A workplace intervention to promote stair climbing: Greater effects in the overweight

Obesity

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2210-2216

  Eves, Frank F ^a   Webb, Oliver J ^a   Mutrie, Nanette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Intervention; Physical activity; Stair climbing; Weight status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUILDING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; VIDEO RECORDING; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33846288575     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2006.259     Document Type: Article

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