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Men have been less likely to seek out preventative care or lifestyle programs, putting them at risk. In response, Hockey Fans In Training (Hockey FIT) was developed as a group-based, lifestyle intervention leveraging the draw of hockey fandom to engage middle-aged men with overweight or obesity in lifestyle change. Encouraging pilot study results informed the optimization and delivery of the intervention through a cluster randomized controlled trial in 42 sites in Canada and the USA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A process evaluation was conducted to evaluate intervention acceptability and fidelity and adaptations. Community-based sites were randomly allocated to Hockey FIT intervention (immediate program start) or wait-list control (12-month delay). Qualitative process evaluation data were collected from intervention sites and included seven virtual participant focus groups and one interview (n = 35 participants), open-ended participant feedback questionnaires (n = 316), interviews with program coaches (n = 22), post-session coach reflections (n = 233), and interviews with implementation partners (n = 16). A process of content analysis by question was performed and data saturation was reached.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Themes fell into the following categories: (i) motivations for joining Hockey FIT; (ii) effective program components; and (iii) adaptations and suggested improvements.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The process evaluation detailed success engaging men in lifestyle change using sport fandom, and the importance of capitalizing further on competition within groups to drive behavioural change through user-friendly supports and greater engagement with hockey.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical Trial information<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ClinicalTrials.gov. 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