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ArticleAmerican journal of lifestyle medicine2026

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Community and Family-Based Fitness and Healthy Lifestyle Program Among Latino Families: The Athletes for Life Program.

Bianca Vargas Tequida, Sonia Vega-López, Alberto Flórez-Pregonero, Michael Todd, Frank Ray, Gabriel Q Shaibi, Noe C Crespo

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Article in American journal of lifestyle medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Bianca Vargas TequidaInstitute for Behavioral and Community Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA (BVT, NCC).ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1515-1761
Sonia Vega-LópezCollege of Health Solutions and Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA (SVL).ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8089-0725
Alberto Flórez-PregoneroFacultad de Educación, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia (AFP).
Michael ToddCollege of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA (MT).
Frank RayDepartment of Parks and Recreation, City of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA (FR).
Gabriel Q ShaibiCenter for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA (GQS).
Noe C CrespoInstitute for Behavioral and Community Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA (BVT, NCC).ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2302-5257

Funding

Building Capacity and Infrastructure for Population Health and Health Disparities Research at San Diego State UniversityS21MD010690 · NIMHD · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI AYALA, GUADALUPE X, CASTILLO, JOSE E · 2016 to 2020
$10.0M
NIMHD NIH HHS S21 MD010690
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Promoting fitness may be a viable and acceptable approach for chronic disease prevention. This pilot study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a behavioral and fitness-oriented intervention called "Athletes for Life Program" (AFL) implemented in a community center. AFL was a pre-post, 6-week program. Latino families (n = 24) participated in weekly 90-minute physical activity (PA) and nutrition sessions. Measures included fitness, accelerometer-measured PA, body mass index (BMI), and self-report survey. Feasibility and acceptability were evaluated via post-intervention interviews. Intervention effects were tested using paired samples t-test and qualitative data via thematic analysis. Most parents were female (96%) and Latino (79%), while children were male (57%) and Latino (83%). Retention and attendance rates were 75% and 67% for parents and 81% and 70.8% for children. Children improved muscular endurance, speed, and cardiovascular endurance (

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childhood obesitycommunity-basedcommunity engaged lifestyle medicinefamily programfitnesshealthy lifestyleLatino

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PMID41804391
PMCPMC12967276

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