BE@Work: Brief Exercise at Work

BE@Work: A Pilot Controlled Before and After Trial of a Workplace Physical Activity Programme.

BE@Work (Brief Exercise at Work) is a pilot controlled before and after trial of a workplace physical activity programme.

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of an 8 week workplace physical activity programme on various markers of physical fitness, cardiometabolic health and wellbeing of employees. The primary outcome measures are the following: aerobic fitness, grip strength, leg extensor power, blood pressure, fasting blood glucose levels, lipid profiles, body mass index, waist and hip circumference and self-report measures of psychological wellbeing. The secondary outcome measure is total physical activity. The primary and secondary outcomes measures will be assessed in the control and intervention groups at baseline and at the end of the intervention (8 weeks).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants will be adult (≥18 years) with no health conditions that preclude them from exercise (information obtained via their self-report) and able to understand written and spoken English. Participants will be cleared for exercise participation via the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire Plus (PARQ+)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Exclusion criteria are: Individuals who are not cleared for exercise participation via the PARQ+ will not be eligible to participate. Additionally those unable or unwilling to give informed consent, have any diagnosis or symptoms of cardiovascular or metabolic disease (such as history of heart attack, stroke or diabetes), have been advised by a health professional to avoid physical exercise or activity, are pregnant or might be pregnant and cannot understand and speak English will not be eligible to participate.