- Title
- 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
- Creator
- Jansson, Anna K.; Lubans, David R.; Smith, Jordan J.; Duncan, Mitch J.; Bauman, Adrian; Attia, John; Robards, Sara L.; Plotnikoff, Ronald C.
- Relation
- NHMRC.APP1134914 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1134914
- Relation
- Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications Vol. 16, Issue December 2019, no. 100457
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100457
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- Introduction: Regular physical activity can significantly reduce the risk of numerous chronic diseases, and improve bone density and mental health. Yet, only 50% of Australian adults meet the aerobic physical activity guidelines and 9-19% meet the resistance-based physical activity guidelines. The aim of this study is to enhance community-based aerobic and resistance-based physical activity through the use of publicly available outdoor exercise equipment, social support and smartphone technology. Research design and methods: The 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.
- Subject
- resistance training; aerobic exercise; physical activity; behavioral change
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1443272
- Identifier
- uon:41937
- Identifier
- ISSN:2451-8654
- Language
- eng
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