Kinesiology 1070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Standing Desk
16 Oct 2018
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Technology can work: apple watches sense when you stand and move reminds you to get up. Study: b-mobile- a smartphone-based intervention to reduce sedentary time in overweight/obese individuals: Intervention: 3 minute breaks after 30 mins of sitting. Results: 47 min reduction from 593 mins of daily sitting (6%) Conclusion: this iphone intervention can reduce sedentary behaviour. Prompting short activity breaks is an effective way to decrease sedentary behaviour and can be maintained long term. Environmental items like a standing desk or treadmill desk. Study: a workplace sitting and height-adjustable workstations in an office setting. Give people an hour less of sitting by giving and standing desk. Conclusion: short term use of a feasible sit-stand workstation reduced daily sitting time and led to beneficial improvements in cardio metabolic risk parameters in asymptomatic office worked. Study: effects of a standing and three dynamic workstations on computer task performance and cognitive function.
