Downsize Fitness is a gym program for the overweight and obese that teaches its members how to live a healthy lifestyle. According to owner Francis Wisniewski,
“Our goal is to help members change their lifestyle. It’s not just about following a diet or working out; it’s about teaching members new habits they will embrace in and outside of the gym. Our goal is to give our members a new quality of life and we have the resources and unique trainer support to do that for everyone who walks through our door.” The program was originally started in 2011 and based out of Chicago, but now has four different locations across Illinois and Texas. Downsize Fitness’ mission, as stated on their blog, is to “provide exercise facilities and specially trained …show more content…
Dr. Adam Tsai and Dr. Thomas Wadden evaluated major commercial weight loss programs in the United States. They found that Weight Watchers was the only weight loss program that demonstrated efficient weight loss in a large trial and all others were insufficient at reducing weight among clients. In 2012, an evaluation was published in the International Journal of Obesity on a 52-week weight loss program for the obese. The evaluators found that the program was highly effective in weight loss and reducing obesity-related diseases.
In another evaluation, Alison Booth, Caryl Nowson, and Helen Matters looked at two Internet-based weight loss programs. The three of them compared a program that included exercise and dietary advice, similar in offerings to Downsize Fitness, to a program that only offered exercise. They found that the former programed produced better results. The literature shows mostly success with weight loss programs, especially ones that combine exercise and diet. Downsize Fitness follows the formula for weight loss success. Their program should provide positive results to clients.
PROGRAM …show more content…
Various surveys will be given out amongst all the participants and their clinical health information will be collected at the beginning of the evaluation and it will be repeated after the year has passed. In-depth interviews will also be conducted among a select sample of the participants at repeated times throughout the evaluation. The sampling procedures will be random sampling chosen from all the enrolled members of Downsize Fitness.
Data Source Timeframe
Clinical Health Information Enrollment & End of Evaluation
Attendance at Weekly ___ Class/Meeting Weekly (Rooster Sheet)
Body Image/Self-Esteem Survey Enrollment & End of Evaluation
Nutritional Information Survey (Test) Enrollment & End of Evaluation
Fitness Test Enrollment & End of Evaluation
Data Analysis
Once all the data has been collected it will be coded and analyzed by the evaluation team. Quantitative data will be entered into a spreadsheet and analyzed using the SPSS software. Descriptive statistics will be taken, as well as other data tests. Qualitative data will be transcribed, coded, and
“Our goal is to help members change their lifestyle. It’s not just about following a diet or working out; it’s about teaching members new habits they will embrace in and outside of the gym. Our goal is to give our members a new quality of life and we have the resources and unique trainer support to do that for everyone who walks through our door.” The program was originally started in 2011 and based out of Chicago, but now has four different locations across Illinois and Texas. Downsize Fitness’ mission, as stated on their blog, is to “provide exercise facilities and specially trained …show more content…
Dr. Adam Tsai and Dr. Thomas Wadden evaluated major commercial weight loss programs in the United States. They found that Weight Watchers was the only weight loss program that demonstrated efficient weight loss in a large trial and all others were insufficient at reducing weight among clients. In 2012, an evaluation was published in the International Journal of Obesity on a 52-week weight loss program for the obese. The evaluators found that the program was highly effective in weight loss and reducing obesity-related diseases.
In another evaluation, Alison Booth, Caryl Nowson, and Helen Matters looked at two Internet-based weight loss programs. The three of them compared a program that included exercise and dietary advice, similar in offerings to Downsize Fitness, to a program that only offered exercise. They found that the former programed produced better results. The literature shows mostly success with weight loss programs, especially ones that combine exercise and diet. Downsize Fitness follows the formula for weight loss success. Their program should provide positive results to clients.
PROGRAM …show more content…
Various surveys will be given out amongst all the participants and their clinical health information will be collected at the beginning of the evaluation and it will be repeated after the year has passed. In-depth interviews will also be conducted among a select sample of the participants at repeated times throughout the evaluation. The sampling procedures will be random sampling chosen from all the enrolled members of Downsize Fitness.
Data Source Timeframe
Clinical Health Information Enrollment & End of Evaluation
Attendance at Weekly ___ Class/Meeting Weekly (Rooster Sheet)
Body Image/Self-Esteem Survey Enrollment & End of Evaluation
Nutritional Information Survey (Test) Enrollment & End of Evaluation
Fitness Test Enrollment & End of Evaluation
Data Analysis
Once all the data has been collected it will be coded and analyzed by the evaluation team. Quantitative data will be entered into a spreadsheet and analyzed using the SPSS software. Descriptive statistics will be taken, as well as other data tests. Qualitative data will be transcribed, coded, and