Fitness instructors' perception of importance of particular elements for effectively conducted program

The goal of this study was to determine importance of particular exercise elements for effective fitness class from the viewpoint of an instructor. Our survey included 120 fitness instructors in Croatia with average age of 29.3 years and average career of 6.3 years. Factor analysis with a component...

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Matična publikacija: 24th Universiade Bangkok 2007 FISU Conference "University Sport : Sport Creates Man - Man Develops Nationhoods" : Abstracts
Bangkok : Thammasat University, 2007
Glavni autori: Špehar, N. (-), Fučkar Reichel, K. (Author), Gošnik, Jelka
Vrsta građe: Članak
Jezik: eng
Online pristup: http://bib.irb.hr/datoteka/390799.2007._-_Bangkok_-_fitness.DOC
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