Research
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Personalized behavioral interventions increase overall physical activity but have inconsistent effects on physical activity specifically at work.
Use goal setting and feedback to boost your overall activity. Don't expect it to automatically increase activity during work hours if your job is physically constrained.
ModerateQualifiesMEDIUM confidence
personalized behavioral interventions increased overall PA (both with moderate evidence)... conflicting evidence for an effect on SB and PA at work
Why this rating
Based on 'moderate evidence' for overall PA and 'conflicting evidence' for PA at work.
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
DOI 10.5271/sjweh.3544
systematic_reviewCited 180×
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