An e-health intervention designed to increase workday energy expenditure by reducing prolonged occupational sitting habits

Work

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 289-295

  Pedersen, Scott J ^a   Cooley, Paul D ^a   Mainsbridge, Casey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

employee health; physical activity; prompts; sedentary behavior; Workplace health and wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY POSTURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STANDARDS; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; POSTURE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84907516044     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-131644     Document Type: Article

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