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Physical Inactivity (Health benefits of PA (Mental Health (↓ depression, ↓…
Physical Inactivity
Health benefits of PA
Decrease prevalence of Osteoporosis
Mental Health
↓ depression
↓ anxiety
↓ dementia incidence
↓ CHD
through weight
Through Blood pressure
Through cholesterol
Diabetes prevention
Strategies
National guidelines
Reduce total time engaged in sedentary behaviour
short bouts of standing and physical activity between sedentary activity
Even in physically active adults
Heart foundation 2011
Limit screen time to less than 2 hrs a day
Workplaces
Reduce amount of time employees spend sitting
organisational policy
Work health and safety act 2011
Policy to reinforce regular desk breaks
policy to support standing and movements during meetings
Encourage standing desks
Walking interventions workers share common workspace
placements of strategic necessities far away
Activity based working
Workplace design
hot desks attached to treadmills
sit/stand desks
Meeting rooms with high tables
removal of inoffice rubbish bins
Sitting interruptions
Software reminders
Social / Cultural
Normalising standing and walking behaviors
Part of the work environment
Encourage stair use
High tech activity monitors
Water coolers on alternate floors
Proper advice on nutrition and exercise
Individual
standing to make phone calls
walk to colleague's desk
having standing coffee breaks
Society
Health enhancing Physical activity guidelines
150 - 300 mins of moderate exercise
Double duration
Goal: lose weight
Sedentary behavior
Activity Energy expended less than 1.5MET
Sitting too long
Sitting at work increased
Consequence
Body function
Unused
Liable to disease
defective in growth
age quickly
Sitting time vs Metabolic syndrome
increased likelihood of diabetes and damage to arterial walls
Objective measurements
Sedentary time
accelerometers
Questionnaire
Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire (OSPAQ)
Workforce Sitting Questionnaire (WSQ)
Workplace Sitting Time and Breaks in Sitting Time
Physical Activity Questionnaire -Active Australia Survey
Breaking sitting time
Break up sitting time with mod walking
decreased postprandial glucose an insulin responses
increased opportunity for glucose to be taken out of the body