BACKGROUND: The present study aimed to examine @entity146 ( @entity146 ) and self-reported @entity1277 ( @entity1277 ) among Norwegian group fitness instructors. METHODS: Group fitness instructors from Norway (n   =   685 females and 152 males, response rate: 57  %) completed an online survey. The survey included the instruments Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI) and the Exercise @entity734 Scale (EDS). RESULTS: A total of 22  % of the male and 59  % of the female respondents were classified with @entity146 . The respondents classified with @entity146 had higher BMI, more @entity353 attempts, and higher total EDI score compared to the respondents with no @entity146 . A correlation between EDI total score and EDS total score was found among both male and female group fitness instructors. No males and four percent of the females reported having a current @entity1277 . The instructors with self-reported current @entity1277 had higher weekly volume of instructing classes compared to the other instructors. None of the respondents with self-reported @entity1277 had informed their center manager about it. CONCLUSION: The high prevalence of @entity146 behavior calls for concern. The reported secrecy regarding self-reported @entity1277 might decrease the possibility for early recognition and intervention. The findings reveal implications for the instructors' physical and mental health, for their reputation and impact as important healthy role models and health/fitness authorities, and for the importance of prevention, identification and management of such behavior in fitness center settings.

XXXX behavior among group fitness instructors: a health-threatening secret?

@entity1277 :: ('MESH:D001068', 'Disease') :: ['eating disorders', 'ED'] @entity734 :: ('MESH:D019966', 'Disease') :: ['Dependence'] @entity353 :: ('MESH:D015431', 'Disease') :: ['weight loss'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['DE', 'disordered eating behavior']
@entity1277 :: (MESH:D001068,Disease) :: ['Disordered eating']
