Breaking Up Sitting with Light-Intensity Physical Activity: Implications for Shift-Workers
Prolonged sitting, restricted sleep, and circadian disruption are all independent risk factors for non-communicable diseases. Previous research has demonstrated that breaking up sitting with light-intensity physical activity has clear benefits for the health of day workers, but these findings may no...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664734/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29035315 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101233 |
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author | Vincent, Grace E. Jay, Sarah M. Vandelanotte, Corneel Ferguson, Sally A. |
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description | Prolonged sitting, restricted sleep, and circadian disruption are all independent risk factors for non-communicable diseases. Previous research has demonstrated that breaking up sitting with light-intensity physical activity has clear benefits for the health of day workers, but these findings may not apply in the presence of sleep restriction and/or circadian disruption—both of which are commonly experienced by shift-workers. Specifically, sleep restriction, and circadian disruption result in acute physiological changes that may offset the benefits of breaking up sitting. This commentary will explore the potential benefits of breaking up sitting for health, work performance, and subsequent sleep in shift-workers. Future areas of research designed to understand the mechanisms by which prolonged sitting and shift work impact worker health and safety and to support the design of effective occupational health and safety interventions are proposed. |
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spelling | pubmed-56647342017-11-06 Breaking Up Sitting with Light-Intensity Physical Activity: Implications for Shift-Workers Vincent, Grace E. Jay, Sarah M. Vandelanotte, Corneel Ferguson, Sally A. Int J Environ Res Public Health Commentary Prolonged sitting, restricted sleep, and circadian disruption are all independent risk factors for non-communicable diseases. Previous research has demonstrated that breaking up sitting with light-intensity physical activity has clear benefits for the health of day workers, but these findings may not apply in the presence of sleep restriction and/or circadian disruption—both of which are commonly experienced by shift-workers. Specifically, sleep restriction, and circadian disruption result in acute physiological changes that may offset the benefits of breaking up sitting. This commentary will explore the potential benefits of breaking up sitting for health, work performance, and subsequent sleep in shift-workers. Future areas of research designed to understand the mechanisms by which prolonged sitting and shift work impact worker health and safety and to support the design of effective occupational health and safety interventions are proposed. MDPI 2017-10-16 2017-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5664734/ /pubmed/29035315 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101233 Text en © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Commentary Vincent, Grace E. Jay, Sarah M. Vandelanotte, Corneel Ferguson, Sally A. Breaking Up Sitting with Light-Intensity Physical Activity: Implications for Shift-Workers |
title | Breaking Up Sitting with Light-Intensity Physical Activity: Implications for Shift-Workers |
title_full | Breaking Up Sitting with Light-Intensity Physical Activity: Implications for Shift-Workers |
title_fullStr | Breaking Up Sitting with Light-Intensity Physical Activity: Implications for Shift-Workers |
title_full_unstemmed | Breaking Up Sitting with Light-Intensity Physical Activity: Implications for Shift-Workers |
title_short | Breaking Up Sitting with Light-Intensity Physical Activity: Implications for Shift-Workers |
title_sort | breaking up sitting with light-intensity physical activity: implications for shift-workers |
topic | Commentary |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664734/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29035315 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101233 |
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