The article focuses on workplace physical activity programs that are aimed at promoting physical activity for all adults to keep them fit and healthy in Canada. Topics discussed include ways to promote physical activities at workplaces such as stair-climbing challenges and workplace fitness classes,...
Physical activity programs at work can have a positive impact on employee well-being, new research shows, and the powerful benefits can be seen in as little as two months. A study of participants in a 50-day workplace program of daily activity found workers who completed the program reported...
Physical activity and health promotion programs in the workplace: A meta-analysis of effectiveness in European organizationsEn prensa.doi:10.1080/15555240.2020.1720515Víctor Jiménez Díaz-BenitoFrederic VanderhaegenMaría Isabel Barriopedro MoroJournal of Workplace Behavioral Health...
Analysis of health-related quality of life and physical activity in a quasi-experimental field study Background. Workplace health promotion programs (WHPP) are becoming increasingly important. AktivMobil is a behavioral preventive WHPP that was developed f... S Burger,S Feichtinger,OB Bohm - Pr...
Encouraging physical activity:A sedentary lifestyle is a major health concern. Companies can promote physical activity by providing bicycle storage, shower facilities, and even organizing walking meetings. These efforts not only contribute to employee wellness but also help reduce carbon emissions from da...
Physical activity in the workplace: a cost or a benefit for organizations? A systematic review Purpose Most adults do not follow the minimum requirements for physical activity despite the benefits such activity can provide toward improving quality of... IL Santos,D Miragaia - 《International Journa...
The program included paid time off for annual on-site health screenings, health risk assessments and ongoing wellness activities—for example, physical activity programs encouraging campus walks over lunch breaks, smoking-cessation programs and chronic disease self-management programs. ...
1,2 This growth has been aided by public investments such as the Affordable Care Act, which included funds to promote the development of workplace wellness programs.Workplace wellness programs tend to focus on modifiable risk factors of disease, such as nutrition, physical activity, and smoking ...
Does Physical Activity Impact on Presenteeism and Other Indicators of Workplace Well-Being? The term 'presenteeism' is a relatively new concept in workplace health, and has come to signify being at work despite poor health and performing below par... HE Brown,ND Gilson,NW Burton… - 《Sports...
9, 10, 11 Conversely, work may also have a positive effect on health by providing income, access to health care, linkages to social networks, and access to health promotion programs. Few studies have examined the relationship between BMI and physical activity by age, in relation to workplace...