Physical Activity in the Workplace: Does Just Working Meet Activity Recommendations?

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• Personal Author:
  Barone Gibbs B ; Kline CE ; Nagle EF ; Quinn TD ; Radonovich LJ
• Description:
  Background: The physical activity (PA) health paradox hypothesizes that occupational physical activity (OPA) and leisure time PA have differential cardiovascular health effects due to increased cardiovascular load without adequate recovery; however, research describing worker PA lacks high-quality objective OPA measurement. This study aimed to objectively describe PA profiles of men reporting high OPA and make comparisons to aerobic PA and OPA recommendations. Methods: Male food service, material moving, health care, or maintenance workers wore activity (ActiGraph(R) and activPAL(R)) and heart rate monitors for 7 days. Participants recorded work, non-work, and sleep times in a diary. PA was operationalized as time spent in sedentary behavior, upright time, light, moderate, vigorous, and moderate-to-vigorous PA during work and non-work hours. PA profiles were described and compared with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention aerobic PA guidelines (>=21.4 minute/day) and OPA recommendations (< .05). Most participants (17/19) achieved aerobic PA guidelines across all days with more achieving on workdays (19/19) than non-workdays (13/19). OPA often exceeded recommended limits with participants accumulating 39.6+/-12.2 minutes/ work hour upright and 30.3+/-25.9% of working time >30% heart rate reserve. Conclusions/Application to Practice: Male workers reporting high OPA typically met aerobic PA guidelines but exceeded recommended OPA limits. The long-term health implications of such activity profiles should be investigated. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Cardiovascular System Food Handling Food Industry Health Personnel Maintenance Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Men Occupational Health Safety Sleep Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Activity Patterns Author Keywords: Occupational Physical Activity Cardiovascular Health Food Services Health Care Personnel Health Effects Heart Rate Humans Maintenance Workers Materials Handling Monitoring Systems Occupational Health Physical Exercise Sedentary Behavior Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory ; RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  81-89
• Volume:
  70
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064289
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2022 Feb; 70(2):81-89
• Contact Point Address:
  Tyler D. Quinn, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 626 Cochrans Mills Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• Email:
  yhh7@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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