Preferred body type of fitness instructors among university students in exercise classes.
This study examined the relationship between participants' physique anxiety, eating behaviors, somatotype, and the preferred qualifications and body type of a fitness instructor. Subjects were 171 students attending fitness classes at a university. Analysis indicated that the women preferred a thinner fitness instructor than men and that enthusiasm, motivation, and being physically fit were considered the most important characteristics overall. No significant racial differences in key variables were found.
Evans
Retta R
RR
University of Alabama at Birmingham, EB 259, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. rrevans@uab.edu
Cotter
Ellen M
EM
Roy
Jane L P
JL
D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D010809:Physical Fitness; D012737:Sex Factors; D013008:Somatotypes; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology