Abstract:
Background:
Extended sitting time at work is viewed as a crucial public health issue. Encouraging workers to stand during their office hours via the installation of standing desks maybe one effective option to combat this. Here, we investigate whether the installation of high desks in the workplace can induce positive changes in the amount ofphysical activity (PA) and thereby lead to subsequent improvements in anthropometric parameters.
Methods:
Thirty-two white-collar workers (22 men and 10 women, mean age 44.2) were randomly divided into two groups. A randomised crossover trial was performed for 13 weeks. During the experimental period, subjects
completed their office work in a standing position using stationary high desks (standing work, SW) for 10 hours per week or more (SW period). The subjects were asked to maintain their normal sitting working habits during the control period (CONT period). The primary outcome was PA, which was assessed objectively using a triaxial accelerometer during weekdays and weekends. The secondary outcomes were anthropometric measurements. For each group and each parameter, the mean values during each period were recorded and were compared by paired t test.
Results:
The daily total PA (10.2 ± 2.4 vs. 9.7 ± 2.3 METs · h/day, P = 0.043), MVPA (4.2 ± 2.2 vs. 3.7 ± 1.8 METs ·h/day, P = 0.025), time spent in moderate PA (58.2 ± 20.7 vs. 53.4 ± 17.0 min/day, P = 0.019) and time spent in MVPA (62.8 ± 25.1 vs. 57.0 ± 20.3 min/day, P = 0.019) were significantly higher during the SW period compared to the CONT period. A weekdays verses weekends subanalysis revealed that these parameters were significantly higher during the SW period compared to the CONT period during weekdays only. No significant differences were noted before and after SW periods for most of the anthropometric measures, except waist circumference (83.7 ± 7.9 vs. 83.0 ± 7.9 cm, respectively, P = 0.007).
Conclusions:
Standing work, via the installation of high desks, significantly increases moderate to vigorous physical activity,
especially on weekdays.
Extended sitting time at work is viewed as a crucial public health issue. Encouraging workers to stand during their office hours via the installation of standing desks maybe one effective option to combat this. Here, we investigate whether the installation of high desks in the workplace can induce positive changes in the amount ofphysical activity (PA) and thereby lead to subsequent improvements in anthropometric parameters.
Methods:
Thirty-two white-collar workers (22 men and 10 women, mean age 44.2) were randomly divided into two groups. A randomised crossover trial was performed for 13 weeks. During the experimental period, subjects
completed their office work in a standing position using stationary high desks (standing work, SW) for 10 hours per week or more (SW period). The subjects were asked to maintain their normal sitting working habits during the control period (CONT period). The primary outcome was PA, which was assessed objectively using a triaxial accelerometer during weekdays and weekends. The secondary outcomes were anthropometric measurements. For each group and each parameter, the mean values during each period were recorded and were compared by paired t test.
Results:
The daily total PA (10.2 ± 2.4 vs. 9.7 ± 2.3 METs · h/day, P = 0.043), MVPA (4.2 ± 2.2 vs. 3.7 ± 1.8 METs ·h/day, P = 0.025), time spent in moderate PA (58.2 ± 20.7 vs. 53.4 ± 17.0 min/day, P = 0.019) and time spent in MVPA (62.8 ± 25.1 vs. 57.0 ± 20.3 min/day, P = 0.019) were significantly higher during the SW period compared to the CONT period. A weekdays verses weekends subanalysis revealed that these parameters were significantly higher during the SW period compared to the CONT period during weekdays only. No significant differences were noted before and after SW periods for most of the anthropometric measures, except waist circumference (83.7 ± 7.9 vs. 83.0 ± 7.9 cm, respectively, P = 0.007).
Conclusions:
Standing work, via the installation of high desks, significantly increases moderate to vigorous physical activity,
especially on weekdays.
My Opinion:
This study was conducted to measure the effectiveness of installation of stationary high desk in the office in increasing the physical activity among workers. From the result, it shows that standing work effective in encouraging physical activity among office workers. This is because by installing high desk in workplace, it requires the workers to stand and thus reduce the sitting time. This study use two type of working desks for each worker,one traditional sitting desk and one high desk workstation. The high desk workstations were put 5-10m away from traditional sitting desk, thus induced movements between these two workstations.
In Asian setting, it has been shown to encourage office workers to be more physically active in workplace. Maybe we can implement this method in workplace health promotion program among office workers in Indonesia. Beside reducing the sitting time, it has shown to improves employees mood and also reduce wok-related musculoskeletal discomforts such as neck and back pain.
References:
1.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886894
This study was conducted to measure the effectiveness of installation of stationary high desk in the office in increasing the physical activity among workers. From the result, it shows that standing work effective in encouraging physical activity among office workers. This is because by installing high desk in workplace, it requires the workers to stand and thus reduce the sitting time. This study use two type of working desks for each worker,one traditional sitting desk and one high desk workstation. The high desk workstations were put 5-10m away from traditional sitting desk, thus induced movements between these two workstations.
In Asian setting, it has been shown to encourage office workers to be more physically active in workplace. Maybe we can implement this method in workplace health promotion program among office workers in Indonesia. Beside reducing the sitting time, it has shown to improves employees mood and also reduce wok-related musculoskeletal discomforts such as neck and back pain.
References:
1.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886894
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