Feasibility of an incentivised exercise program to improve the health of physically inactive Australian hospital employees – the Fitbites pilot study

The Fitbites program showed acceptable uptake and led to improvements in body composition and functional capacity. These findings inform future randomised trials in occupational settings.

Authors

Christine Madronio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3532-2512)
Linda Stanbury
Faraz Ahmed Pathan
Gary KK. Low
Kazuaki Negishi
Deva Nirthanakumaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3137-0805)
Andrea Tyler
Emmanuel Stamatakis

Institutions

The University of Sydney (AU)
Charles Sturt University (AU)
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (AU)
Liverpool Hospital (AU)
The Heart Research Institute (AU)
Nepean Hospital (AU)
UNSW Sydney (AU)
Ingham Institute (AU)

Publication Details

Journal: Preventive Medicine Reports
Published: 2026-02-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2026.103404
Primary Topic: Physical Activity and Health
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Feasibility of an incentivised exercise program to improve the health of physically inactive Australian hospital employees – the Fitbites pilot study

Christine Madronio, Linda Stanbury, Faraz Ahmed Pathan, Gary KK. Low et al.

Feb 10, 2026

Preventive Medicine Reports

Physical Activity and Health

article

Feasibility of an incentivised exercise program to improve the health of physically inactive Australian hospital employees – the Fitbites pilot study

Christine Madronio, Linda Stanbury, Faraz Ahmed Pathan, Gary KK. Low, Kazuaki Negishi, Deva Nirthanakumaran, Andrea Tyler, Emmanuel Stamatakis

February 10, 2026article en

Abstract

The Fitbites program showed acceptable uptake and led to improvements in body composition and functional capacity. These findings inform future randomised trials in occupational settings.

Preventive Medicine ReportsVol. 63

The University of Sydney (AU), Charles Sturt University (AU), Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (AU), Liverpool Hospital (AU), The Heart Research Institute (AU), Nepean Hospital (AU), UNSW Sydney (AU), Ingham Institute (AU)

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