Office and call center workers ’ steps/day were among the lowest , while those of postal delivery workers were highest .
Office workers had the greatest ST and the lowest time in LPA both at work and during wakeful time .
Laborers had the lowest ST and spent a significantly greater proportion of their work time in LPA and MVPA .
Healthcare and protective services workers had higher levels of LPA at work compared to other occupations .
Workers in driving-based occupations tended to have a higher body mass index and blood pressure .
Conclusion This review identifies that occupational and wakeful time PA and ST differed between occupations .
Background With approximately 8 hours of one ’s waking day spent at work , occupational tasks and environments are important influencers on an individual ’s physical activity ( PA ) and sedentary behaviours .
Little research has compared device-measured physical activity , sedentary behaviour and cardiometabolic outcomes between occupational groups .
Objective To compare device-measured movement ( sedentary time [ ST ] , light intensity  physical activity [ LPA ] , moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity [ MVPA ] , and steps ) across occupations .
The secondary objective was to examine whether cardiometabolic and fitness outcomes differed by occupation .
A comparison of work-related physical activity levels between inpatient and outpatient physical therapists: an observational cohort trial
Background  Physical therapists ( PTs ) work in a variety of healthcare setting s with varied levels of physical activity dem and s placed on them . The purpose of this study is to compare the  physical activity ( PA ) levels between PTs in inpatient versus outpatient environments for one work week using a cross-sectional design . Methods Sixty-one PTs ( 30 inpatient , 31 outpatient ) wore a tri-axial accelerometer and inclinometer for one work-week . The number steps-per-day , PA intensities , energy expenditures and postural positions adopted during the work day were recorded . ResultS ignificantly longer amounts of time spent sitting was found for inpatient PTs regardless of the significantly higher number of steps-per-day . Outpatient PTs had a higher number of breaks from sedentary activity with those breaks being longer than the inpatient PTs . The percentage of time spent performing moderate-vigorous PA approached significance implying more time was spent performing these types of activities for outpatient PTs . The energy expenditures between the two groups of PTs were not different . Conclusion This study compared the differences in physical activity levels between physical therapists who worked at inpatient versus outpatient environment as little is known about their activity levels . Inpatient physical therapists took more steps per day than outpatient physical therapists but the outpatient physical therapists were less sedentary and took more frequent and longer breaks from sedentary activities . The energy expenditures were similar between both types of therapists and this may be reflective of the gender and bodyweight differences between the groups that equalizes the energy expenditures . The findings of this study suggests that there are differences in the physical activity dem and s between inpatient and outpatient physical therapists . The results of this study may serve dual purpose s : ( 1 ) employers may be able to more accurately describe the expected physical activity dem and s to future employees ; ( 2 ) individuals tasked with preparing PTs to physically manage their work environment can outline training programs that are diverse based on the specific work environment of PTs
Office and call center workers ’ steps/day were among the lowest , while those of postal delivery workers were highest .
Office workers had the greatest ST and the lowest time in LPA both at work and during wakeful time .
Laborers had the lowest ST and spent a significantly greater proportion of their work time in LPA and MVPA .
Healthcare and protective services workers had higher levels of LPA at work compared to other occupations .
Workers in driving-based occupations tended to have a higher body mass index and blood pressure .
Conclusion This review identifies that occupational and wakeful time PA and ST differed between occupations .
Background With approximately 8 hours of one ’s waking day spent at work , occupational tasks and environments are important influencers on an individual ’s physical activity ( PA ) and sedentary behaviours .
Little research has compared device-measured physical activity , sedentary behaviour and cardiometabolic outcomes between occupational groups .
Objective To compare device-measured movement ( sedentary time [ ST ] , light intensity  physical activity [ LPA ] , moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity [ MVPA ] , and steps ) across occupations .
The secondary objective was to examine whether cardiometabolic and fitness outcomes differed by occupation .