Juliana Carla Mendes de Melo
Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sports, University of Porto-CIAFEL, Porto, Portugal
Publications
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Research Article
Personalized Training Service The Influence Of The Personal Trainer On Client Motivationa Systematic Review
Author(s): Dioneide Pereira da Silva*, Juliana Carla Mendes de Melo, Gertrudes Nunes de Melo, Tiago José do Nascimento Caetano, Glêbia Alexa Cardoso, Iraquitan de Oliveira Caminha Correio, António Fernando Boleto Rosado and Paulo Jorge Martins
The relevance of motivation and motivational coaching in the context of personalized training services (PTS) has been the focus of increasing research. However, due to the scarcity of studies consolidating available information on this topic, this study investigated the scientific literature on the influence of personal trainers (PT) on clients’/practitioners’ motivation to use PTS. This systematic review was conducted using the following databases: Web of Science, the National Library of Medicine (MEDLINE) via PubMed, Embase, and Scopus. Three studies meeting the inclusion criteria were identified. Each study was assessed for quality, and results were thematically analyzed through meta-synthesis. The findings highlighted that intrinsic motivation was more prevalent among CrossFit practitioners than PTS clients, who exhibited health-related motivations. Motivational coachi.. Read More»