Week 4 - Sedentary Behaviour Flashcards
ParticipACTION
“Everything Gets Better” campaign
- A Canada where physical activity is a vital part of everyday life
- As Canada’s premier physical activity brand, ParticipACTION helps Canadians sit less and move more through innovative engagement initiatives and thought leadership
Sedentary Behaviour
any waking behaviour characterized by **low energy expenditure (≤ METs) ** while in a sitting or reclining position
Sleeping is NOT sedentary behaviour
Example Sedentary Day
24-Hour Movement & Non-Movement Behaviours
Sedentary Behaviour Intervention Model
Physical Inactivity vs. Sedentary Behaviour
Physical inactivity is _not_ participating in physical activity
Sedentary behaviour is any sitting or reclining low expenditure waking behaviour
How does being _sedentary at work _ contribute to overall health risks?
Weight gain, obesity, heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, mortality from all-causes
4 key characteristics important for consideration
1) behaviour characteristics
2) intervention characteristics
3) environmental/social characteristics
4) individual characteristics
Behaviour Characteristics
- awareness
- intention
- self-efficacy
- preferences
Intervention Characteristics
- type/intensity
- duration
Environmental/social characteristics
- social environment
- physical environment
- information environment
Individual Characteristics
- biological/clinical/psychological
- socio-demographic
What can we do to avoid the health risks of a sedentary lifestyle?
3 options
1) should we stand more?
2) should we exercise more?
3) should we do more light activities?
Should we stand more?
Energy Expenditure for standing versus sitting
- = 0.15 (0.12-0.17) kcal/min (46 studies with 1,184 participants)
- = 9 kcal for every hour spent standing instead of sitting
- = 54 kcal if people stood for 6 hours per day (instead of sitting)
- = 1 slice of bread
What is actually helping is the change of body position throughout the day (sit stand sit stand etc)
Should we exercise more?
- 30% lower risk for mortality if you meet exercise guidelines of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity a week
“Those who are active about 60-75 min per day of moderate intensity physical activity seem to have no increased risk of mortality, even if they sit for more than 8 h a day”
Risk for Mortality
Hazard Ratio
Should we do more light activities?
Stretches in office, positively impact WSIB carpal tunnel, sore backs, sick time related to pain
- Very good for you
Intermittent walking, better glycaemic control
- You move, you burn energy
Affects your mood, makes you happier taking breaks
- 3X more 3 breaks every 80 min
Standing, is 1.6 METs, increase valence even more (scale of happiness)
- Brisk walk, 3X more
Glycemic Control
Physical Activity and Duration
Promoting Light Activities
can be a starting place for the physically inactive and those with mobility limitations
- More likely to stick to something that is easy to follow
- More confident to try more activities, also more motivated to do more — more intense and more regular activity
What do we replace sedentary time with for optimal health?
Most energy expenditure → exercise and light activities
Low and slow → light activities only
Most efficient → exercise only
Promoting physical activity to counter the risks of sedentary isn’t easy
Some activity is better than none, even if you’re sedentary
- More is better for more health outcomes to an extent
- More than 1-1.5 hour per day, benefits plateau, some literature says reverse
New Recommendations WHO 2020
150/week adults, children 1 hr/day
Additional: recommendations to be less sedentary
- One decade ago, average was 5 hr a day
- Now, sitting a lot more
Social Determinants of Health Model
Next Steps
How can we get workers to be more physically active?
_direct_ and _indirect-
Direct Physical Activity
promoting workplace facilities
Ie. ping pong table or stretches
Indirect Physical Activity
promoting workplace facilities
- Ie. walking track or clearing sidewalk or having a nice park outside
- Inside food space, onsite workout facilities
- Intramural games your office is a part of
Bouts of PA
Bouts of any duration count towards
- Old research before 2020, you need 10 min bouts
now, _any bout_ 1-2 min stretch breaks count
Over 75% of Canadians have access to physical activity-promoting workplace facilities
number of adult Canadians who were employed and participated in this research
PA-promoting Workplace Facilities
Relationships with LTPA likely to be associated with workplace facilities more than other factors
Older workers (>50 years) were 71% more likely to cycle to work when they had access to showers and change rooms at work
Sedentary is NOT defined as:
- MVPA (ie. shovelling snow, exercise class)
- leisure physical activity (ie. walking, gardening)
- disrupting sitting with standing
Sedentary behaviour IS:
Activity ≤1.5 METs
Aerobic PA
activity in which the body’s large muscles move in a rhythmic manner for a sustained period of time.
also called endurance activity; improves cardiorespiratory fitness
ie. walking, running, swimming, bicycling
Balance Training
static and dynamic exercises that are designed to improve an individual’s ability to withstand challenges from postural sway or destabilizing stimuli caused by self-motion, the environment, or other objects