London, Ontario — Employers might help staff avert the dangerous results of extended sitting on the job by taking an lively position in altering their sedentary habits, a latest examine reveals.
For the examine, a group led by researchers from Western University divided 148 individuals into two teams. One group received to decide on when and how you can take breaks from sitting; the second didn’t. The individuals within the ‘choice’ group might self-select methods from a listing of choices or select to have methods advisable by consultants assigned to them. In distinction, the ‘no choice’ group was assigned methods or skilled suggestions.
Although all individuals took breaks from sitting extra incessantly and decreased their general time spent sitting, these within the ‘no choice’ group additionally elevated the size of their breaks from sitting and the entire time they stood and moved.
As a end result, examine writer Marc Mitchell, an assistant professor on the college, mentioned in a press launch that employers “may want to consider offering programs that are a little more straightforward or more prescriptive.”
Added examine co-author Madison Hiemstra: “Employers seeking to help modify their … employees’ sedentary behaviors can easily implement and offer this type of intervention with the promise of improved break frequencies and durations, ultimately improving short- and long-term health outcomes, without compromising productivity.”
The examine was printed on-line in journal Translational Behavioral Medicine.
