Treadmill Desks at LANL - Pilot Study

Fellows, Samara Kia¹ 

[1] Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

关键词: Ergonomic Evaluations;    Analysis and Assessment;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1296628
RP-ID  :  LA-UR--16-25689
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1296628

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

It is well established that sedentariness is the largest, preventable contributor to premature death, eclipsing smoking in recent years. One approach to reduce sedentariness is by using a treadmill desk to perform office work while walking at a low speed.We found an increased interest level when the treadmill desks were first introduced to LANL, but after a few months interest appeared to drop. It is possible that treadmill desk use was occurring, but subjects did not record their use. The treadmill desks will not be readily available for purchase by employees due to the study outcome. Additionally, conclusive changes in body measurements could not be performed due to lack of follow up by 58% of the participants.