Worker acceptability of the Pennington Pedal Desk™ occupational workstation alternative

Autor:	Mahara Proença, Fabio Pitta, John M. Schuna, Tiago V. Barreira, Catrine Tudor-Locke, Daniel S. Hsia, Corby K. Martin, Amanda D. Cowley
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Adult Male 030506 rehabilitation medicine.medical_specialty Physical activity Likert scale 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Treadmill Occupational Health Desk Sitting Position Rehabilitation Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 030229 sport sciences Sedentary behavior Middle Aged Bicycling Massachusetts Energy expenditure Physical therapy Female Ergonomics Sedentary Behavior 0305 other medical science Psychology Revolutions per minute
Zdroj:	Work. 60:499-506
ISSN:	1875-9270 1051-9815
DOI:	10.3233/wor-182753
Popis:	Background Active workstation alternatives (e.g., treadmill desks and pedal desks) have the potential to elevate workplace energy expenditure by replacing occupational sedentary behavior with opportunities to generate low-intensity non-exercise physical activity, but only to the extent that workers find them acceptable and congruent with their primary working tasks and therefore can frequently use them for extended periods of time. Objective To assess workers' acceptability of the Pennington Pedal Desk™. Methods Full-time sedentary workers (N = 42; 76% female; mean+SD age 39.6±11.3 years; BMI 25.7±5.4 kg/m2) used the pedal desk for 15 minutes while they: 1) searched the internet, 2) composed an email, and 3) completed acceptability ratings using an online Likert scale anchored from 1/strongly disagree to 5/strongly agree. Garmin Vector power meter pedals and EDGE 510 GPS bike computer (Garmin ®, USA) continuously captured revolutions per minute (RPM) and power. Results Participants indicated that they would use the pedal desk for 4 (median) hours per work day and 97.6% of participants were somewhat or completely confident that they could type proficiently while using the pedal desk. Participants pedaled at 54.8±11.2 RPM and 23.1±8.6 watts (mean+SD). Conclusions Participants rated the Pennington Pedal Desk™ workstation positively and indicated potential for extended daily use.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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