Effect of using a treadmill workstation on performance of simulated office work tasks

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 617-624

  John, Dinesh ^a   Bassett, David ^a   Thompson, Dixie ^a   Fairbrother, Jeffrey ^a   Baldwin, Debora ^a  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

Light intensity activity; NEAT; Walk work

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249140227     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.6.5.617     Document Type: Article

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