Effectiveness of short active breaks for reducing sedentary behavior and increasing physical activity among Japanese office workers: one-year quasi-experimental study
Our findings suggest that this program is a feasible approach to reducing sedentary behavior and promoting physical activity during work hours among office workers. However, methodological limitations prevent the definitive attribution of the effects to the intervention. Further rigorous research is needed to assess its effectiveness and external validity before broad implementation.
Authors
- Takashi Arao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4790-5021)
- Naruki Kitano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3479-2128)
- Daisuke Yamaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9711-6549)
- Kazushi Maruo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-0386)
- Yuko Kai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7176-0352)
- Takashi Jindo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7315-433X)
- Yuya Fujii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2831-8593)
- Kyohsuke Wakaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8713-9598)
- Kaori Yoshiba
Institutions
- Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4224
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science