The Booster Break program: Description and feasibility test of a worksite physical activity daily practice

Work

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 433-443

  Taylor, Wendell C ^a   Shegog, Ross ^a   Chen, Vincent ^a   Rempel, David M ^b   Baun, Marybeth Pappas ^c   Bush, Cresendo L ^d   Green, Tomas ^d   Hare Everline, Nicole ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Wellness Without Walls   (United States)

^d HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e City of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

employee health; health promotion; physical activity; work breaks; Worksites

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; REST; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REST; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 78650629894     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2010-1097     Document Type: Article

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