Physical Movement Habit Formation in Sedentary Office Workers: Protocol Paper.

ABSTRACT: Engaging in physical movement has a number of mental and physical health benefits, and yet 45% of Australia's population do not meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity. The current study aims to develop an online habit-based intervention designed to reduce sedentary behavior within the workplace, using environmental cues to instigate simple behavioral changes. Participants in this study will include full time office workers who self-report as having a highly sedentary job and work from either a commercial office, home office, or a mixture of both. Participants will complete a habit-based intervention over a four-week period designed to reduce sedentary behavior by increasing habitual responses to simple physical movement behaviors cued by their environment. Analysis will invo

SUBMITTER: Jenkins K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9781315 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature