caa a22 4500 60622176X CHVBK 20210128101130.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00038-014-0601-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00038-014-0601-7 The effect of a four-week fitness program on satisfaction with health and life [Elektronische Daten] [Pamela Wicker, Dennis Coates, Christoph Breuer] Objectives: To examine the effect of a 4-week fitness program on the participants' satisfaction with life and health. Methods: The threefold study design comprised a physical entry test accompanied by a pre-survey, a fitness program (six strength exercises; two times 30min per week over a 4-week period), and an exit test accompanied by a post-survey. Participants (69.9% female; mean age=46.4; mean BMI=25.9; N=10,386) self-selected in the program in 316 fitness clubs across Germany. Regression analysis was used to isolate the effect of the fitness program while controlling for gender, age, age squared, education, income, motivation, physical performance, month, and state. Results: Physical performance improved significantly (p<0.001). The reported level of satisfaction with life and health was significantly higher after participation in the 4-week fitness program. Conclusions: Significant positive effects on subjective well-being can already be observed after a period as short as 4weeks. Policy makers should support the provision of such time-efficient programs which are appealing to overweight population groups. Swiss School of Public Health, 2014 Sport activity nationallicence Fitness nationallicence Health nationallicence Satisfaction nationallicence Well-being nationallicence Wicker Pamela German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany aut Coates Dennis University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA aut Breuer Christoph German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany aut International Journal of Public Health Springer Basel 60/1(2015-01-01), 41-47 1661-8556 60:1<41 2015 60 38 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-014-0601-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-014-0601-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wicker Pamela German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Coates Dennis University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Breuer Christoph German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Public Health Springer Basel 60/1(2015-01-01), 41-47 1661-8556 60:1<41 2015 60 38