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Phone and e-mail counselling are effective for weight management in an overweight working population: a randomized controlled trial
BMC Public Health

The study investigated the effectiveness of lifestyle counselling by phone or e-mail on body weight, in an overweight working population. Secondary purposes were to establish effects on waist circumference and lifestyle behaviours, and to assess which communication method is most effective. The results indicated that lifestyle counselling by phone and e-mail is effective for weight management in overweight employees and shows potential for use in the work settiClick here to access the article

Self-management for obesity and cardio-metabolic fitness: Description and evaluation of the lifestyle modification program of a randomised controlled trial.

This Australian based article describes the content and delivery of a group-based lifestyle education program based upon national diet and physical activity recommendations to manage obesity and cardio-metabolic risk factors.This article should be of interest to those health coaches who work in community health settings and want to introduce a healthy lifestyle program with groups.

 

Exercise on prescription for women aged 40-74 recruited through primary care: two year randomised controlled trial

This is a study undertaken by the Women's Health Research Centre, Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand. The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of a primary care based programme of exercise on prescription among relatively inactive women over a two year period. Authors concluded that a program of exercise on prescription increased physical activity and quality of life over two years, although falls and injuries also increased. This finding supports the use of exercise on prescription programs as part of population strategies to reduce physical inactivity.