AFL Fans in Training (Aussie-FIT) is a 12-week healthy lifestyle program for men. Aussie-FIT is evidence-based and is unlike any other health program in WA.
Perth, Western Australia
Joined March 2017
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We are delighted to announce that Aussie-FIT has been shortlisted in the National Men’s Heath Awards! 🙌🏽
You can vote for Aussie-FIT in the
People’s Choice Award 🗳
Voting closes on 30/6! 😊
amhf.org.au/vote_for_the_202…
#Menshealth #Footy @MensHealthForum
Fantastic news for Aussie-FIT! Many thanks to the @heartfoundation. Aussie-FIT is a free, footy-focused program that supports guys to get more active, eat better, feel better, manage weight & have fun. Find out more aussiefit.org #menshealth #footy
Our team are delighted to have been awarded $1 million from @heartfoundation for a multi-state hybrid study to explore the longer term impact of the @AussieFITorg program whilst exploring how we can scale up Aussie-FIT to be sustained in more WA clubs & scale out to QLD & NT🧵1/7
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Thank you to the ABC about the opportunity to talk about staying motivated to exercise during the winter months. Personally, in Perth I find it easier to exercise in winter than in the summer in scorching heat!!!
abc.net.au/everyday/exercise…
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Spend less time in the kitchen this Easter long weekend with our deliciously simple Easter Brunch Tarts. A great heart-healthy recipe to get the kids involved in! 🐰💗
Get the recipe: fal.cn/3ept9 #healthyrecipes
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Nothing says Easter like the delicious scent of cinnamon and nutmeg from fresh hot cross buns wafting in the kitchen! 🐰 #EasterRecipes #HealthyRecipes
Get the recipe: fal.cn/3edXq
Free 12 weeks fitness and well-being program by @CurtinUni for 18-75yo men with a history of a heart condition. Starting in April! Register: aussiefit.org/
We are running a free healthy lifestyle program @SwanDistrictsFC for Men age 18-75 with a history of Cardio-Vascular disease. Register here to take part! aussiefit.org/take-part.html
Aussie-FIT is back!
We're excited to be kicking off with a program for guys with heart disease, funded by the @heartfoundation.
Later this year we're launching programs in Albany, Bunbury & Northam. Rego interest -www.aussiefit.org & watch this space for more announcements!
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See how @WestCoastEagles and @freodockers are helping a new @CurtinUni program keep WA men healthy. 🏉
@CPsychResearch's Dr @ElQuested discusses how @AussieFITorg is already significantly improving men’s #physical and mental #wellbeing. Read more: bit.ly/2XxciVa
Findings from our pilot study with @freodockers and @WestCoastEagles fans have been published today! 👇🏽
Eleanor Quested and colleagues report the findings from a pilot, football-based randomised controlled trial aimed at men with overweight/obesity @ElQuested
@AussieFITorg doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed… @PAW_RG
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***We are looking for men with diabetes or heart disease to take part in a phone interview!***
Interviews will really help us adapt Aussie-FIT to better benefit men with clinical conditions. Participate for chance to enter a prize draw!
📧 [email protected] to take part!
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Want to do a PhD with our group @CurtinUni here in sunny Perth? #RTP scholarship applications are now open!
@ElQuested is advertising 2 PhD projects, open to domestic & international applicants.👇🏽
Closing 1st Sept.
Please RT!
RTP scholarships @CurtinUni now open! I'm advertising 2 cool projects!
1)Physical & psychological health among staff working in prisons scholarships.curtin.edu.au/S…, co-supervised by @Jo_McVeigh
2) Health behaviour change among men with clinical conditions scholarships.curtin.edu.au/S…
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As a leading public health org, @BehavioralMed recognized the necessity of committing to fully virtual now for #SBM2021. Check out our statement here: sbm.org/meetings/2021/our-42…
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Try stacking these behaviors together during quarantine: every time you take off a mask, wash your hands. When you repeat an activity with several components, and you do them in the same way each time, your brain connects the actions together into a unit.
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The annual meeting of the society of behavioral medicine will be entirely virtual. #sbm2021. @BehavioralMed a win for the health of our members and communities.
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ECR and want to work on a collaborative research project linked in with Curtin @NSSI_RG? ⬇️
The ISSS Collaborative Research Program continues! Applications are due by Sunday, July 26. Please visit bit.ly/3iXhZos to read about the projects and apply.
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Please check out and share this great PhD opportunity with myself and @TracyLFinch on co-developing practical tools for knowledge mobilisation and implementation. The studentship is funded by the @NIHR_ARC_NENC and the candidate will be part of the #SKIM theme. Deadline: 3rd Aug
Great PhD opportunity within #SKIM theme of @NIHR_ARC_NENC: Translating research into practice across an integrated health and social care system: co-developing and evaluating tools for knowledge mobilisers and implementers! Deadline: 3rd August
findaphd.com/phds/project/tr…