Health benefits associated with the Hockey Fans in Training® program for overweight men who are university hockey fans

The main objective of the study was to explore the adherence and objective health changes following the HFIT® in a group of men fans of a lower hockey level (e.g. low number of fans). A total of 37 male university hockey team fans aged 35–65 having a body mass index ≥27kg/m2 participated in the 12-w...

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Published in:Science & sports 2022-02, Vol.37 (1), p.72.e1-72.e8
Main Authors: Colpitts, B.H., Keshavarz, M., Blake, M., Sénéchal, M., Gallibois, M., Olthuis, J., Petrella, R., Bouchard, D.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Athletes
Exercice
Exercise
Hockey
Intervention
Lifestyle
Mental depression
Nutrition
Obesity
Obésité
Professional hockey
Quality of life
Surpoids
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Summary:The main objective of the study was to explore the adherence and objective health changes following the HFIT® in a group of men fans of a lower hockey level (e.g. low number of fans). A total of 37 male university hockey team fans aged 35–65 having a body mass index ≥27kg/m2 participated in the 12-week HFIT® that included weekly group education about changes in lifestyle and exercise sessions. At baseline and after 12 weeks, physical activity level (pedometer), caloric intake (24-hour recall), anthropometric measures, body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, fasting blood glucose and lipid profiles, and blood pressure were objectively measured. In addition, quality of life and symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress were measured via self-report questionnaire. A drop-out rate of 16% was observed with 31 participants (47±10 years) completing the intervention. Both completers and intention-to-treat analyses showed significant improvements for all objective outcomes (all P
ISSN:0765-1597
DOI:10.1016/j.scispo.2020.12.009