%0 Journal Article %A Nuviala Nuviala, Alberto %A Grao Cruces, Alberto %A Teva Villén, María Rosario %A Pérez-Turpin, Jose Antonio %A Pérez Ordás, Raquel %A Tamayo-Fajardo, Javier Antonio %T Duration of membership at sports centers and reasons for quitting %D 2013 %@ 0031-5125 %U https://hdl.handle.net/10433/21066 %X Reasons for quitting membership at a sports center and their relation with socio-demographic characteristics and duration of membership were investigated. 642 individuals (55.4% men, 44.6% women), who had recently quit membership at a Spanish sports center, completed a questionnaire. There were significant differences in reasons for quitting on age, occupation, type of activities, and time spent on membership activities. The main reason was financial, regardless of the duration of membership. %K Sports centers %~