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  • Title: Preferred body type of fitness instructors among university students in exercise classes.
    Author: Evans RR, Cotter EM, Roy JL.
    Journal: Percept Mot Skills; 2005 Aug; 101(1):257-66. PubMed ID: 16350631.
    Abstract:
    This study examined the relationship between participants' physique anxiety, eating behaviors, somatotype, and the preferred qualifications and body type of a fitness instructor. Subjects were 171 students attending fitness classes at a university. Analysis indicated that the women preferred a thinner fitness instructor than men and that enthusiasm, motivation, and being physically fit were considered the most important characteristics overall. No significant racial differences in key variables were found.
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