Observation of sessions
Observations of EuroFIT sessions were conducted in each of the 15 clubs by members of the local research teams, aiming for two sessions per club. We aimed to observe session 4, which covers multiple topics and activities, and one of session 3 or 5–12 in each club. We avoided sessions 1 and 2 to allow groups time to ‘form’ without feelings of being studies. Data were written down in note form using a standardised proforma, and written up in the style of thick descriptions [