Workplace exercise for changing health behavior related to physical activity

Grande, Antônio José; Cieslak, Fabrício; Silva, Valter

doi:10.3233/wor-152175

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“…According to the literature, it is more likely that women participate in worksite programs (Beck et al 2016 ). Moreover, these results are in line with other studies implementing physical exercise programs at the workplace, where a higher percentage of women (between 64.2 and 90.0%) participated in the programs (Dalager et al 2017 ; Gram et al 2014 ; Grande et al 2015 ; Hartfiel et al 2011 ; Hunter et al 2018 ; Puig-Ribera et al 2008 ). Finally, no a priori sample size calculation was done and the sample size of this study is small, which certainly limits the statistical power.…”

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Twelve weeks of physical exercise breaks with coordinative exercises at the workplace increase the sulcal depth and decrease gray matter volume in brain structures related to visuomotor processes

Scharf,

Koschutnig,

Zussner

et al. 2023

Brain Struct Funct

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Physical exercise can evoke changes in the brain structure. Consequently, these can lead to positive impacts on brain health. However, physical exercise studies including coordinative exercises are rare. Therefore, in this study, we investigated how 12 weeks of physical exercise breaks (PEBs) with coordinative exercises, focusing mainly on juggling tasks, affected the brain structure. The participants were randomly allocated to an intervention group (IG, n = 16; 42.8 ± 10.2 years) and a control group (CG, n = 9; 44.2 ± 12.3 years). The IG performed the PEBs with coordinative exercises twice per week for 15–20 min per session. Before the intervention, after 6 weeks of the intervention, and after 12 weeks of the intervention, participants underwent a high-resolution 3T T1-weighted magnetic resonance imagining scan. Juggling performance was assessed by measuring the time taken to perform a three-ball cascade. A surface-based analysis revealed an increase in vertex-wise cortical depth in a cluster including the inferior parietal lobe after 6 and 12 weeks of training in the IG. After 12 weeks, the IG showed a decrease in gray matter (GM) volume in a cluster primarily involving the right insula and the right operculum. The changes in the GM volume were related to improvements in juggling performance. No significant changes were found for the CG. To conclude, the present study showed that regular engagement in PEBs with coordinative exercises led to changes in brain structures strongly implicated in visuomotor processes involving hand and arm movements.

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Twelve weeks of physical exercise breaks with coordinative exercises at the workplace increase the sulcal depth and decrease gray matter volume in brain structures related to visuomotor processes

Scharf,

Koschutnig,

Zussner

et al. 2023

Brain Struct Funct

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“…One popular theoretical framework that helps researchers to better understand how people adopt and maintain regular exercise is the Transtheoretical model of behavior change (TTM). Worldwide, interventions to promote regular exercise based on the TTM have been developed and implemented and have demonstrated significant impacts in numerous applications (Grande, Cieslak & Silva, 2016;Greaney et al, 2008;Johnson et al 2008;Marcus et al, 1996Marcus et al, ,1998Sarkin et al, 2001;Steptoe et al, 1999;Woods et al, 2002;Zhu et al, 2014). In tailored computerized interventions based on the TTM, different response patterns to the TTM measures (e.g.…”

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Development and Validation of the Arabic Versions of the Transtheoretical Model Scales for Exercise

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Nobody has been more supportive to me in the pursuit of this project than my loving husband, Fawzi. This accomplishment would not have been possible without you, I owe it all to you. Also, special thanks to my three wonderful sons, Raghid, Omar, and Hamza, who provide unending inspiration. Finally, I would like to extend my thanks to my mother and to my brothers and sister for supporting me spiritually throughout this journey. v

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“…Promoting PA in workplaces is a potential approach to increase PA and improve health outcomes among employees [9][10][11]. Moreover, a systematic review by Grimani and colleagues showed that health-promotion interventions in the workplace, including PA and nutrition, can improve productivity, work performance, and workability [12].…”

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Effects of a Workplace-Based Virtual-Run Intervention Among University Employees

Wattanapisit

Amaek

Promma

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Virtual runs (real running or walking activities using online recording platforms) have been popular in the digital age and could have the potential to promote physical activity (PA) in workplaces. We investigated the effects of a virtual-run intervention (VRI) on PA and body compositions among university employees. A three-phase intervention was conducted over 6 months: 0 (pre-intervention), 1 (during intervention), and 2 (post-intervention). Exercise stages of change were assessed in phases 0 and 2. Body compositions (body weight, body mass index, fat mass, percentage of fat mass, fat-free mass, and percentage of fat-free mass) were assessed in phases 0, 1, and 2. Running and walking times were recorded through a mobile application. Forty-seven participants completed the VRI. The number of participants at the maintenance stage increased from 34.04% in phase 0 (n = 16) to 63.83% in phase 2 (n = 30). None of the changes in body compositions were significant (p > 0.05). The median running and walking time among participants at the maintenance stage was 151.85 (interquartile range, 109.15) min/week. Future research should focus on approaches to improve the efficacy of VRIs and their effects on health outcomes.

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Workplace exercise for changing health behavior related to physical activity

Abstract: Engaging in workplace exercise has a significant positive effect on health behavior and willingness to become more physically active.

Cited by 10 publications

References 22 publications

Twelve weeks of physical exercise breaks with coordinative exercises at the workplace increase the sulcal depth and decrease gray matter volume in brain structures related to visuomotor processes

Twelve weeks of physical exercise breaks with coordinative exercises at the workplace increase the sulcal depth and decrease gray matter volume in brain structures related to visuomotor processes

Development and Validation of the Arabic Versions of the Transtheoretical Model Scales for Exercise

Effects of a Workplace-Based Virtual-Run Intervention Among University Employees

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