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OLDER ADULTS AND SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROFESSIONALS IN SPAIN
Authors: Antonio Campos Izquierdo; José Emilio Jiménez-Beatty; María Dolores González Rivera; María Martín Rodríguez; David del Hierro Pinés
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Presence of monitors in physical activities and sports practiced by adults older than 64 years of age in Spain is analyzed in this research. The objective of this study is to determine the existence of monitors in relation to the sociodemographic features of older adults, the size of municipalities, the activities practiced, and the
organizations where they are performed. The methodology used included a cross-sectional survey applied to a
sample of older adults in Spain. The most relevant conclusions are that the presence of monitors in physical
activities and sports practiced by older adults is dominant (63.8%), hence, their importance, and that the
presence of monitors is higher for women (81.3%) than for men (37.5%). In addition, it is concluded that the
bigger the municipality the higher the tendency to have more instructors. Regarding the type of activity, wide
diversification is obtained; finally, there is a larger presence of monitors in sports entities (87.5%) and nursing homes (79.5%).