Effects of six month personalized endurance training on work ability in middle-aged sedentary women: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

• Published in: Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 8
• Main Authors: Stenner, Hedwig T, Eigendorf, Julian, Kerling, Arno, Kueck, Momme, Hanke, Alexander A, Boyen, Johanna, Nelius, Anne-Katrin, Melk, Anette, Boethig, Dietmar, Bara, Christoph, Hilfiker, Andres, Berliner, Dominik, Bauersachs, Johann, Hilfiker-Kleiner, Denise, Eberhard, Jörg, Stiesch, Meike, Schippert, Cordula, Haverich, Axel, Tegtbur, Uwe, Haufe, Sven
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 06.05.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Aerobic exercises; Bicycling; Cardiorespiratory fitness; Cardiovascular disease; Care and treatment; Employees; Employment; Exercise; Fatigue tests; Health aspects; Heart rate; Intervention; Medical personnel; Menstruation; Methods; Middle age; Middle aged women; Oxygen consumption; Oxygen uptake; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Physical training; Questionnaires; Randomization; Secondary analysis; Sedentary behavior; Subgroups; Training; Wellness programs; Womens health; Work ability index; Working hours; Workloads; Workplace intervention; Germany; Physical activity; Work ability index; Subgroups; Workplace intervention

To test the effects of guided endurance training on work ability in middle-aged female hospital workers of various occupations. We randomized 265 healthy, sedentary, middle-aged women (45-65 years) to an endurance training group (EG 210 min/week) or a wait-list control group (CG). At baseline and at...