Developing Effective Mentoring Relationships with Women in the Health and Fitness Industry: Suggestions from the Perspective of the Protégé

Abstract

This study introduced mentor characteristics and advancement techniques deemed necessary in developing a successful mentoring relationship with women within the health and fitness industry. The successful mentoring relationship may lead to the advancement of women within leadership positions in the health and fitness industry. The participants included 480 female members of the ACSM Health and Fitness Alliance. The study addressed characteristics of the mentor and advancement techniques. These two areas of inquiry provided implications for female protégés seeking to enter a successful mentoring relationship with a mentor in the health and fitness industry.