Characteristics of participants willing to enroll in a workplace based shared treadmill workstation study

dc.contributor.authorChitkara, Radhika
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeMoola, Fiona (Kinesiology and Recreation Management) Johnson, Leslie (Medical Rehabilitation)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorGiesbrecht, Gordon (Kinesiology and Recreation Management) Bouchard, Danielle (Kinesiology and Recreation Management)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-12T15:42:31Z
dc.date.available2013-09-12T15:42:31Z
dc.date.issued2013-09-12
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology and Recreation Managementen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractWorkplace sedentary behavior has been associated with many chronic diseases. A nine-month study has been initiated to determine participation and benefits of shared treadmill workstations. It would be an advantage to understand factors that would increase the use of these types of workplace interventions aimed at reducing sedentary behavior. To address some of these factors, characteristics of nineteen office workers willing to participate in this study were investigated. Baseline anthropometric measurements were taken. Participants provided seven-day exercise and sleep logs and three-day dietary records. Accelerometers were given to measure energy expenditure, step counts and activity durations. Participants also completed the questionnaires assessing their expectations and perceptions of a workplace intervention. The willing participants were generally overweight and sedentary middle aged individuals with below average daily energy expenditures and they had low fatigue and pain levels, poor sleep quality ratings, and wanted to reduce their sedentary behavior to achieve health benefits.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2014en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/22185
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjecttreadmill workstationen_US
dc.subjectworkplace interventionen_US
dc.subjectcharacteristics of participantsen_US
dc.titleCharacteristics of participants willing to enroll in a workplace based shared treadmill workstation studyen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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