Fitness training professionals (FTPs) are widely in demand by both commercial fitness centers and individual people. In commercial fitness centers, they serve their clientele in one-to-one personal training sessions and group settings. Despite the widespread reach and demand of these professionals, there is no standardized path to enter Malaysia's fitness industry. The resulting inconsistency of services rendered creates among the biggest concerns for their customers. It is not clear to the public what knowledge and skills are applied when FTPs conduct safe and correct exercises. Furthermore, there is a lack of an integrative framework for studying strategic decisions made in the professional fitness industry. Therefore, this study's main objective is to examine the decision-making processes of FTPs used in curating exercise programs with the use of the Cognitive Continuum Theory (CCT) and the Strategic Decision-Making Model (SDMM). This study attempts to contribute a new framework to study FTPs' decision-making processes. Additionally, this framework may help FTPs promote and justify injury-free physical activity for fitness enthusiasts and the general public.
The increased awareness of benefiting from exercising stimulates the demand for fitness training professionals’ expertise. Fitness professionals (FTPs) serve clients in one-to-one personal training or group training in commercial fitness centers. Even though uncertain certification quality and paths to become a certified FTP could affect exercise program development and instruction, little is available on fitness profession expertise in prescribing and teaching exercise programs to members in commercial fitness centers. It is not entirely clear to the public what knowledge and skills apply to FTPs in conducting safe and practical exercises. This study responds to the increasing growth of people with young career experience and doubtful technical knowledge in Malaysia. This study plans to employ semi-structured interviews to examine how decisions are made with the fitness profession’s knowledge and skills. With the lens of the Cognitive Continuum Theory, this research will recognize FTPs’ decision-making processes lacking in the business and fitness literature. This study will generate a practical framework for the fitness profession, the public, and fitness operators to understand the importance of judgment and competencies in prescribing exercise programs.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.