How Does Implementing a GetUp Assist Device in Addition to a Daily Low-intensity Functional or Traditional Training Program Affect Norwegian Female Office Workers' Physical Health After 12 Weeks?

Effects of Low-Intensity Office Training and Standing Work on Health and Functional Performance Among Female Computer Users: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

This study aims to quantify the effect of daily transition routines between sitting and standing behaviour with an additional daily low-intensity traditional or functional training program on the physical health of sedentary Norwegian female workers after 12 weeks of implementation into their working environment.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Females are included in this study due to the approximately twice-high prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
• No experience with office fit training or participation in an ongoing similar training intervention is allowed.
• Working more than 6 hours a day at a computer workstation
• Physical inactivity (less than two sessions or bouts of exercise totalling 30 minutes/week).
• Musculoskeletal complaints are accepted as long as the pain is not a restricting factor. when performing the testing and training intervention exercises.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants not able to perform the testing battery.