https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39356 Wed 31 Aug 2022 15:20:42 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52745 n = 96) was shown to be effective in weight loss, adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors, and cardiorespiratory fitness in overweight and obese men. A full effectiveness trial is now needed. Aims: To determine the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of Rugby Fans In Training-NZ (RUFIT-NZ) on weight loss, fitness, blood pressure, lifestyle change, and health related quality of life (HRQoL) at 12- and 52-weeks. Methods: We conducted a pragmatic, two-arm, multi-center, randomized controlled trial in NZ with 378 (target 308) overweight and obese men aged 30-65 years, randomized to an intervention group or wait-list control group. The 12-week RUFIT-NZ program was a gender-sensitised, healthy lifestyle intervention delivered through professional rugby clubs. Each intervention session included: i) a 1-h workshop-based education component focused on nutrition, physical activity, sleep, sedentary behavior, and learning evidence-based behavior change strategies for sustaining a healthier lifestyle; and 2) a 1-h group-based, but individually tailored, exercise training session. The control group were offered RUFIT-NZ after 52-weeks. The primary outcome was change in body weight from baseline to 52-weeks. Secondary outcomes included change in body weight at 12-weeks, waist circumference, blood pressure, fitness (cardiorespiratory and musculoskeletal), lifestyle behaviors (leisure-time physical activity, sleep, smoking status, and alcohol and dietary quality), and health-related quality of life at 12- and 52-weeks. Results: Our final analysis included 200 participants (intervention n = 103; control n = 97) who were able to complete the RUFIT-NZ intervention prior to COVID-19 restrictions. At 52-weeks, the adjusted mean group difference in weight change (primary outcome) was -2.77 kg (95% CI -4.92 to -0.61), which favored the intervention group. The intervention also resulted in favorable significant differences in weight change and fruit and vegetable consumption at 12-weeks; and waist circumference, fitness outcomes, physical activity levels, and health-related quality of life at both 12 and 52 weeks. No significant intervention effects were observed for blood pressure, or sleep. Incremental cost-effective ratios estimated were $259 per kg lost, or $40,269 per quality adjusted life year (QALY) gained. Conclusion: RUFIT-NZ resulted in sustained positive changes in weight, waist circumference, physical fitness, self-reported physical activity, selected dietary outcomes, and health-related quality of life in overweight/obese men. As such, the program should be recommended for sustained delivery beyond this trial, involving other rugby clubs across NZ.]]> Wed 28 Feb 2024 16:35:22 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46427 n = 4], diffusion tensor imaging [n = 3], arterial spin labeling [n = 1], and resting-state functional MRI [n = 1]) in which results for 5 distinct and 4 similar study samples aged 8.7 6 0.6 to 10.2 6 1.0 years and typically of relatively low socioeconomic status were reported. Effects were reported for 12 regions, including frontal lobe (n = 3), parietal lobe (n = 3), anterior cingulate cortex (n = 2), hippocampus (n = 1), and several white matter tracts and functional networks. Limitations: Findings need to be interpreted with caution as quantitative syntheses were not possible because of study heterogeneity. Conclusions: There is evidence from randomized controlled trials that participation in physical activity may modify white matter integrity and activation of regions key to cognitive processes. Additional larger hypothesis-driven studies are needed to replicate findings.]]> Wed 23 Nov 2022 10:19:18 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:35370 Wed 15 Mar 2023 10:38:32 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52409 Wed 11 Oct 2023 11:58:45 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4657 Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:52:32 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23939 TM resistance training programme for improving health-related fitness and resistance training skill competency in adolescents. This assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial was conducted in one secondary school in the Hunter Region, Australia, from July to September 2013. Ninety-six (96) students (age = 15.4 (.5) years, 51.5% female) were randomised into intervention (n = 51) or control (n = 45) conditions for 8-weeks (60 min twice per week). Waist circumference, body mass index (BMI), BMI-Z score (primary outcomes), cardiorespiratory fitness (shuttle run test), muscular fitness (standing jump, push-up, handgrip, curl-up test), flexibility (sit and reach) and resistance training skill competency were measured at baseline and immediate post-intervention. Feasibility measures of recruitment, retention, adherence and satisfaction were assessed. Significant group-by-time intervention effects were found for waist circumference [-3.1 cm, P < 0.001], BMI [-1.38 kg · m^-2, P < 0.001], BMI-Z [-0.5 z-scores, P < 0.001], sit and reach [+3.0 cm, P < 0.001], standing jump [+0.1 m, P = 0.021] and shuttle run [+10.3 laps, P = 0.019]. Retention rate was 82.3%. All programme sessions were delivered and participants' mean satisfaction scores ranged from 4.2 to 4.6 out of 5. The findings demonstrate that CrossFit Teens^TM is a feasible and efficacious programme for improving health-related fitness in adolescents.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:26:55 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4656 Wed 11 Apr 2018 12:15:15 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6810 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:54:52 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29646 Tue 30 Aug 2022 15:09:28 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54461 Tue 27 Feb 2024 13:50:45 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:35677 Tue 22 Oct 2019 12:39:11 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:42553 I ²=83.70%), mainly in primary education settings (g=0.48, 95% CI 0.07 to 0.89; I ²=90.43%). Academic performance, principally mathematics-related skills, was also increased by quality-based PE interventions (g=0.15, 95% CI 0.06 to 0.24; I ²=41.75%). Among these interventions, teaching strategies favoured similar results, but without heterogeneity in the results (g=0.12, 95% CI 0.05 to 0.18; I ²=0%). In contrast, quantity-based PE interventions had a very small and non-significant effect on academic performance (g=0.09, 95% CI -0.05 to 0.24; Q=11.65; I ²=48.48%). Finally, there were no differences between the three PE interventions (ie, quantity, quality, and combined PE interventions) in regard to academic performance. CONCLUSION: Improving the quality of PE classes may improve students' cognition and academic performance in children and adolescents. Importantly, allocating more time for PE does not seem to compromise this performance.]]> Thu 25 Aug 2022 11:47:15 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20206 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:06:49 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18600 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:01:04 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:19198 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:55:00 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20650 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:53:09 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6809 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:45:41 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:27450 0.05) were observed for perceived sporting competence. Conclusions: The PLUNGE intervention simultaneously improved object control FMS proficiency and in-class PA in stage three students.]]> Mon 23 Sep 2019 13:20:45 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:53914 Mon 22 Jan 2024 15:24:45 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50094 Mon 17 Jul 2023 10:30:00 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:35702 Fri 25 Oct 2019 13:41:18 AEDT ]]>