Personal trainers' profile who works at Cacador/SC city/Perfil dos personal trainers atuantes na cidade de Cacador/SC

• Published in: Revista brasileira de prescrição e fisiologia do exercício 2013-09, Vol.7 (41), p.477
• Main Authors: Mineiro, Lindomar, Scolaro, Adriana Maria Tomazini, Bardy, Jacqueline de Assis, da Rocha, Ricelli Endrigo
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Subjects: Costs (Law); Personal trainers
• ISSN: 1981-9900; 1981-9900

The purpose of this paper was to outline the profile of Physical Education (PE) professionals who act as Personal Trainers (PT) in Cacador/SC. The study was carried out with 09 women and 17 men. A questionary with 13 questions related to personal data, academic degree, fitness evaluation, other professionals' interaction, places where the services are provided, means of hiring the service and hourly fee, in and out of the fitness center was applied. The results have shown that 65.38% of the PT are men, 57.69% are under 30 years old and 57.69% are single. Related to the academic degree, 26.92% don't have the academic qualifications demanded by the Regional Board of Physical Education, 30.77% have the college degree and 42.31% have a latu sensu major. All use the fitness evaluation, while 88.46% do that it person; 57.70% say they do that each other three months and 88.46% interact with other health fields. The fitness centers are the most used places to work (88.46%) and the verbal agreement is the most common way to hire the services. Concerning to the hourly fee in a fitness center, 50% charge up to R$35.00, but, outside this room this fee can be over R$80.00. It is concluded that the PT are linked to the fitness centers, their hourly fee is significant and most of them, besides the college degree, have a major in PE. But there are those who are unauthorized or have no academic qualifications, as the literature suggests, performing PT.