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Descriptive statistics were used to characterization, and correlations were made with Spearman test, to a significance level of 5%. The client\u2019s majority start their practice with 20 years of age or less (57.1%) and have attended between 1 to 3 gyms (67.9%). Practice alone (51.1%), 1 to 4 times a week (74.2%), for 31 to 90 minutes (87.6%). Higher the frequency of practice was, the less importance is given to affordable price (r=-0.106; p=0.012), proximity with workplace (r=-0.096; p=0.025), planning (r=-0.091; p=0.032) and instruction (r=-0.088; p=0.039), among others. These results provide information that can be used to design or service improve, taking into consideration the specificity of the target, increasing their satisfaction and raise retention.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.47863\/tnwg7677","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,20]],"date-time":"2020-10-20T19:51:12Z","timestamp":1603223472000},"page":"20-25","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Rela\u00e7\u00e3o entre frequ\u00eancia de pr\u00e1tica e import\u00e2ncia atribu\u00edda pelos praticantes"],"prefix":"10.47863","volume":"6","author":[{"given":"Ricardo","family":"Gomes","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Unidade de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o Aplicada em Ci\u00eancias do Desporto; Escola Superior de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de Coimbra - Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Coimbra"}]},{"given":"Diana","family":"Franco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Escola Superior de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de Coimbra - Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Coimbra"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Dias","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Escola Superior de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de Coimbra - Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Coimbra"}]},{"given":"Fernando","family":"Martins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unidade de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o Aplicada em Ci\u00eancias do Desporto; Escola Superior de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de Coimbra - Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Coimbra"}]},{"given":"Ant\u00f3nio","family":"Dam\u00e1sio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unidade de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o Aplicada em Ci\u00eancias do Desporto; Escola Superior de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de Coimbra - Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Coimbra"}]},{"given":"Francisco","family":"Campos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unidade de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o Aplicada em Ci\u00eancias do Desporto; Escola Superior de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de Coimbra - Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Coimbra"}]}],"member":"27454","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref0","unstructured":"Campos, F., Costa, A., Ber\u00e7as, C., Fragoso, C., Gon\u00e7alves, C., Sim\u00f5es, M., ..., & Dam\u00e1sio, A. 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