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Over 20,000 joined the NPR/Columbia study to move throughout the day. Did it work?
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/07/1200611641/changing-our-sedentary-screen-filled-habits(34 minute audio at link above, 3 min. audio here: https://www-cf.npr.org/2023/11/08/1211459997/listeners-joined-the-body-electric-study-to-move-throughout-the-day-did-it-work )
Note that these are preliminary observations; the study has not yet been peer reviewed.
Over 20,000 joined the NPR/Columbia study to move throughout the day. Did it work?
November 7, 2023 3:00 AM ET
By Manoush Zomorodi, Katie Monteleone, Rachel Faulkner White, Sanaz Meshkinpour
[..]
The more a participant moved, the better they felt
Diaz said that researchers noticed several positive indicators as they unpacked the data. "Fatigue was reduced by 25%," he said. "Their feelings of positive emotions increased, and their feelings of negative emotions decreased."
Diaz and his team found a "dose response relationship," meaning the more breaks a person took, the better they felt. But even the groups that moved every two hours reported an improvement. "So across the board, it didn't matter, necessarily, how often you moved," Diaz said. "You still had benefit, but you got more benefit the more often you moved."
[...]
Where we go from here: moving the needle to change our workplace norms
Now that the study has concluded, the team at Columbia will continue to parse the data and begin the peer review process. Beyond that, Diaz said he is excited for the larger implications of frequent movement breaks on our health.
The next phase of research will focus on demonstrating health benefits from movement breaks in the long term, Diaz said — which is why it's so critical to prove that this practice can work in the real world. "To really move the needle and get employers and policymakers on board with making changes to workplace norms, cultures and societal norms and cultures, we have to demonstrate that we could lower people's health risks long-term," he said.
[...]
November 7, 2023 3:00 AM ET
By Manoush Zomorodi, Katie Monteleone, Rachel Faulkner White, Sanaz Meshkinpour
[..]
The more a participant moved, the better they felt
Diaz said that researchers noticed several positive indicators as they unpacked the data. "Fatigue was reduced by 25%," he said. "Their feelings of positive emotions increased, and their feelings of negative emotions decreased."
Diaz and his team found a "dose response relationship," meaning the more breaks a person took, the better they felt. But even the groups that moved every two hours reported an improvement. "So across the board, it didn't matter, necessarily, how often you moved," Diaz said. "You still had benefit, but you got more benefit the more often you moved."
[...]
Where we go from here: moving the needle to change our workplace norms
Now that the study has concluded, the team at Columbia will continue to parse the data and begin the peer review process. Beyond that, Diaz said he is excited for the larger implications of frequent movement breaks on our health.
The next phase of research will focus on demonstrating health benefits from movement breaks in the long term, Diaz said — which is why it's so critical to prove that this practice can work in the real world. "To really move the needle and get employers and policymakers on board with making changes to workplace norms, cultures and societal norms and cultures, we have to demonstrate that we could lower people's health risks long-term," he said.
[...]
Related thread:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/114232305