks into how careers in Gyms – according of students’ and professionals’ perceptions about realities and expectations – mobilize or promote contracts with the company or with the person in question. Methods: A qualitative exploratory study was conducted, including 10 professionals/students linked to gyms in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil, through semi-structured interviews. The content of the interviews was analyzed with an exercise of textual reduction, production of categories and subcategories. Results: The emerging categories were: devaluation and instability of relationships; the presence of interns acting as professionals; professional career paths in academia; self-initiated skills development efforts; working in gyms and developing networks of opportunities. Conclusion: Our conclusion indicates that, while the perception about the importance of self-initiated efforts is noticeable – that is, of situations in which the teachers/students interviewed show some autonomy to decide on their careers – it can be said that such perception ignores the relevance of programs and structures that the Gyms offer and materialize.

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Lee, Yu-Lung, Lee-Yun Pan, Chin-Hsien Hsu, and De-Chih Lee. "Exploring the Sustainability Correlation of Value Co-Creation and Customer Loyalty-A Case Study of Fitness Clubs." Sustainability 11, no. 1 (December 24, 2018): 97. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11010097.

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Fitness gyms have been gaining popularity among Taiwanese people, which means growing competitiveness for fitness gym operators and the necessity for an examination on how to maintain customer loyalty. Since workouts may require more coaching and interactions than other types of exercise, this study focuses on whether the increased customer interactions and involvement, which may be achieved when the operator works on developing customer value co-creation behavior, can generate increased customer loyalty toward fitness gyms. On the other hand, customers’regular behavior may influence customers’perceived necessity of interactions and involvement; this may in turn influence the correlation of value co-creation behavior and customer loyalty. Accordingly, regular behavior was employed as the moderating variable in this study. The study used SPSS software version 22.0 and AMOS software version 22.0 to evaluate the data collected. By convenience sampling, it distributed questionnaires to 470 subjects, and collected 470 copies, with a return rate of 100%. After eliminating the invalid samples, there were 453 valid samples, with a valid return rate of 96.3%. We distributed questionnaires at outside the fitness clubs in Taichung City from May 20th to June 13th, 2016. The study’s results indicate that value co-creation attitude, value co-creation subjective norm, and price affordability have positive effects on value co-creation behavior; value co-creation behavior has a positive effect on customer loyalty, and regular behavior has a negative moderating effect on the influence of value co-creation behavior on customer loyalty.

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Azizah, Lilik Marifatul, Tri Martiana, and Oedojo Soedirham. "The Improvement of Cognitive Function and Decrease the Level of Stress in the Elderly with Brain Gym." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY SCIENCE (IJNMS) 1, no. 1 (December 9, 2017): 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.29082/ijnms.v1i1.33.

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The decline in cognitive function in the elderly, which is part of the aging process can result in long-term memory problems and information processes, so it is often regarded as a stressor that causes stress and perceived as an adverse threat. Brain gym can improve memory, decreased emotional stress and the clearer mind. The aim of the study analyzed the effectiveness of brain gym in improving cognitive function and decreased the level of stress of elderly. Pre-experimental study of one group pretest-posttest design with 35 samples selected by simple random sampling. The frequency of Brain Gym exercise twice a week with duration of every 15 minutes and done in four weeks. Measurement of stress level using DASS, while Cognitive function with MMSE. Data analyzed using Wilcoxon signed rank test. The results showed improvement of cognitive function in elderly and decreased stress level after brain gym (p = 0.001 and p = 0.009 at α = 0.05). Brain gyms are more effective at lowering stress levels than older cognitive function improvements that require longer and more intense time to improve concentration and elderly memory. Keywords: Brain Gym, Kognitif, Stress, Elderly

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Azizah, Lilik Marifatul, Tri Martiana, and Oedojo Soedirham. "The Improvement of Cognitive Function and Decrease the Level of Stress in the Elderly with Brain Gym." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY SCIENCE (IJNMS) 1, no. 1 (December 9, 2017): 26–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.29082/ijnms/2017/vol1.iss1.33.

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The decline in cognitive function in the elderly, which is part of the aging process can result in long-term memory problems and information processes, so it is often regarded as a stressor that causes stress and perceived as an adverse threat. Brain gym can improve memory, decreased emotional stress and the clearer mind. The aim of the study analyzed the effectiveness of brain gym in improving cognitive function and decreased the level of stress of elderly. Pre-experimental study of one group pretest-posttest design with 35 samples selected by simple random sampling. The frequency of Brain Gym exercise twice a week with duration of every 15 minutes and done in four weeks. Measurement of stress level using DASS, while Cognitive function with MMSE. Data analyzed using Wilcoxon signed rank test. The results showed improvement of cognitive function in elderly and decreased stress level after brain gym (p = 0.001 and p = 0.009 at Î± = 0.05). Brain gyms are more effective at lowering stress levels than older cognitive function improvements that require longer and more intense time to improve concentration and elderly memory. Keywords: Brain Gym, Kognitif, Stress, Elderly

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Azizah, Lilik Marifatul, Tri Martiana, and Oedojo Soedirham. "The Improvement of Cognitive Function and Decrease the Level of Stress in the Elderly with Brain Gym." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY SCIENCE (IJNMS) 1, no. 1 (December 9, 2017): 26–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.29082/ijnms/2017/vol1/iss1/33.

