Sedentary behavior and public health
Integrating the evidence and identifying potential solutions
The authors present relevant elements of the evidence base and examples of interventions that can inform public health strategies, being mindful that the evidence and its limitations, strengths, and potential…
Joint associations of multiple leisure-time sedentary behaviours and physical activity with obesity in Australian adults
Television viewing and physical inactivity are independently associated with risk of obesity. However, how the combination of multiple leisure-time sedentary behaviours (LTSB) and physical activity (LTPA) may contribute to the…
Replacing sitting time with standing or stepping
Associations with cardio-metabolic risk biomarkers
Findings suggested that sitting-reduction strategies targeting increased standing, stepping, or both, may benefit cardiometabolic health. Standing is a simple alternative to sitting, and requires further examination in prospective and intervention…
Reducing occupational sedentary time
A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence on activity-permissive workstations
Dit is een systematische review en meta-analyse van studies naar het effect van het gebruik van alternatieve (dynamisch en zit-sta) werkplekken in kantoren op zittijd, gezondheidsindicatoren, werkprestatie en aspecten van…
Breaking up prolonged sitting reduces postprandial glucose and insulin responses
Interrupting sitting time with short bouts of light- or moderate-intensity walking lowers postprandial glucose and insulin levels in overweight/obese adults. This may improve glucose metabolism and potentially be an important…
Breaks in sedentary time
Beneficial associations with metabolic risk
This study provides evidence of the importance of avoiding prolonged uninterrupted periods of sedentary (primarily sitting) time. These findings suggest new public health recommendations regarding breaking up sedentary time that…
Too much sitting
The population-health science of sedentary behavior
Even when adults meet physical activity guidelines, sitting for prolonged periods can compromise metabolic health. TV time and objective-measurement studies show deleterious associations, and breaking up sedentary time is beneficial.…
Too little exercise and too much sitting
Inactivity physiology and the need for new recommendations on sedentary behavior
Dit artikel beschrijft de verschillen in uitwerking op het lichaam van te veel zitten versus te weinig matig intensief bewegen. Tot de eeuwwisseling waren wetenschappers zich niet bewust van de…
Reducing prolonged sitting in the workplace
An evidence review, full report
Considering all the relevant evidence and case study experience, this review recommends that high quality studies (ideally cluster-randomised controlled trials, which are feasible across multiple workplace settings) be conducted in…
Workplace sitting and height-adjustable workstations
A randomized controlled trial
Dit artikel vergelijkt de uitkomsten van twee interventies die als doel hadden om dagelijkse zittijd op het werk terug te dringen. Bij beide interventies werd een in hoogte verstelbaar bureau…