This study intends to examine the healthy life style habits of people who have gym memberships. The study sample covers 522 people from the province of Gaziantep who had active gym memberships in 2018. Esin 1997 tested the validity and reliability of the scale developed by Walker, Sechrist and Pender 1987 , which this study uses to determine the healthy life style habits of gym members. Statistical analyzes were performed on the data obtained in the study using the SPSS 22.0 package program. Frequency, percentage, mean values, and standard deviation were used as the statistical method in evaluating the data and the Kolmogorov Smirnov test was used to check the alignment of the variables with normal distribution. The ANOVA and Tukey multiple comparison tests were used to compare multiple independent groups while the t-test was preferred for comparing two independent groups. The internal consistency of the scales was checked using Cronbach Alpha values. This study shows that most gym members are single, company executives in the age bracket of 32 years or older who do not smoke and have been playing sports for 1 to 3 years. The results showed a significant difference between the marital status of the participants and Health Consciousness, one of the sub-dimensions of the Healthy Life Style Habits Scale, between the Number of Years Playing Sports and Self-Realization, Health Consciousness and Interpersonal Support, also sub-dimensions of the Healthy Life Style Habits Scale. In addition between the Age Variable and Self-Realization, Health Consciousness and Interpersonal Support, also sub-dimensions of the Healthy Life Style Habits Scale, and between the professions of the participants and Self-Realization, Exercise, Diet and Interpersonal Support, which are also sub-dimensions of the Healthy Life Style Habits Scale.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | July 1, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 7 Issue: 3 |