Healthy adults sedentary behaviour office worker physical inactivity Sedentary behaviour
Conditions
Interventions
Participants allocated to the 3-minute walking every 30 minutes trial (WALK) will be asked to interrupt their sitting every 30 minutes and walk at their preferred pace for 3 minutes throughout working
except lunch time from 12:00-13:00) on weekdays (Monday to Friday). They will be asked to walk at 08:30, 09:00, 09:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, 16:3
total interruption time of prolonged sitting, 48 minutes per day). They will be asked to complete a questionnaire on adherence at the end of each day. They will also be required to report their meetin
Experimental Other,Experimental Other
Walk condition,Simple resistance activities condition
Sponsors
Thailand Health Promotion Foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults aged between 18-55 years 2. Employed in an office-based role 3. Spending the majority of working hours seated 4. Willing to wear activity monitors during each assessment period
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Engage in structured exercise (more than 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity or 75 minutes per week of vigorous-intensity physical activity) 2. Are current smokers 3. Have a known history of cardiovascular disease 4. Have any condition or injury that would affect physical activity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total time spent on movement behaviours baseline, weeks 1, 6, and 12. (minutes per day of sitting, physical activity, and sleeping) using accelerometer devices (activPAL and/or Axivity AX3) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Exercise adherence during 12 weeks of the intervention Questionnaire | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactWaris Wongpipit
Chulalongkorn University
Outcome results
None listed