Uso e indicação de suplementos alimentares, composição corporal e prática de exercício físico por instrutores de academias e personal trainers de Itaqui/RS

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the use and indication of food supplements, body composition and the practice of physical exercise for gym instructors and personal trainers from Itaqui/RS. This is a descriptive transversal study, composed by personal trainers and professionals of gym and physical exercises studios, of both sexes instructors of bodybuilding, functional training, martial arts and running. We evaluated 24 participants, the data collection was performed through the application of questionnaires and the collection of skin folds measurements to calculate the body composition. It was possible to observe that a 25% of the gym instructors and personal trainers used supplements, however, none of them had nutritional accompaniment. Among the interviewed professionals, 12,5% indicated supplements to their students. In relation to the practice of physical exercises, 83,3% practiced some form of physical exercise. In this study, no relation was observed between the percentage of lean mass and the practice of physical exercise, and the percentage of lean mass with the use of supplements, in other words, the use of supplements and practice of physical exercises outside the work environment had no influence in the percentage of lean mass of gym professionals and personal trainers, which may be related to the work of these professionals already involve the practice of physical exercise.