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6.Aqua aerobic in the hotel Portes Palace, Halkidiki 
The activities like taebo, Latino aerobic, step aerobics and dance aerobic are 
familiar to the animators that have some practical education in this area and 
there is not so much of those who have considerable knowledge in this area. 
The results show that 38,7% of animators said that they handle taebo badly and 
this puts this activity on the bottom of our scale on 21st place. 44% of animators 
said that they handle Latino-aerobic badly. Latino aerobic is done by animators 
who already have experience in Latin style of dancing. However, not all 
animators are fond of this activity and it is on 24th place on our chart. Step 

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aerobics is more popular and it is on 16th place. This kind of aerobic is worldwide 
popular and it is one of the reason that animators are familiar with it. This activity 
does not match the one explained in the book written by Stojiljković and associates 
(2005, p. 79). 
Dance aerobic is at the bottom of the chart on 20th place. The animators who are 
familiar to some style of dancing do this activity very well. This activity is very 
attractive, dynamic and joyful and no one is left indifferent.
Most hotels have fitness rooms as it is one of the conditions in the race for clients. 
The preparation for the job of animator is based on the fitness program, so there are 
lots of those, men and women, who have skills in this area.
17,3% of animators said that they do the fitness activity well, 21,3% said very well 
while 29,3% said they do it excellently.
This tells us that this activity is on first place of our chart 5. 
Personal training, Pilates and body-building are activities done by people who are 
professionally trained and adequately dressed for the job at fitness centers or at 
home. The possibility to make a guest happy in a direct contact is a motive for 
animators to be trained in this area and this is why they place this activity very high. 
Pilates is a global phenomenon present worldwide so the tourist destination should 
have it in the offer. Animators motivate themselves to learn this view of exercise. 
The possibility to do Pilates in places that are not so typical, like near the pool, on a 
field (picture 7) or near the sea is an extra motive for the animators. The results of 
the research show that about 50% (chart 4) can do this activity and that is why it is 
on 12th place of the chart.