A gender-sensitised weight-loss and healthy living program for men with overweight and obesity in Australian Football League settings (Aussie-FIT): A pilot randomised controlled trial

Recent evidence shows that sport settings can act as a powerful draw to engage men in weight loss. The primary objective of this pilot study was to test the feasibility of delivering and to evaluate preliminary efficacy of Aussie-FIT, a weight-loss program for men with overweight/obesity delivered i...

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Published in:PLoS medicine 2020-08, Vol.17 (8), p.e1003136
Main Authors: Kwasnicka, Dominika, Ntoumanis, Nikos, Hunt, Kate, Gray, Cindy M., Newton, Robert U., Gucciardi, Daniel F., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie, Olson, Jenny L., McVeigh, Joanne, Kerr, Deborah A., Wyke, Sally, Morgan, Philip J., Robinson, Suzanne, Makate, Marshall, Quested, Eleanor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Alcohol use
Australian football
Biology and Life Sciences
Blood pressure
Body mass index
Body weight
Body weight loss
Data collection
Emotions
Exercise
Exercise - physiology
Females
Follow-Up Studies
Health behavior
Health care
Healthy Lifestyle - physiology
Humans
Male
Medicine and Health Sciences
Middle Aged
Mood
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - physiopathology
Obesity - therapy
Overweight
Overweight - epidemiology
Overweight - physiopathology
Overweight - therapy
Participation
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Physical training
Pilot Projects
Research and Analysis Methods
Rugby
Sex Factors
Single-Blind Method
Social networks
Social Sciences
Sports
Weight control
Weight Loss - physiology
Weight Reduction Programs - methods
Western Australia - epidemiology
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