The Effect of Worksite Physical Activity Intervention on Physical Capacity, Health, and Productivity: A 1-Year Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective: To investigate the effect of two contrasting physical activity worksite interventions versus a reference intervention (REF) on various health outcomes. Methods: A 1-year randomized controlled trial was conducted with specific resistance training (SRT), all-round physical exercise (APE), a...

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Published in:Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2009-07, Vol.51 (7), p.759-770
Main Authors: Pedersen, Mogens T., Blangsted, Anne K., Andersen, Lars L., Jørgensen, Marie B., Hansen, Ernst A., Sjøgaard, Gisela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Efficiency
Exercise
Exercise - physiology
Female
Humans
Impact analysis
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Musculoskeletal Diseases - prevention & control
Occupational Health
Occupational medicine
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Physical Fitness - physiology
Productivity
Program Evaluation
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Wellness programs
Workplace
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Summary:Objective: To investigate the effect of two contrasting physical activity worksite interventions versus a reference intervention (REF) on various health outcomes. Methods: A 1-year randomized controlled trial was conducted with specific resistance training (SRT), all-round physical exercise (APE), and REF. Results: SRT and APE compared with REF showed significant reductions in systolic blood pressure (~6 mm Hg), body fat percentage (~2.2 body fat), as well as shoulder and back pain (~30% reduction in duration). Muscle strength (APE and SRT) and maximal oxygen uptake (APE) increased approximately 10%. Conclusions: Worksite intervention with both SRT as well as APE is recommended, since these activities compared with REF resulted in clinically relevant reductions of cardiovascular and metabolic syndrome-related nsk factors as well as musculoskeletalpain symptoms, in combination with minor increases in physical capacity.
ISSN:1076-2752
1536-5948
DOI:10.1097/jom.0b013e3181a8663a