- Title
- A Mobile Health Resistance Training Intervention Using Outdoor Gym Equipment: Process Evaluation of the Ecofit Effectiveness Randomized Controlled Trial
- Creator
- Jansson, Anna K.; Duncan, Mitch J.; Bauman, Adrian; Smith, Jordan J.; Lubans, David R.; Attia, John; Plotnikoff, Ronald C.
- Relation
- Journal of Physical Activity and Health Vol. 21, Issue 4, p. 405-412
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2023-0228
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2024
- Description
- Background: Few mobile health resistance-based physical activity interventions have targeted community-dwelling adults. "Ecofit" is a multicomponent intervention that promotes resistance and aerobic activities using smartphone technology, outdoor gyms, and social support. This study evaluated process evaluation outcomes of the ecofit randomized controlled trial: (1) the acceptability and usability of the ecofit smartphone app and app user workouts; (2) perceptions of factors influencing outdoor gym use; and (3) the fidelity, reach, recruitment, and dose received of the ecofit program. Methods: Process data were collected through program evaluation surveys at 3 months, and app usage data were collected via the intervention platform for up to 3 months. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The survey was completed by 57% (n = 69) of eligible participants. The majority (93%) believed the app provided them with sufficient information to perform muscle-strengthening activities. Approximately half (51%) agreed that the goal-setting function encouraged them to complete their workouts, and 42% agreed that the self-assessment helped them monitor progress. "Proximity" to outdoor gyms emerged as the most important factor for choosing locations to workout (mean = 5.5, SD = 1.1). Participants logged a median of 5.5 (interquartile range = 19) workouts and 1 (interquartile range = 1) upper- and lower-body muscular fitness self-assessment. Conclusions: The ecofit app provided participants with sufficient skills to perform unsupervised resistance training exercises using mobile health. Only half of the participants regarded self-assessments and goal setting as useful, suggesting a need for modifications to how these are implemented. Mobile health remains a promising delivery platform to promote unsupervised resistance training, although more research is needed to improve uptake.
- Subject
- mobile apps; park gyms; physical activity; strength training
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1501145
- Identifier
- uon:55086
- Identifier
- ISSN:1543-5474
- Language
- eng
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