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National Survey of Fitness Trends in Spain for 2023

Publicated to:Retos: Nuevas Tendencias En Educación Física, Deporte Y Recreación. 47 (47): 680-690 - 2023-01-01 47(47), DOI: 10.47197/retos.v47.96200

Authors: Veiga, Oscar L; Valcarce Torrente, Manel; Romero Caballero, Alejandro

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Univ Atlant Medio, Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Int Valencia, Valencia, Spain - Author

Abstract

Since the pioneering edition for the year 2017, the National Surveys of Fitness Trends have been developed in Spain, reproducing the methodology of the worldwide surveys promoted by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). As every year, the objective of this study is to identify the main trends in the Spanish fitness sector by showing the results of the survey carried out for 2023, as well as to compare the results with those reported in the national and worldwide surveys of 2022. In addition, the possible impact of COVID-19 on the trends that, according to the respondents, will be more relevant in 2023 was also analyzed. The survey was sent through electronic platforms to 7,143 professionals related to the fitness sector, obtaining a response rate of 7.3%. Of the 506 total responses, 31.2% were from women. The top five trends for 2023 were, in decreasing order: "functional fitness training ", "small group personal training ", "personal training ", "hiring certified professionals " and "strength training with free weights ". The trends in the top-20 in Spain for 2023 were very similar to those of 2022, both in the number of matches (18 common trends) and in the positions held (within the top-10 there were 9 trends common to both surveys). Analogous to what happened in past editions, there was a greater discrepancy between the Spanish survey for 2023 and the worldwide survey for 2022, with 13 common trends in the top-20 and only four coincidences within the top-10. These results continue to confirm, consistent with previous editions, the stability of trends in the Spanish fitness sector and the greater divergence from worldwide trends.

Keywords
Acsm surveyFitness industryFitness trendsSpanish fitness surveyWorldwide survey

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Retos: Nuevas Tendencias En Educación Física, Deporte Y Recreación due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Education. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism.

Desde una perspectiva relativa, los impactos normalizados en entornos vinculados a las áreas de humanidades y ciencias sociales dentro del contexto nacional, este trabajo consigue un valor de citación normalizada, calculado a partir de los datos proporcionados por Dialnet Métricas, de: 20.29, lo que indica que, de manera comparada con trabajos en la misma disciplina y en el mismo año de publicación, lo ubica como trabajo citado por encima de la media al menos en el contexto nacional. (source consulted: Dialnet Metrics Dec 2023)

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-04-25:

  • Dialnet Métricas: 14
  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 11
  • OpenCitations: 1
Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-04-25:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 30 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://repositorio.uam.es/handle/10486/714777
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (VEIGA NUÑEZ, OSCAR LUIS) .