“…Understanding buyer motivation is essential to creating effective marketing messages and appropriate product offerings (Kim, Zhang, Jackson et al, 2013;Ko & Kim, 2010;Vinerean, Cetina, Dumitrescu, & Tichindelean, 2013), which are necessary to attract and retain customers Ko, 2003;Kim, Zhang, Jackson et al, 2013). Fitness organizations must regularly assess business environments and examine market demand to build and maintain business success (Baruk & Iwanicka, 2016;Barbopoulos & Johansson, 2016;Mullin et al, 2013).…”