The HAT TRICK programme for improving physical activity, healthy eating and connectedness among overweight, inactive men: study protocol of a pragmatic …

CM Caperchione, JL Bottorff, JL Oliffe, ST Johnson… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Physical activity, healthy eating and maintaining a healthy weight are
associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer and with …

Process evaluation of HAT TRICK: feasibility, acceptability and opportunities for programme refinement

P Sharp, JL Bottorff, JL Oliffe, K Hunt… - Health education …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Preventive lifestyle interventions are needed to address challenges in engaging men in
conventional health programmes. This process evaluation examined the feasibility and …

The SHED-IT community trial study protocol: a randomised controlled trial of weight loss programs for overweight and obese men

PJ Morgan, CE Collins, RC Plotnikoff, P McElduff… - BMC Public Health, 2010 - Springer
Background Obesity is a major cause of preventable death in Australia with prevalence
increasing at an alarming rate. Of particular concern is that approximately 68% of men are …

Study protocol of European Fans in Training (EuroFIT): a four-country randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle program for men delivered in elite football clubs

F Van Nassau, HP Van Der Ploeg, F Abrahamsen… - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background Lifestyle interventions targeting physical activity, sedentary time and dietary
behaviours have the potential to initiate and support behavioural change and result in public …

Optimizing lifestyles for men regarded as 'hard-to-reach'through top-flight football/soccer clubs

S Zwolinsky, J McKenna, A Pringle… - Health education …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
This study assessed the effect of a 12-week behavioural intervention delivered in and by
English Premier League football/soccer clubs, and its influence on lifestyle behaviours, in …

Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the 'HEYMAN'healthy lifestyle program for young men: a pilot randomised controlled trial

LM Ashton, PJ Morgan, MJ Hutchesson, ME Rollo… - Nutrition journal, 2017 - Springer
Background In young men, unhealthy lifestyle behaviours can be detrimental to their
physical and/or mental health and set them on a negative health trajectory into adulthood …

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

D Kwasnicka, N Ntoumanis, K Hunt, CM Gray… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background 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 …

Young men's preferences for design and delivery of physical activity and nutrition interventions: A mixed-methods study

LM Ashton, PJ Morgan… - American Journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Young adult men are under-represented in health research, and little is known about how to
reach and engage them in lifestyle interventions. This mixed-methods study aimed to …

Identifying behavioural barriers and facilitators to engaging men in a community-based lifestyle intervention to improve physical and mental health and well-being

OJ Bell, D Flynn, T Clifford, D West… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background There are few community-based lifestyle interventions designed to target
physical and mental health of men. We conducted a qualitative focus group study with men …

Protocol for a gender-sensitised weight loss and healthy living programme for overweight and obese men delivered in Australian football league settings (Aussie-FIT) …

E Quested, D Kwasnicka, C Thøgersen-Ntoumani… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Overweight and obesity are highly prevalent among Australian men.
Professional sports settings can act as a powerful 'hook'to engage men in weight loss …