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Football Fans in Training: the development and optimization of an intervention delivered through professional sports clubs to help men lose weight, become more active and adopt healthier eating habits
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BACKGROUND: The prevalence of obesity in men is rising, but they are less likely than women to engage in existing weight management programmes. The potential of professional sports club settings to engage men in health promotion activities is being increasingly recognised. This paper describes the development and optimization of the Football Fans in Training (FFIT) programme, which aims to help overweight men (many of them football supporters) lose weight through becoming more active and adopting healthier eating habits. METHODS: The MRC Framework for the design and evaluation of complex interventions was used to guide programme development in two phases. In Phase 1, a multidisciplinary working group developed the pilot programme (p-FFIT) and used a scoping review to summarize previous research and identify the target population. Phase 2 involved a process evaluation of p-FFIT in 11 Scottish Premier League (SPL) clubs. Participant and coach feedback, focus group discussions and interviews explored the utility/acceptability of programme components and suggestions for changes. Programme session observations identified examples of good practice and problems/issues with delivery. Together, these findings informed redevelopment of the optimized programme (FFIT), whose components were mapped onto specific behaviour change techniques using an evidence-based taxonomy. RESULTS: p-FFIT comprised 12, weekly, gender-sensitised, group-based weight management classroom and 'pitch-side' physical activity sessions. These in-stadia sessions were complemented by an incremental, pedometer-based walking programme. p-FFIT was targeted at men aged 35-65 years with body mass index ≥ 27 kg/m(2). Phase 2 demonstrated that participants in p-FFIT were enthusiastic about both the classroom and physical activity components, and valued the camaraderie and peer-support offered by the programme. Coaches appreciated the simplicity of the key healthy eating and physical activity messages. Suggestions for improvements that were incorporated into the optimized FFIT programme included: more varied in-stadia physical activity with football-related components; post-programme weight management support (emails and a reunion session); and additional training for coaches in SMART goal setting and the pedometer-based walking programme. CONCLUSIONS: The Football Fans in Training programme is highly acceptable to participants and SPL coaches, and is appropriate for evaluation in a randomised controlled trial.
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- Authors
- Gray, C. M., Hunt, K., Mutrie, N., Anderson, A. S., Leishman, J., Dalgarno, L., & Wyke, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
- University of Dundee (GB)
- NHS Forth Valley (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Gray, Cindy M
- Venue
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2013-03-16
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 232-232
- ISSN
- 1471-2458 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3621078
- OpenAlex
- W2134253157
- Cited by
- 154
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- 8.10
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- en
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- National Institute for Health and Care Research (09/3010/06)
- University of Stirling
- Medical Research Council (5TK50)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity and Health Practices
- Keywords
- football fans, weight loss, physical activity, healthy eating, professional football clubs, complex intervention development, behaviour change techniques, peer support, coach education, SMART goal setting, overweight men
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Feeding Behavior, Football, Health Promotion, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity, Public Facilities, Program Evaluation, Program Development, Overweight, Weight Reduction Programs
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