TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kling, Hannah E.
AU  - Yang, Xuan
AU  - Messiah, Sarah E.
AU  - Arheart, Kristopher L.
AU  - Brannan, Debi
AU  - Caban-Martinez, Alberto J.
PY  - 2016
TI  - Opportunities for Increased Physical Activity in the Workplace: the Walking Meeting (WaM) Pilot Study, Miami, 2015
T2  - Preventing Chronic Disease
JO  - Prev Chronic Dis
SP  - E83
VL  - 13
CY  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
N2  - INTRODUCTION  Despite the positive impact walking has on human health, few opportunities exist for workers with largely sedentary jobs to increase physical activity while at work. The objective of this pilot study was to examine the implementation, feasibility, and acceptability of using a Walking Meeting (WaM) protocol to increase the level of work-related physical activity among a group of sedentary white-collar workers. METHODS  White-collar workers at a large university were invited to participate in a newly developed WaM protocol. Workers who conducted weekly meetings in groups of 2 or 3 individuals were recruited for the pilot study (n = 18) that took place from January 2015 to August 2015. Seventeen participants wore an accelerometer to measure physical activity levels during 3 consecutive weeks (first week baseline, followed by 2 weeks of organized WaMs) and participated in focus groups conducted during week 3 to document experiences with the WaM protocol. RESULTS  The WaM protocol met study criteria on feasibility, implementation, and acceptability among study participants. The average number of minutes (standard deviation) participants engaged in work-related physical activity per week during the 3 weeks increased by 107 (55) minutes for moderate activity, 114 (67) minutes for vigorous activity, and 117 (65) for very vigorous activity. CONCLUSION  White- collar workers were supportive of transforming regular seated meetings into walking meetings and increased their work-related physical activity levels.
SN  - 1545-1151
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd13.160111
DO  - 10.5888/pcd13.160111
ER  - 
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