Table 4.
Participant feedback about intervention benefits and suggestions for improvement.
| Positive Themes | Example quotes |
|---|---|
| Encouragement & motivation (n = 21) | “This program really gave me the push I needed to begin a more healthy lifestyle for me.” “I never felt this encouraged to work out. It’s very helpful and life changing.” “The sessions are more personable and gave more of a drive and motivation to push your limits.” “The app challenges you every day and kept me motivated (along w/the tips)” |
| Education (n = 18) | “Having [the trainer] directing workouts, because I don't really know how to exercise.” “Learning the correct way to do the exercise…” “I was able to check the app to make sure I was doing the workouts right.” “Lots of good educational information and recommendations.” |
| Beneficial Outcomes (n = 15) | “This program helped a lot.” “I felt better from exercising. I also lost a few pounds.” “It was very productive and I got a lot out of it, from like [the] physical aspect to the educational aspect as well.” “It helps you feel better about yourself.” |
| Social enjoyment (n = 7) | “You can meet people that have gone through the same thing as you.” “Exercising in a group was fun.” “I liked exercising in a group and learning new exercises.” “I like how people can share their stories.” |
| Problems/Suggested Improvements | Example quotes |
| App: Technical aspects (n = 20) | “Sometimes my workout data deleted before I completed the workout.” “It really didn't sync well for me.” “Make it work more efficiently…no crashing, load faster.” |
| App: Functional features (n = 11) | “Ability to set reminders. For example, setting yourself personal reminder to go workout.” “Please add Apple watch support.” “Adding a setting to plug music through the app would be useful.” “Add proposed meals to the app.” |
| Enhanced training (n = 7) | “More training on equipment to use alone after.” “Add small amounts of weight training.” “Having the sessions more often instead of once a week” “I would change the number of weeks. I would say 16-week program” |
Note. The n for each theme reflects the number of participants making a comment within that theme and participants could provide multiple comments that aligned with more than one them.