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Adherence and health-related outcomes of beginner running programs: A 10-week observational study

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posted on 2020-09-11, 14:45 authored by Clare StevinsonClare Stevinson, Carolyn PlateauCarolyn Plateau, Stephanie Plunkett, Elliot J Fitzpatrick, Mosope Ojo, Megan Moran, Stacy ClemesStacy Clemes
Purpose: This study aimed to explore the determinants of adherence and assess changes in fitness and health outcomes in participants of group-based beginner running programs. Methods: Participants completed adherence diaries (n = 34) during the 10-week program and underwent fitness and health testing (n = 20) at the program start and end. Diaries included weekly visual analogue scales of enjoyment, motivation, confidence, fatigue, satisfaction and support along with a record of training sessions. Space was provided for free-text comments. Fitness was assessed by the multi-stage 20-metre shuttle run test, and measurements were taken of resting heart rate, blood pressure, body composition and free-living physical activity.
Results: Overall adherence to the 10-week program was 53 ± 27% with injury the most common reason for missing sessions and for discontinuing training. Adherence to group sessions was positively correlated with enjoyment, motivation, confidence, satisfaction with progress and social support. Qualitative analysis of diary entries indicated three distinct themes (self-awareness, social support, personal challenge) underlying progression through the programme. Significant changes were observed after 10 weeks in distance run on the fitness test (+189 ± 133 m), body mass index (-0.54 ± 0.72 kg/m2 ) and percentage body fat (-1.5 ± 1.6%). Blood pressure, resting heart rate and physical activity were unchanged.
Conclusion: Engagement in beginner running programs was associated with improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition within 10 weeks. A larger and longer-term study is required to determine if these programs can lead to sustained engagement in running and additional health benefits.

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Sport and Exercise Beacon of Loughborough University (RA1014)

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  • Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Published in

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volume

93

Issue

1

Pages

87 - 95

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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© SHAPE America

Publisher statement

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport on 08 Sep 2020, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2020.1799916

Acceptance date

2020-07-20

Publication date

2020-09-08

Copyright date

2020

ISSN

0270-1367

eISSN

2168-3824

Language

  • en

Depositor

Dr Clare Stevinson. Deposit date: 9 September 2020

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