Workplace pedometer interventions for increasing physical activity

RLA Freak-Poli, M Cumpston… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends undertaking 150 minutes
of moderate‐intensity physical activity per week, but most people do not. Workplaces …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of internet-based worksite wellness approaches for cardiovascular disease risk management: outcomes, challenges & opportunities

EC Aneni, LL Roberson, W Maziak, AS Agatston… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Context The internet is gaining popularity as a means of delivering employee-based
cardiovascular (CV) wellness interventions though little is known about the cardiovascular …

Impact of a pedometer-based workplace health program on cardiovascular and diabetes risk profile

R Freak-Poli, R Wolfe, K Backholer, M De Courten… - Preventive …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether participation in a four-month, pedometer-based, physical
activity, workplace health programme results in an improvement in risk factors for diabetes …

Physical activity for campus employees: a university worksite wellness program

CE Butler, BR Clark, TL Burlis… - … of Physical Activity …, 2015 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Workplaces provide ideal environments for wellness programming. The
purpose of this study was to explore exercise self-efficacy among university employees and …

Systematic review and evaluation of web-accessible tools for management of diabetes and related cardiovascular risk factors by patients and healthcare providers

CH Yu, R Bahniwal, A Laupacis, E Leung… - Journal of the …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective To identify and evaluate the effectiveness, clinical usefulness, sustainability, and
usability of web-compatible diabetes-related tools. Data sources Medline, EMBASE …

Walk@ Work: An automated intervention to increase walking in university employees not achieving 10,000 daily steps

ND Gilson, G Faulkner, MH Murphy, MRU Meyer… - Preventive …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the workday step counts of lower active (< 10,000 daily
steps) university employees using an automated, web-based walking intervention (Walk …

[HTML][HTML] Change in well-being amongst participants in a four-month pedometer-based workplace health program

RLA Freak-Poli, R Wolfe, E Wong, A Peeters - BMC Public Health, 2014 - Springer
Background There is increasing uptake of workplace physical activity programs to prevent
chronic disease. While they are frequently evaluated for improvement in biomedical risk …

[HTML][HTML] Use of email and telephone prompts to increase self-monitoring in a Web-based intervention: randomized controlled trial

ML Greaney, K Sprunck-Harrild, GG Bennett… - Journal of medical …, 2012 - jmir.org
Background: Self-monitoring is a key behavior change mechanism associated with
sustained health behavior change. Although Web-based interventions can offer user-friendly …

Employee perceptions of a pedometer walking intervention in a hospital workplace

H Blake, ME Batt - International Journal of Health Promotion and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Pedometer-based interventions are showing promise in workplace settings although little is
known about participants' perceptions of such schemes in the health care workplace. Data …

[HTML][HTML] Several steps/day indicators predict changes in anthropometric outcomes: HUB City Steps

JL Thomson, AS Landry, JM Zoellner, C Tudor-Locke… - BMC Public Health, 2012 - Springer
Background Walking for exercise remains the most frequently reported leisure-time activity,
likely because it is simple, inexpensive, and easily incorporated into most people's lifestyle …