Fitness training survey results
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Peak Performance fitness training survey shows you don’t need the gym for sports training
Peak Performance polled 3800 athletes to ask about their sports training and found that 38% of our members don’t use a gym for their fitness training.
Although the number one reason for this was the monthly fee, many respondents stated that instead of going to the gym, they have all they need at home (32%), and many more do all their fitness training outside (33%).
Those results in full:
Total number of respondents: 3758Are you a member of a Gym or Fitness Centre?
Yes 62%
No 38%
If not, what prevents you joining?
Joining fee 31%
Cost of monthly fee 38%
I do all my training outside 34%
I have all I need at home 32%
Equipment not suitable for my needs 5%
Facilities too busy 16%
Don't like the culture 145%
Too far from my house 14%
Other 23%
Comments:
"I have enough equipment at home and my work place to meet my fitness needs."
"Iam afraid of unfriendlyness of the body builders."
"I am an amatuer who runs over 50 miles per week. Going to the gym would be more time on top of that. Doing the weight training at home saves time. I use free weights and a Swiss ball."
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What could a Gym or Fitness Centre do to encourage you to join?
Offer a daily rate 23.5%
Offer a weekend package 9%
Reduce membership fees 46%
Provide off-peak rates 17%
Provide loyalty discount for heavy usage 19%
Improve facilities 24%
Open earlier 18.5%
Stay open later 21%
Provide a personal trainer for my first session 20.5%
Other 19%
Comments:
"Provide a "personal gym". Too many gyms discount the member after joining rather than providing a better personal service to their existing members."
More than 5 times a week 19.5%
More than 3 times a week 37%
Less than 3 times a week 21%
Less than weekly 22%
What would encourage you to visit more often?
Better facilities 25%
Better hours 26%
Better staff 15%
Parking 7%
Closer location 27%
What is the one piece of advice you would give to improve your fitness centre experience?
"The staff should constantly be trained with current training techniques to pass along to its members, particularly with injury prevention and recovery for all aspects of sports injuries and conditioning programs."
"Well qualified fitness experts and up-to-date equipment for exercise."
"More emphasis on individual training programs as opposed to giving general training programs."
Peak Performance would like to thank everyone who took part in the survey.
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Comments
ABSOLUTELY
Fitness issues such as conditioning and rotational torque around joints are not significantly tested when the individual plugs themself into a CV machine. More plyometric and aceleratory/deceleratory conditioning is best done with bodyweight alone.
Dynamic strength training will always give better functional strength than static weights. Maybe the kettlebell generation is not a bad thing!
But hey lets do it outside or in space, not a crowded gym which limits you to what execise you can do.
Right On.. I Agree
Your work out must be creative! When it comes to sports I like to simulate what I am going to see and do on the field.
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Resistance Training a Necessity
I think that we have to go with the experience of those athletes who have now proven that the gym has a lot to offer any sports person no matter what sport.
Regarding plyometrics and any sport's specific resistance exercises sure it's is obvious that basic resistance (weight) training in a necessity before even thinking about this type of training. If not one could do great damage to the muscles.
Many think that because they don't use a particular part of their body in their sport that they don't need to train it. This is poor thinking; everyone is as strong as his or her weakest part.
After saying all this there is no doubt gyms do need to give themselves a shake and employ staff who has a genuine interest in training, train themselves and keep up with the latest methods and after trying them out themselves bring them to the gym.
I do karate but I use the gym 5-8 times a week for weight training and body conditioning.
Regards
Toughern