Study protocol of European Fans in Training (EuroFIT): a four-country randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle program for men delivered in elite football clubs

• Main Authors: Femke van Nassau (Author), Hidde P. van der Ploeg (Author), Frank Abrahamsen (Author), Eivind Andersen (Author), Annie S. Anderson (Author), Judith E. Bosmans (Author), Christopher Bunn (Author), Matthew Chalmers (Author), Ciaran Clissmann (Author), Jason M. R. Gill (Author), Cindy M. Gray (Author), Kate Hunt (Author), Judith G.M. Jelsma (Author), Jennifer G. La Guardia (Author), Pierre N. Lemyre (Author), David W. Loudon (Author), Lisa Macaulay (Author), Douglas J. Maxwell (Author), Alex McConnachie (Author), Anne Martin (Author), Nikos Mourselas (Author), Nanette Mutrie (Author), Ria Nijhuis-van der Sanden (Author), Kylie O'Brien (Author), Hugo V. Pereira (Author), Matthew Philpott (Author), Glyn C. Roberts (Author), John Rooksby (Author), Mattias Rost (Author), Øystein Røynesdal (Author), Naveed Sattar (Author), Marlene N. Silva (Author), Marit Sorensen (Author), Pedro J. Teixeira (Author), Shaun Treweek (Author), Theo van Achterberg (Author), Irene van de Glind (Author), Willem van Mechelen (Author), Sally Wyke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Lifestyle interventions targeting physical activity, sedentary time and dietary behaviours have the potential to initiate and support behavioural change and result in public health gain. Although men have often been reluctant to engage in such lifestyle programs, many are at high...