Adherence
Providing free, convenient gym access to employees does not significantly improve weight loss outcomes compared to standard behavioral interventions, as gym usage remains low and weight loss is driven by the behavioral program rather than facility proximity.
Buying a gym membership or working near a gym will not automatically make you lose weight. In this study, people who worked near the gym used it more often, but they didn't lose more weight than those who didn't. Weight loss came from the behavioral program (diet/lifestyle coaching), not the gym access itself. Focus on the behavioral changes (diet, activity habits) rather than just buying access to facilities.
Gym usage in both groups was low, suggesting that convenient and free gym access only marginally promoted use of provided facilities, likely having little additional impact on PA and weight change.
Why this rating
Randomized controlled trial (parent trial) with secondary analysis; objective gym usage tracking; however, self-reported PA and small sample size for subgroup analysis limit generalizability.
Source
Secondary analysis of a university‐based weight loss program in on‐campus versus off‐campus employees
Julianne G. Clina et al. · Obesity Science & Practice · 2022
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