https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Integrating smartphone technology, social support and the outdoor built environment to promote community-based aerobic and resistance-based physical activity: rationale and study protocol for the 'ecofit' randomized controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41937 ecofit intervention will be evaluated using a two-arm randomized controlled trial. A total of 240 adults (aged 18-80) will be recruited and randomly allocated to either the ecofit intervention or a 'wait-list' control group. Both groups will have access to the two types of outdoor park exercise equipment, but the intervention group will be given access to the purpose-built ecofit app and a 90-min introductory group training session. To promote social support, participants can enrol in a group of up to four individuals and access the ecofit Facebook group. The ecofit app include workout plans that can be tailored to different locations, difficulty levels and workout-types (i.e., resistance-only or combined resistance and aerobic workouts). Outcome assessments will be conducted at baseline, 3- (primary-end point) and 9-months follow-up. The primary outcomes are upper and lower body muscular fitness. The secondary outcomes include physical activity, body composition, aerobic fitness, body mass index, self-report resistance-based physical activity, and mental health outcomes. The cost-effectiveness of the study will also be evaluated. Discussion: ecofit is an innovative, multi-component physical activity intervention that integrates smartphone technology, social support and the outdoor built environment to promote community-based aerobic and resistance-based physical. The findings will be used to guide future interventions and to support councils to promote community-based physical activity through the use of local outdoor exercise equipment. Trial registration: ACTRN12619000868189.]]> Tue 16 Aug 2022 10:40:22 AEST ]]> A Mobile Health Resistance Training Intervention Using Outdoor Gym Equipment: Process Evaluation of the Ecofit Effectiveness Randomized Controlled Trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:55086 Tue 09 Apr 2024 12:05:46 AEST ]]> Physical activity intervention for rural middle-aged and older Australian adults: a pilot implementation study of the ecofit program delivered in a real-world setting https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43883 Tue 04 Oct 2022 13:45:44 AEDT ]]> A Qualitative Study Exploring People's Experience With the Multicomponent Community-Based Physical Activity Intervention ecofit During the COVID-19 Pandemic https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48087 Thu 16 Mar 2023 10:16:03 AEDT ]]> Effect of resistance training on HbA1c in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus and the moderating effect of changes in muscular strength: A systematic review and meta-analysis https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48152 Thu 09 Mar 2023 09:37:38 AEDT ]]> A systematic review of outdoor gym use: current evidence and future directions https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46627 Mon 28 Nov 2022 13:38:41 AEDT ]]> Descriptive epidemiology of outdoor gym use in an Australian regional setting https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49192 Fri 05 May 2023 15:51:19 AEST ]]> Validity of muscular fitness self-assessments in the ecofit smartphone application: A correlation study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51361 Fri 01 Sep 2023 13:41:53 AEST ]]> mHealth to Support Outdoor Gym Resistance Training: The ecofit Effectiveness RCT https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51360 Fri 01 Sep 2023 13:41:32 AEST ]]>