<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><italic>Aim:</italic> The purpose of this research is to identify and analyze the differences between men and women regarding their reasons for practicing fitness.<italic>Methods</italic>: The research was conducted at a sports club in Reșita, in April 2018, on 100 respondents, 71 of them were men and 29 were women. As research methods, we used the survey method - the questionnaire, the observation method, the statistical-mathematical method and the graphic representation method.<italic>Results:</italic> The results of the survey show that men and women practice fitness to combat sedentariness, but differently: mainly, men are looking to develop muscle mass and for women, the main aim is to lose weight by diminishing body fat.</abstract>

Aim: The purpose of this research is to identify and analyze the differences between men and women regarding their reasons for practicing fitness.Methods: The research was conducted at a sports club in Reșita, in April 2018, on 100 respondents, 71 of them were men and 29 were women. As research methods, we used the survey method - the questionnaire, the observation method, the statistical-mathematical method and the graphic representation method.Results: The results of the survey show that men and women practice fitness to combat sedentariness, but differently: mainly, men are looking to develop muscle mass and for women, the main aim is to lose weight by diminishing body fat.

Gender differences on the grounds of practicing fitness

Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal

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Aim: The purpose of this research is to identify and analyze the differences between men and women regarding their reasons for practicing fitness.Methods: The...

Gender differences on the grounds of practicing fitness

Published Online: Mar 28, 2019

Page range: 13 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2018-0011

Keywords
fitness, body-building, life quality

© 2018 Nada Arseni, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Gender differences on the grounds of practicing fitness

Published Online: Mar 28, 2019

Page range: 13 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2018-0011

Keywordsfitness, body-building, life quality

© 2018 Nada Arseni, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
fitness, body-building, life quality