Effects of Bluetooth-Enabled Desk Ellipticals on Office Work Performance: Rationale, Design, and Protocol for a Randomized Trial With Overweight and Obese Adults.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Workplaces that provide opportunities for physical activity without requiring extra time for activity could help counteract the obesity epidemic. Desk ellipticals can contribute to activity-supportive workplace environments; however, the feasibility of engaging employees in pedaling ellipticals during simultaneous office work has not been well evaluated. OBJECTIVE:We aim to present the rationale and methods from an ongoing randomized trial with overweight and obese employees that will evaluate (1) the effects of pedaling a compact desk elliptical on work performance and (2) the influence of different incentive types and schedules on desk pedaling quantity. METHODS:Overweight and obese medical center employees are being recruited in dyads for a 2 (gift card type: healthier food v

SUBMITTER: Rovniak LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6996735 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature