A Sustainable Solution for Managing Fitness Among Gymgoers –A Smart Solution to Reduce Obesity in the Country

Abstract

Recently, it has been noticed that young people are not interested in the sports aspect and their rush towards gyms and sports clubs decreases after the pandemic. Since the effect of COVID-19, people were forced to be indoors which forced most youngsters to lose motivation in fitness. Ong. Et. Al claims that the onset of Covid 19 has significantly impacted the behavioral pattern of youngsters in terms of fitness. Parallelly it has also been noticed that 2/3 rd. of Oman’s population is affected by obesity with a BMI score greater than 25. The proposed research focus on developing a sustainable solution by studying the different approaches to enable gymgoers' life easy and keep them motivated to continue their fitness journey. Intriguingly, a notable negative direct impact on maintaining physical activity was discovered to be linked to life stress. This study is among the initial few to examine the elements influencing the behavioral intentions of gym enthusiasts amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, the utilization of Physical Activity Maintenance Theory and Social Cognitive Theory in this research yielded precise predictions of behavioral intention. Consequently, this comprehensive model has the potential to act as a theoretical basis for evaluating and expanding the assessment of behavioral intentions among gym-goers globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the study, it was evident that gym goers drop out as there is no motivation, and they cannot see their progress or they are not being alerted frequently on their progress.