https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:37459 Resistance Training for Teens (RT for Teens) was evaluated using a cluster randomised controlled trial in 16 secondary schools. Teachers (N = 44; 48% female/52% male; mean ± SD years teaching experience = 10.6 ± 8.0) from 16 secondary schools were assessed at baseline. Intervention group teachers (i.e. from eight schools) delivered a structured school-based physical activity program over 10-weeks. Teacher outcomes included confidence to teach health-related fitness (HRF) activities, perceived barriers to teaching HRF activities, and perceived fitness. Detailed process evaluation data were also collected. Assessments were conducted at baseline and 6-months (post-program), and outcomes were assessed using repeated measures analysis of variance. Results: There was a positive group-by-time effect for the confidence composite score (p = .010, partial eta squared = 0.29), but no effects for the two (contextual, interpersonal) barrier composite scores. Also, there was a significant effect for perceived ‘general fitness’ (p = 0.044, partial eta squared = 0.13), but not for specific fitness subdomains. Teachers were highly satisfied with both the training and the program, believing it was beneficial for students. Resource usage and adherence to the SAAFE (Supportive, Active, Autonomous, Fair, Enjoyable) delivery principles was high. Conclusion: RT for Teens improved teachers’ confidence and perceived fitness. These findings highlight the potential for high-quality teacher training and program delivery to positively influence teacher-level outcomes. This may provide support for the use of teacher professional development to improve HRF-related pedagogy.]]> Wed 31 Aug 2022 08:19:25 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48612 Wed 22 Mar 2023 14:50:47 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:21677 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:20:05 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50437 Tue 25 Jul 2023 19:15:59 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41183 Tue 05 Sep 2023 14:58:56 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:33482 squat, lunge and overhead press, whereas males performed better on the push-up (p < .05). Significant associations were seen for a number of correlates, which largely differed by sex. Muscular fitness was moderately and positively associated with RT skills among both males (ß = 0.34, 95%CIs = 0.23 to 0.46) and females (ß = 0.36, 95%CIs = 0.23 to 0.48). Our findings support a link between RT skills and muscular fitness. Other associations were statistically significant but small in magnitude, and should therefore be interpreted cautiously.]]> Tue 03 Sep 2019 18:18:06 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:33481 Resistance Training for Teens was evaluated using a cluster RCT in 16 schools located in New South Wales, Australia. Adolescents (N = 508; 14.1 ± 0.5 years; 49.6% female) completed measures of global self-esteem, subjective well-being, and hypothesized mediators (i.e., perceived fitness, resistance training self-efficacy, and autonomous motivation) at baseline (April-June, 2015) and post-intervention (October-December). The school-based physical activity program was delivered by teachers over 10-weeks via Physical Education, co-curricular school sport, or an elective subject known as Physical Activity and Sport Studies, and involved once-weekly fitness sessions and additional lunch-time sessions. Intervention effects and moderator analyses were tested using multi-level linear regression analyses with interaction terms. Multi-level mediation analyses were used to explore potential mediators of changes in well-being outcomes. Results: Intervention effects for self-esteem (ß = 0.05, p =.194) and wellbeing (ß = 0.03, p =.509) were not statistically significant. Moderator analyses showed effects for self-esteem were greater for the overweight/obese subgroup (p =.069 for interaction), and resistance training self-efficacy was a significant mediator of changes in self-esteem (product-of-coefficients [AB] = 0.021, SE = 0.010, 95% CIs = 0.002 to 0.040). No other significant indirect effects were observed. Conclusion: Overall, Resistance Training for Teens did not improve adolescents' self-esteem or subjective well-being. However, our mediation findings lend support to resistance training self-efficacy as a mechanism explaining the positive effect of resistance training on self-esteem.]]> Tue 01 Sep 2020 14:18:41 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:36287 -1. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a school-based intervention focused on resistance training (RT) for adolescents. Methods: The "Resistance Training for Teens" intervention was evaluated using a cluster-randomized, controlled trial with 607 adolescents (50.1% girls; 14.1 T 0.5 yr) from 16 secondary schools. Teachers were trained to deliver the intervention, which included the following: (i) an interactive student seminar; (ii) a structured physical activity program, focused on RT; (iii) lunchtime fitness sessions; and (iv) Web-based smartphone apps. The primary outcome was muscular fitness (MF) and secondary outcomes included body mass index, RT skill competency, flexibility, physical activity, self-efficacy, and motivation. Assessments were conducted at baseline, 6 months (postprogram; primary end point), and 12 months (follow-up). Outcomes were assessed using linear mixed models, with three potential moderators tested using interaction terms (and subgroup analyses where appropriate). Results: For the primary outcome (MF), a group-time effect was observed at 6 months for the upper body (2.0 repetitions; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.8-3.2), but not the lower body (-1.4 cm; 95% CI, -4.7-1.9). At 6 months, there were intervention effects for RT skill competency and self-efficacy, but no other secondary outcomes. Effects for upper body MF and RT skill competency were sustained at 12 months. Despite overall no effect for body mass index, there was a group-time effect at 12 months among students whowere overweight/obese at baseline (-0.55 kg·m^-2; 95% CI, -1.01 to -0.08). Conclusions: The school-based RT intervention resulted in immediate and sustained improvements in upper body MF and RT skill competency, demonstrating an effective and scalable approach to delivering RT within secondary schools.]]> Thu 19 Mar 2020 17:51:33 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48041 Thu 16 Feb 2023 13:59:00 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:37626 Thu 11 Apr 2024 09:51:35 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:40234 Thu 07 Jul 2022 10:52:45 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:45539 2peak), and cardiometabolic risk Z score. Results: The intervention groups presented a significant reduction in the cardiometabolic risk Z score after 12 weeks of the combined exercise program. In relation to the cardiometabolic risk Z score between groups, the HIIT + RT group presented a significant intervention effect when compared with the control group (Cohen d = 0.23; P < .05). Significant intervention effects were found when comparing the MICT + RT and control groups for body fat percentage, high-density lipoprotein, and VO₂peak. Between the HIIT + RT and control groups, significant intervention effects were found for body fat percentage, blood pressure, and VO₂peak. There were not significant differences between the HIIT + RT and MICT + RT groups. Conclusion: Twelve weeks of HIIT + RT and MICT + RT were effective in significantly reducing the cardiometabolic risk in these adolescents.]]> Mon 31 Oct 2022 15:40:59 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:42182 Fri 19 Aug 2022 09:43:19 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39694 Fri 17 Jun 2022 16:14:05 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49955 Fri 16 Jun 2023 15:20:35 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:40370 Fri 08 Jul 2022 16:16:39 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41565 Fri 05 Aug 2022 14:31:09 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41494 Fri 05 Aug 2022 08:54:26 AEST ]]>