Frankston residents get moving

MOVE Researchers

Residents in the Frankston City Council area are being encouraged to adopt healthier and more active lifestyles. Working with the council, researchers from Monash, Deakin, Sydney and Curtin universities will investigate strategies that will help to increase the benefits residents can gain from the new Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre (PARC) due to open in spring September 2014.

Lead researcher Associate Professor Ben Smith from Monash University’s Department of Health Science said the council was concerned about obesity and heart disease in the region and the MOVE-Frankston study would trial different ways to interest locals in seeking the benefits that regular moderate physical activity can bring.


The research team is currently recruiting Frankston City Council residents aged 18 – 70 years to take part in the study, and they will be followed up over two years. A number of participants will receive different types of incentives and support to encourage them to become PARC users. Recruitment is taking place from July to September this year.

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