Preditores individuais e sua influência no abandono em academia: um estudo de coorte

Abstract

Introduction: Gyms offer a wide range of physical exercises that can be performed by people of different age groups and clinical conditions, individually or in groups in a supervised environment, which can be comfortable and with high technology. Despite this, the sector suffers from high rates of abandonment and turnover, some factors can influence this abandonment and should be investigated. Objective: To investigate the relationship of predictors that influence the dropout of gym students during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic. Methodology: This retrospective cohort study included 1087 (37.04 ± 10.35 years; 57.31% women) students enrolled in an academy during the year 2021. Characteristics such as type of contract, professional follow-up, frequency and consistency of training of students over twelve months were analyzed. Results: The predictors (duration of contract, professional follow-up, frequency and consistency of training) influence the dropout of gym students, each day less training can increase the chance of dropping out by up to 20% and each week less training by up to 67%, the abandonment rate over 12 months was 67%. Conclusion: Therefore, it is necessary to take these predictors into account when targeting strategies to reduce dropout in gym students, an adequate training frequency for the student's objective and a contract model can retain the student for a longer time.