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Can The Power Of Sport Help Men With Overweight/Obesity Improve Their Health Through A Tailored Healthy Lifestyle Program?, Robert Petrella, Melissa Majoni, Marisa Kfrerer, Narton Boa Sorte Silva, Brendan Riggin, Wendy Blunt, Dawn P. Gill, Brooke Bliss, Guangyong Zou, Paul Aspinall, Jennifer Irwin

Department of Medicine Publications

Abstract

Context: In Canada and the U.S., a greater proportion of men (vs. women) have overweight or obesity. Despite this, men are underrepresented in weight loss research and fewer are recruited into weight loss services.

Objective: To determine whether participants who received an innovative gender-sensitized healthy lifestyle program (Hockey Fans in Training: Hockey FIT) would have greater weight loss and reduced waist circumference (WC), after 3 and 12 months, compared with a wait-list control group.

Study Design and Analysis: Cluster randomized controlled trial whereby 42 sites were randomly assigned to either the intervention (i.e., Hockey FIT) or a wait-list control …

Hockey Fit For Women (Hfit For Women): Evaluating Reach And Implementation Of A Gender-Sensitized Healthy Lifestyle Program, Robert Petrella, Melissa Majoni, Marisa Kfrerer, Brendan Riggin, Wendy Blunt, Dawn P. Gill, Brooke Bliss, Olivia Crozier, Paul Aspinall

Department of Medicine Publications

Context: 57% of Canadian women have obesity or are overweight, indicating a need for novel mitigation strategies. Research suggests health promotion programs tailored to at-risk groups are more likely to be effective in improving health and sustaining implementation and outcomes long-term. Hockey FIT for Women (HFIT for Women) was adapted from Hockey Fans In Training (HFIT), a 12-week gendersensitized healthy lifestyle program for men who were hockey fans with obesity/overweight. Process evaluation findings from both a HFIT pilot and large-scale trial indicated a need to adapt to women. Objective: Evaluate reach and implementation of the HFIT for Women program from …

Recruitment And Characteristics Of Men With Overweight/Obesity From A Trial Of A Gender-Sensitized Healthy Lifestyle Program, Robert Petrella, Melissa Majoni, Marisa Kferer, Narlon Boa Sorte Silva, Precious Adekoya, Brendan Riggin, Wendy Blunt, Dawn P. Gill, Brooke Bliss, Matthew Dinunzio, Paul Aspinall, Jennifer Irwin

Department of Medicine Publications

Context: Engaging men in chronic disease prevention is critical as rates of obesity in men continue to increase, coupled with men being less likely to proactively seek preventative health care services.

Objective: To report on the recruitment and baseline characteristics of a healthy lifestyle program using the power of sport (hockey) to engage men.

Study Design and Analysis: Cluster randomized controlled trial where 42 sites were randomly assigned to either the intervention or wait-list control group. The intervention group received the Hockey Fans in Training (Hockey FIT) program (3-month active phase; 9-month minimally-supported phase) while the control group continued with …