The effectiveness of physical activity interventions in improving well-being across office-based workplace settings: a systematic review

• Published in: Public health (London) Vol. 160; pp. 70 - 76
• Main Authors: Abdin, S., Welch, R.K., Byron-Daniel, J., Meyrick, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2018; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Adults; Bias; Effectiveness; Employee; Employees; Exercise; Exercise - psychology; Extraction; Health promotion; Heterogeneity; Humans; Intervention; Literature reviews; Mental Health - statistics & numerical data; Occupational Health; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Physical training; Population characteristics; Program Evaluation; Psychological factors; Psychological well being; Public health; Quality assessment; Quality control; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Review; Risk assessment; Systematic review; Walking; Well being; Work environment; Workplace; Workplaces; Worksite; Yoga; Intervention; Employee; Review; Workplace; Physical activity; Worksite

Although the benefits of regular physical activity (PA) are widely accepted, most of the population fails to meet the recommended levels of activity. Public health bodies such as the World Health Organisation emphasise promoting PA within workplaces as a key intervention setting to reach the health...