Journal article
Acute Effects of Interrupting Sitting on Discomfort and Alertness of Office Workers
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Vol.60(9), pp.804-809
09/2018
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001329
PMID: 29608539
Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare the effect of 4 hours of sitting interrupted with hourly bouts of standing and/or pedaling versus uninterrupted sitting on alertness and discomfort among sedentary office workers.
Fifteen middle-aged sedentary workers were randomized to three 4-hour conditions: (1) uninterrupted sitting; (2) sitting interrupted with 10 minutes of standing/hour; and (3) sitting interrupted with 10 minutes of pedaling/hour. Self-reported measures of alertness and discomfort were collected.
Uninterrupted sitting significantly increased discomfort (P < 0.001). Discomfort was lower in both the standing (P < 0.001) and pedaling (P < 0.001) conditions than the uninterrupted sitting condition. Short-lived improvements in alertness were observed immediately following several standing (50%) and pedaling (100%) interruptions.
Prolonged sitting increases discomfort while brief standing and pedaling interruptions attenuate impairments in discomfort among sedentary workers.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Acute Effects of Interrupting Sitting on Discomfort and Alertness of Office Workers
- Creators
- Roberto Martín Benzo - Department of Health and Human Physiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (Mr Benzo, Dr Carr); and Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa (Drs Kruse, Hughes, Casey)Nicholas T KruseWilliam E HughesDarren P CaseyLucas J Carr
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Vol.60(9), pp.804-809
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001329
- PMID
- 29608539
- ISSN
- 1076-2752
- eISSN
- 1536-5948
- Grant note
- T42 OH008491 / NIOSH CDC HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2018
- Academic Unit
- Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science; Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center; Health and Human Physiology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984046910602771
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