Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work

N Shrestha, KT Kukkonen‐Harjula… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background A large number of people are employed in sedentary occupations. Physical
inactivity and excessive sitting at workplaces have been linked to increased risk of …

Healthy movement behaviours in children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring the role of the neighbourhood environment

R Mitra, SA Moore, M Gillespie, G Faulkner… - Health & place, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper explores patterns of increased/decreased physical activity, sedentary and sleep
behaviours among Canadian children and youth aged 5-17 years during the COVID-19 …

The theory of expanded, extended, and enhanced opportunities for youth physical activity promotion

MW Beets, A Okely, RG Weaver, C Webster… - International journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Background Physical activity interventions targeting children and adolescents (≤ 18 years)
often focus on complex intra-and inter-personal behavioral constructs, social-ecological …

Are people who use active modes of transportation more physically active? An overview of reviews across the life course

SA Prince, S Lancione, JJ Lang, N Amankwah… - Transport …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Regular physical activity prevents several non-communicable chronic conditions and
premature mortality. The benefits of physical activity can be achieved through active …

Exploring built environment correlates of walking for different purposes: Evidence for substitution

C Yin, J Cao, B Sun, J Liu - Journal of transport geography, 2023 - Elsevier
Improving the built environment is one strategy to promote walking. However, few studies
have identified the collective contribution of built environment elements to different types of …

A framework for using GPS data in physical activity and sedentary behavior studies

MM Jankowska, J Schipperijn… - Exercise and sport …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Ecological approaches to health and behavior have long held that place matters for health
(29). Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) research has focused on the …

The effectiveness of sit-stand workstations for changing office workers' sitting time: results from the Stand@ Work randomized controlled trial pilot

JY Chau, M Daley, S Dunn, A Srinivasan, A Do… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Background Prolonged sitting time is detrimental for health. Individuals with desk-based
occupations tend to sit a great deal and sit-stand workstations have been identified as a …

Effects of built and natural environments on leisure physical activity in residential and workplace neighborhoods

C Yin, J Liu, B Sun - Health & place, 2023 - Elsevier
Few studies have investigated relative contributions of the built and natural environments to
and their nonlinear associations with leisure physical activity (PA) in different spatial …

Organized sport participation is associated with higher levels of overall health-related physical activity in children (CHAMPS study-DK)

JJ Hebert, NC Møller, LB Andersen, N Wedderkopp - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Many children fail to meet international guideline recommendations for health-
related activity (≥ 60 minutes/day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity [MVPA]), and …