Telesna dejavnost in izzivi pri delu osebnih trenerk med nosečnostjo in po porodu : magistrsko delo

Rojko, Tjaša (author), Videmšek, Mateja (mentor), Šuštaršič, Ana (co-mentor)

Namen dela je bil raziskati telesno dejavnost osebnih trenerk med nosečnostjo in po porodu ter ugotoviti, kako v teh obdobjih poteka njihovo delo. Poizvedeli smo o vadbenih navadah pred, med in po nosečnosti ter jih med seboj primerjali. Zanimalo nas je, ali so (zaradi dela) odlašale z nosečnostjo, s kakšnimi izzivi in prilagoditvami so se srečevale pri delu med nosečnostjo, kako so se na nosečnost odzvale stranke, kakšne izzive prinaša samostojno podjetništvo in kako je izgledala vrnitev na delovno mesto po porodu. Pozanimali smo se tudi, ali so bile po porodu obremenjene z vizualno podobo, o izgorelosti na delovnem mestu, usklajevanju dela z družino in razlogih za morebitno opustitev osebnega trenerstva. Za pridobitev podatkov smo uporabili delno strukturiran intervju in netnografijo. V vzorcu za intervju je 13 mater, ki se ukvarjajo z osebnim trenerstvom (ali pa so z njim nedolgo nazaj zaključile), imajo vsaj enega otroka, starega 6 let ali manj, in so se že vrnile iz (vsaj enega) porodniškega dopusta. V vzorcu netnografije je 15 objav iz različnih spletnih strani, ki se kakor koli nanašajo na našo temo, in 13 Instagram profilov mater, ki se ukvarjajo s trenerstvom in so svoje izkušnje javno delile. Podatke iz obeh metod smo kodirali v računalniškem programu MAXQDA 2020. Pogostost telesne dejavnosti se je pri večini trenerk med nosečnostjo ohranila, medtem ko se je intenzivnost zmanjšala. Takoj po porodu so poročale o lažjih oblikah vadbe, s strukturirano vadbo pa so začele zelo različno (prve pri štirih tednih, zadnje pri šestih mesecih). Mnoge so po porodu poročale o upadu telesne dejavnosti, spremenil se je tudi namen vadbe. Pri osebnem trenerstvu med nosečnostjo so omenile naslednje izzive: hitenje med različnimi lokacijami, naporni urniki dela, utrujenost, bolečine in težave pri prikazu določenih vaj ter vodenju visoko intenzivnih vadb. Nekatere so imele do svojega poporodnega telesa izjemno pozitiven odnos, medtem ko so se druge z videzom obremenjevale. Po porodniškem dopustu jih je motil predvsem urnik dela, ki ga je težko usklajevati z družino. S tem so bile še posebno obremenjene samostojne podjetnice, zato se jih je več odločilo za ustanovitev spletnih vadbenih programov.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: telesna dejavnost, osebna trenerka, nosečnost, porod
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: FŠ - Faculty of Sport
• Year: 2022
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-136674
• COBISS.SI-ID: 111649283
• Publication date in RUL: 14.05.2022

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Physical Activity and Workplace Challenges of Personal Trainers During Pregnancy and After Delivery

Abstract

The purpose of this master’s thesis was to investigate the physical activity of personal trainers during pregnancy and after childbirth and to determine how their work takes place during these periods. We inquired about their exercise habits before, during and after pregnancy and compared them with each other. We were interested in whether they delayed their pregnancy (due to work), what challenges and adjustments they faced at work during pregnancy, how their clients reacted to the pregnancy, what challenges self-employment brought and what it was like to return to work after childbirth. We also inquired if they were burdened by postpartum body image dissatisfaction, about burnout in the workplace, balancing work and family time, and reasons for possibly giving up personal training. We used a partially structured interview and netnography to obtain data. There are 13 mothers in the interview sample who are personal trainers (or have recently quit), have at least one child aged 6 or less, and have already returned from (at least one) maternity leave. The sample for netnography includes 15 posts from various websites that relate in any way to our topic and 13 Instagram profiles of mothers who are personal trainers and have shared their experiences publicly. Data from both methods were coded in the MAXQDA 2020 software program. The frequency of physical activity was maintained in most trainers during pregnancy, while the intensity decreased. Immediately after giving birth, lighter forms of exercise were mentioned. They reported very differently about starting with some form of structured exercise (the first at four weeks, the last at six months). Many reported a decline in physical activity after giving birth, and that the purpose of exercise changed. In personal training during pregnancy, they mentioned the following challenges: rushing between different locations, busy work schedules, fatigue, pain and difficulty in showing certain exercises and leading high-intensity classes. Some had an extremely positive attitude towards their postpartum body, while others were burdened by the appearance. After maternity leave, they were especially bothered by the work schedule which is difficult to coordinate with family time. Self-employed women were particularly burdened by this, so several of them decided to set up online training programs.

• Keywords: physical activity, personal trainer, pregnancy, childbirth