Hockey Fans in Training (Hockey FIT) pilot study protocol: a gender-sensitized weight loss and healthy lifestyle program for overweight and obese male hockey fans

• Main Authors: Dawn P. Gill (Author), Wendy Blunt (Author), Ashleigh De Cruz (Author), Brendan Riggin (Author), Kate Hunt (Author), Guangyong Zou (Author), Shannon Sibbald (Author), Karen Danylchuk (Author), Merrick Zwarenstein (Author), Cindy M. Gray (Author), Sally Wyke (Author), Christopher Bunn (Author), Robert J. Petrella (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Effective approaches that engage men in weight loss and lifestyle change are important because of worldwide increases, including in Canada, in obesity and chronic diseases. Football Fans in Training (FFIT), developed in Scotland, successfully tackled these problems by engaging ov...