Sedentary Risk Factors across Genders and Job Roles within a University Campus
Workplace: Preliminary Study: Ahmad ALKHATIB. Department of Life and Sport Science …

BACKGROUND: Sedentariness and physical inactivity are often reported within white-collar
workers, including university campus employees. However, the prevalence of the associated …

Background: Sedentary behavior is related to metabolic syndrome and might have
implications for the long-term health of workers in a low activity environment. The primary …

Background High levels of sedentary behavior are linked to increased mortality. In the
United States, individuals spend 55–70% of their waking day being sedentary. Since most …

Background To examine sedentary time, prolonged sedentary bouts and physical activity in
Australian employees from different workplace settings, within work and non-work contexts …

Purpose–Sedentary behavior, independent of physical activity, is a risk factor for both
morbidity and mortality. Little is known about factors related to sedentary behavior. The …

Sedentary behavior is highly prevalent in office-based workplaces; however, few studies
have assessed the attributes associated with this health risk factor in the workplace setting …

This article presents baseline data from 1120 employees across 10 worksites enrolled in a
workplace physical activity intervention. The study provides new data on physical activity …

Background Sedentary time has been found to be independently associated with poor
health and mortality. Further, a greater proportion of the workforce is now employed in low …

Objective. Reducing sedentary behaviours at work is imperative. Before effective strategies
can be developed there is a need to understand profiles of activity within particular roles and …