Worker acceptability of the Pennington Pedal Desk™ occupational workstation alternative.
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...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. 499 - 507 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2018
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