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Table 3 Key Priorities in Weight Maintenance Identified in Focus Groups Using Ten-Seed Method

From: Motivations to exercise in young men following a residential weight loss programme conducted in National Service - a mixed methods study

Priorities to improve weight maintenance:

Number of Seeds Placed to Denote Priorities

Fitness Trainers N = 8

Military Leaders N = 6

Ancillary Staff N = 7

Organisational (Extrinsic Regulation)

 Incentives / Disincentives

3

2

–

 Workplace Fitness Programmes

2

–

2

 Parents / Families / Friends

2

2

–

 Control Food / Drinks

–

3

1

 Weight Monitoring

–

2

–

 Peer Support

–

1

–

Individual (Autonomous Regulation)

 Cultivate Good Habits

–

–

4

 Education and Resources

2

–

1

 Motivations to Lead Healthy Lifestyles

1

–

1

 Stress Management

–

–

1