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Should I sit or stand: likelihood of adherence to messages about reducing sitting time.

Stephanie J AlleyCorneel VandelanotteMitch J DuncanCamille E ShortJaclyn P MaherStephanie SchoeppeAmanda L Rebar
Published in: BMC public health (2019)
To increase likelihood of adherence messages should be specific, achievable and promote healthy alternatives to sitting (e.g. standing). Messages promoting standing as a healthy alternative to sitting may be more likely to engage people with high sitting behaviour and messages promoting physical activity may be more likely to engage males and retired adults.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • body mass index
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • adipose tissue
  • insulin resistance
  • sleep quality