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The decline in cognitive function in the elderly, which is part of the aging process can result in long-term memory problems and information processes, so it is often regarded as a stressor that causes stress and perceived as an adverse threat. Brain gym can improve memory, decreased emotional stress and the clearer mind. The aim of the study analyzed the effectiveness of brain gym in improving cognitive function and decreased the level of stress of elderly. Pre-experimental study of one group pretest-posttest design with 35 samples selected by simple random sampling. The frequency of Brain Gym exercise twice a week with duration of every 15 minutes and done in four weeks. Measurement of stress level using DASS, while Cognitive function with MMSE. Data analyzed using Wilcoxon signed rank test. The results showed improvement of cognitive function in elderly and decreased stress level after brain gym (p = 0.001 and p = 0.009 at Î± = 0.05). Brain gyms are more effective at lowering stress levels than older cognitive function improvements that require longer and more intense time to improve concentration and elderly memory. Keywords: Brain Gym, Kognitif, Stress, Elderly

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Vecchiato, Marco, Giulia Quinto, Stefano Palermi, Giulia Foccardi, Barbara Mazzucato, Francesca Battista, Federica Duregon, Federica Michieletto, Daniel Neunhaeuserer, and Andrea Ermolao. "Are Gyms a Feasible Setting for Exercise Training Interventions in Patients with Cardiovascular Risk Factors? An Italian 10-Years Cross-Sectional Survey Comparison." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 4 (February 19, 2022): 2407. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042407.

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Background: Exercise training is a known important prevention and treatment modality in patients with cardiovascular (CV) diseases. However, the CV risk factors in gym users have been poorly studied. The aim of this study was to monitor CV risk factors of gym users over 10 years in order to investigate whether gyms are used settings for secondary disease prevention. Methods: In 2007 and 2017, a cross-sectional research survey was adopted to determine CV risk factors and habits in gym users (18–69 years) of the Veneto region. These data were analyzed and compared with those of PASSI, a national surveillance system of the Italian population. Results: During the last decade, there has been an increase in gym users over 50 years of age and in people with arterial hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. People attending the gym on medical referral are increasing, but they are still few (<10%). When comparing the collected data with PASSI surveillance, most of the CV risk factors are strongly underrepresented in gym users. Conclusion: The prevalence of gym users with CV risk factors is rather low, regardless of age. Physicians still need to encourage and prescribe physical exercise for secondary prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.

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Buonanno, G., F. C. Fuoco, S. Marini, and L. Stabile. "Particle Resuspension in School Gyms during Physical Activities." Aerosol and Air Quality Research 12, no. 5 (2012): 803–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.2011.11.0209.

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Maciel, João Paulo Da Silva, Thiago Cabral de Souza, Raphael Rodrigues Dias, and Elizabeth Alves Silva. "The Importance of Prescribing Exercise Programs in Gyms." Amadeus International Multidisciplinary Journal 1, no. 1 (October 18, 2016): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.14295/aimj.v1i1.1.

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This study evaluated the key indicators for prescribing exercise programs in gyms in the city of Barbalha - CE. It was a descriptive field study with 150 subjects, half men and half women. The results showed morphological changes in the main body segments. As for the purpose of the physical exercises, the main motivation was aesthetics. Few subjects reported doing the practice seeking a muscle reorganization. Keywords: Prescription for exercise. Postural changes. Fitness Centers.

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Braniš, Martin, and Jiří Šafránek. "Characterization of coarse particulate matter in school gyms." Environmental Research 111, no. 4 (May 2011): 485–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2011.03.010.

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Wróbel, Jakub, and Damian Pietrusiak. "Noise Source Identification in Training Facilities and Gyms." Applied Sciences 12, no. 1 (December 22, 2021): 54. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app12010054.

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This paper deals with noise problems in industrial sites adapted for commercial training venues. The room acoustics of such an object were analyzed in the scope of the reverberation time and potential acoustic adaptation measures are indicated. Identification and classification of noise sources in training facilities and gyms was carried out based on the acoustic measurements. The influence of rubber padding on impact and noise reduction was investigated in the case of chosen noise-intensive exercise activities performed in a previously described acoustic environment. Potential noise reduction measures are proposed in the form of excitation reduction, vibration isolation, and room acoustics adaptation.

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