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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Blake, Henry T
• Stenner, Brad J
• Buckley, Jonathan David
• Crozier, Alyson J

Titel

Randomised controlled trial comparing two group-based exercise programmes (team sport vs circuit training) on men’s health: study protocol

Ist Teil von

• BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2021-08, Vol.7 (3), p.e001140-e001140

Ort / Verlag

England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

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EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• IntroductionPhysical activity promotes physical, psychological and social health. Despite this, almost half of middle-aged (35–54 years) Australian men are insufficiently active. Exercise adherence is increased with social interaction in a group setting. Team sport can leverage the power of groups and has shown to be more intrinsically motivating than discrete exercise modes. Evaluation of the effect of team sport compared with traditional group exercise on health, particularly psychological and social health, and physical activity levels of middle-aged men is limited. This study aims to compare the effects of team sport participation and group circuit training on physical activity levels and health in insufficiently active middle-aged men.Methods and analysisIn this parallel randomised controlled trial, n=128 men aged 35–54 years will complete a 12-week team sport or group circuit exercise programme. Participants must self-report to not be meeting Australian physical activity guidelines or participating in team sport before recruitment. Health-related quality of life, exercise motivation, psychological needs satisfaction, sleep and physical activity levels (accelerometry), blood lipids, glucose and metabolic syndrome risk score will be assessed at baseline, end of the programme and 12 weeks follow-up. Linear mixed effect models will be used.Ethics and disseminationThe study has received ethical approval from the University of South Australia’s Human Research Ethics Committee (Ethics Protocol 203274). Study results will be disseminated via publication in disciplinary-specific journals, conference presentations, and as part of a Doctoral thesis.Trial registration numberANCTRN12621000483853.