Profile of Recreational Exercisers in Split : Undergraduate Thesis

Cilj ovog istraživanja je utvrditi profil vježbača rekreativaca u gradu Splitu. Anketnim upitnikom ispitalo se 100 ispitanika, rekreativnih vježbača koji su pohađali jedan od rekreativnih programa u Fitnes centrima Guliver i Marjan. Uzorak je podijeljen na dva subuzorka ovisno o spolu. Izvršena je deskriptivna statistika a potom Mann–Whitney U test kojim se utvrdila razlika između žena i muškaraca u svim primijenjenim varijablama. Rezultati su pokazali da subuzorci nisu previše različiti obzirom na primijenjena pitanja. Razlike su uočene samo u prethodnom rekreativnom bavljenju neke vrste tjelovježbe i to u korist muškaraca. Također su razlike uočene i u jednom od ciljeva samog vježbanja koje se odnosilo na smanjenje masnog tkiva gdje se pokazalo da muškarcima to nije primaran cilj u odnosu na žene. Može se zaključiti da se muškarci redovitije i učestalije bave nekim vidom rekreacije u odnosu na žene te da je ženama primaran motiv smanjenje masnoga tkiva. Iz navedenog trebalo bi se bazirati na osvještavanju ženske populacije o važnosti tjelovježbe za zdravlje te stvarati naviku za tjelesnim vježbanjem u ranijoj dobi posebice kod ženske populacije ljudi.The aim of this research is to determine the profile of recreational athletes in the city of Split. The questionnaire surveyed 100 recreational exercisers who attended one of the recreational programs at the Guliver and Marjan Fitness Centers. The sample was divided into two subsamples depending on gender. Descriptive statistics and the Mann – Whitney U test were performed to determine the difference between women and men in all applied variables. The results showed that the subsamples were not too different with respect to the applied questions. Differences in favor of men were observed only in the previous recreational exercise. Differences were also observed in one of the goals of the exercise itself, where the primary goal for women is fat loss. It can be concluded that men engage in some form of recreation more regularly and more often than women, and that the primary motive for women is the reduction of fat tissue. It can be concluded that the goal should be to raise the awareness of the female population about the importance of exercise for health and creating a habit of physical exercise at an early age