- Title
- The Efficacy and Feasibility of a High Intensity Interval Training Program to Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Truck Drivers: The Fit2Drive Cluster Controlled Pilot Study
- Creator
- Gilson, Nicholas D.; Mielke, Gregore I.; Coombes, Jeff S.; Duncan, Mitch J.; Brown, Wendy J.
- Relation
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Vol. 65, Issue 10, p. 836-840
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002914
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2023
- Description
- Objective: This cluster-controlled pilot study assessed the efficacy and feasibility of “Fit2Drive,” a depot-delivered, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program to improve the cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) of truck drivers. Methods: Companies of local delivery drivers (44 men; mean [SD] age = 50.5 [9.8] years; Brisbane, Australia) were assigned to “Fit2Drive” (4 clusters; 27 drivers; 1 × 4 minutes supervised to self-managed HIIT, 3 times a week, 12 weeks) or a control (5 clusters; 17 drivers). Analyses assessed between group changes in CRF (VO2peak), HIIT session attendance, and delivery costs. Results: Driver clusters allocated to “Fit2Drive” significantly improved CRF compared to a control (mean difference of 3.6 mL·kg-1·min-1; P < 0.019; 95% confidence interval = 0.7–6.5 mL·kg-1·min-1). Drivers who completed the program attended 70% of sessions (25/36) with delivery costs averaging $710 AUD per driver. Conclusions: The findings support the efficacy and feasibility of Fit2Drive but also highlight challenges for in-person delivery at scale.
- Subject
- high-intensity interval training; truck drivers; cardiorespiratory fitness
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1493903
- Identifier
- uon:53659
- Identifier
- ISSN:1076-2752
- Language
- eng
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