Interventions integrating physical activity into organizational routine during everyday life have demonstrated modest but consistent benefits , particularly for physical activity , and these are promising avenues of investigation .
The proportionately longer-term outcomes available in these studies compared with individual-level studies suggest that physical activity promotion strategies at the organizational level may be more sustainable
CONTEXT Recommended daily physical activity accumulated in short intervals ( e.g. , < 10 minutes ) may be more feasible and appealing to the relatively sedentary populace than longer bouts .
The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of the evidence for the effectiveness of short activity bouts incorporated into organizational routine as part of the regular " conduct of business . "
Very short intermittent vs continuous bouts of activity in sedentary adults.
OBJECTIVE Whether accumulating short intermittent bouts of light-to-moderate physical activity ( LMPA ) can elicit significant improvements in the fitness of sedentary adults , compared to one longer continuous bout . METHODS Fifty sedentary 35- to 60-year-old adults in Hong Kong were r and omly appointed to one of two gender-balanced intervention programs : Exercise Prescription Model ( EPM ) of 30-minute continuous activity , 3 - 4 days per week , or a Lifestyle group ( LIFE ) of 6-minute activity , 5 times per day , 4 - 5 days per week . Aerobic fitness ( VO(2)max ) , mass , body composition , blood pressure , waist-to-hip ratio , and body mass index ( BMI ) were assessed at baseline ( December 1995 ) and after 8 weeks . RESULTS Nearly half of bouts by the LIFE group were < or = 6 min , while 85 % of the EPM bouts were > or = 30 min , with no differences in additional energy expenditure between groups ( EPM : 163.0+/-89.6 MET h vs LIFE : 148.2+/-71.6 MET h ) . Both groups significantly improved their VO(2)max , 7.4 % ( ES=0.36 ) and 5.3 % ( ES=0.24 ) for the EPM and Lifestyle groups respectively ( F((1,43))=34.0 , p<0.0001 ) . CONCLUSIONS Accumulating multiple short bouts of LMPA , of which approximately 50 % were < or = 6 min , can provide significant improvements in the fitness of sedentary adults that is not dissimilar as one continuous bout of similar total duration
Interventions integrating physical activity into organizational routine during everyday life have demonstrated modest but consistent benefits , particularly for physical activity , and these are promising avenues of investigation .
The proportionately longer-term outcomes available in these studies compared with individual-level studies suggest that physical activity promotion strategies at the organizational level may be more sustainable
CONTEXT Recommended daily physical activity accumulated in short intervals ( e.g. , < 10 minutes ) may be more feasible and appealing to the relatively sedentary populace than longer bouts .
The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of the evidence for the effectiveness of short activity bouts incorporated into organizational routine as part of the regular " conduct of business . "