Research
Adherence
Alternative workstation interventions (sit-stand or treadmill) significantly reduce overall sedentary behavior during productive work without negatively affecting work performance.
If your job allows, use a sit-stand or treadmill desk. The evidence strongly supports that this reduces sitting time without hurting your work output. To make it stick, get some coaching and ensure your manager supports the change.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
Alternative workstations were found to decrease overall SB (strong evidence; even for treadmills separately)... There was moderate evidence to show alternative workstations influenced neither hemodynamics nor cardiorespiratory fitness... The positive effects of alternative workstations on SB... and the absence of negative effects on self-reported WP in 10 of 11 studies, makes a strong case for recommending companies to consider introducing such workstations
Why this rating
Based on 'strong evidence' for overall SB reduction and 'moderate evidence' for work performance neutrality, derived from 20 studies.
Source
Interventions to reduce sedentary behavior and increase physical activity during productive work: a systematic review
D.A.C.M. Commissaris et al. · Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health · 2015
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