Direção Técnica em Ginásios e Health Clubs: Um Estudo Exploratório Sobre a Perceção dos Profissionais de Exercício Físico

Diogo Teixeira; Ana Sousa; César Chaves; Rodrigo  Ruivo; Amândio Dias; Pedro Asseiceira; Filipe Rodrigues; Diogo Monteiro; Luis Cid; Vasco Bastos; Vera Pedragosa; Hugo Pereira

doi:10.6063/motricidade.30748

Technical Direction in Gyms and Health Clubs: An Exploratory Study on the Perception of Physical Exercise Professionals

Authors

Diogo Teixeira ULHT/FEFD https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4587-5903
Ana Sousa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6423-4752
César Chaves https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9342-4835
Rodrigo Ruivo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1332-6897
Amândio Dias https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6925-1348
Pedro Asseiceira https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0432-6425
Filipe Rodrigues https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1327-8872
Diogo Monteiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7179-6814
Luis Cid https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8156-3291
Vasco Bastos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9227-8522
Vera Pedragosa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0609-9817
Hugo Pereira https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5710-524X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.30748

Keywords:

Gymnasium, technical director, physical exercise professionals, service quality

Abstract

The position of the technical director was introduced into Portuguese law in 2012, but little research has been produced to understand how it has developed its action since. This study analysed the perceptions of the physical exercise technicians (TEF) regarding i) the importance of the functions of technical directors (as defined in the law) and ii) the way technical directors fulfil and develop their roles, contrasting the results by market segment. A descriptive and frequency analysis was made of a sample of 194 exercise professionals, with a mean age of 34.46 years (SD = 8.78) and a mean years of experience of 9.04 years (SD = 6.84), who voluntarily participated in this study. The present work showed that the TEF value the role attributed to the technical director expressed in the law. The regularity of the technical director's support was found to be quite heterogeneous, with almost 50% of the respondents classifying it as non-existent or not very regular. It was also found that around 45% of the TEF considered the performance of the technical directors to be very weak or weak. From the analysis by market segment, the low cost generally presented the worst percentage results, while the premium segment presented the best results.

Author Biography

Diogo Teixeira, ULHT/FEFD

Diogo dos Santos Teixeira é um jovem académico com um background multidisciplinar e prática profissional em várias áreas da sua formação. É Licenciado em Educação Física e Desporto, Pós-Graduado em Saúde, Nutrição e Exercício, Mestre em Exercício e Bem-Estar e Doutorado em Educação Física e Desporto: Ramo de Atividade Física e Saúde.

Profissionalmente desempenhou funções como Professor de Educação Física, Técnico de Sala de Exercício e Personal Trainer. Atualmente é docente do Ensino Superior, onde leciona algumas disciplinas ligadas à sua área de formação ou de experiência profissional, em vários ciclos de estudos e graduações académicas.

Ao nível da investigação científica, tem procurado compreender como melhorar a intervenção dos profissionais de exercício físico nos seus diversos campos de atuação, visando a melhoria da qualidade da experiência do praticante, a rentabilização dos seus objetivos e promoção da saúde.

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2024-06-30

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Teixeira, D., Sousa, A., Chaves, C., Ruivo, R. ., Dias, A., Asseiceira, P., … Pereira, H. (2024). Technical Direction in Gyms and Health Clubs: An Exploratory Study on the Perception of Physical Exercise Professionals. Motricidade, 20(2), 157–167. https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.30748

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2024): Motricidade

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