Healthy workplaces, active employees: A systematic literature review on impacts of workplace environments on employees' physical activity and sedentary behavior

X Zhu, A Yoshikawa, L Qiu, Z Lu, C Lee, M Ory - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Insufficient physical activity (PA) and extensive sedentary behavior (SB) are major global
health threats. Workplace interventions, especially the impacts of physical environments …

Obesity in the workplace: A systematic review of barriers and facilitators to healthy lifestyles

JJ Mazzola, AT Jackson, A Thiele - Occupational Health Science, 2019 - Springer
Workplace health promotion has become a major focus for many organizations, but for these
efforts to be effective, they need to recognize that there are barriers to individuals choosing …

The application of a feasible exercise training program in the office setting

A Shariat, ETC Lam, M Kargarfard, SBM Tamrin… - Work, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
BACKGROUND: Previous research support the claim that people who work in offices and sit
for a long time are particularly prone to musculoskeletal disorders. OBJECTIVE: The main …

Food literacy and dietary intake in German office workers: a longitudinal intervention study

S Meyn, S Blaschke, F Mess - International Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Widespread patterns of poor dietary behavior are a key factor causing the increasing
prevalence of chronic diseases around the world. Research has provided initial insights into …

How needs and preferences of employees influence participation in health promotion programs: a six-month follow-up study

A Rongen, SJW Robroek, W van Ginkel, D Lindeboom… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Low participation in health promotion programs (HPPs) might hamper their
effectiveness. A potential reason for low participation is disagreement between needs and …

Sociocultural factors influencing eating practices among office workers in urban South Korea

S Park, E Sung, Y Choi, S Ryu, Y Chang… - Journal of nutrition …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To understand the sociocultural factors affecting the eating behaviors of South
Korean employees. Design In-depth individual interviews. Setting Two metropolitan areas of …

Aspects of corporate wellness programs: comparisons of customer satisfaction

AD Smith, T Damron, A Melton - Benchmarking: An International …, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose With the passage of the Affordable Health Care Act in the USA, many companies
are investing in corporate wellness programs as a way to reduce healthcare costs and …

Evaluation of worksite wellness nutrition and physical activity programs and their subsequent impact on participants' body composition

V Sandercock, J Andrade - Journal of Obesity, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Adult obesity is globally recognized as a public health concern. As adults
spend most of their weekdays at work, worksite wellness programs may include topics of …

Barriers to physical activity among gay men

MA Cary, DR Brittain, MK Dinger… - American journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Gay men may not be physically active at recommended levels to achieve health benefits.
Thus, a need exists to identify general (ie, common across populations) and population …

Association of hyperuricemia with metabolic syndrome among university workers: sex and occupational differences

MJ Cheserek, Y Shi, G Le - African health sciences, 2018 - ajol.info
Objective: To examine the association of hyperuricemia with MetS and the component of
MetS that is mostly influenced by hyperuricemia among university workers. Methods …