Increasing passive energy expenditure during clerical work

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 353-360

  Beers, Erik A ^a,b   Roemmich, James N ^a,b   Epstein, Leonard H ^a,b   Horvath, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Non exercise activity thermogenesis; Obesity; Occupational physiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY POSTURE; CHAIR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OFFICE WORKER; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; STANDING;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; OBESITY; POSTURE; WORD PROCESSING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 42449112848     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0713-y     Document Type: Article

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