Exploring environmental cues to instigate physical movement in the workplace

Figures & data

Table 1. Participant characteristics.

	N = 43	Percentage of N
Gender
Female	28	65.10%
Male	15	34.90%
Age
Range	20–64
Mean	38.07
SD	12.63
Workplace
Commercial Office	16	37.21%
Home Office	12	27.91%
Mixed Environment	15	34.88%
Education
Junior School Certificate	3	6.98%
Senior School Certificate	3	6.98%
TAFE or Diploma Certificate	11	25.58%
University Degree	25	58.14%
Length of Working Day (Hours)
Range	6–12 h
Median	8 h
Time Spent Sedentary (Hours)
Range	5–10 h
Mean	7.5 h

Table 2. Cues to move in the workplace.

Reminders To Move more			WFO	WFH	Mixed
Theme		Office Layout
	Sub-themes	Somatic Sensations*
		Drinks and food	X	X	X
		Body Sensations	X	X	X
		Printing	X		X
Theme		Social Environment
	Sub-themes	Other people	X	X	X
		Encouragement from leadership	X
		Walking over to someone	X
Theme		Active Breaks
	Sub-themes	End of task	X	X	X
		Scheduled work breaks	X		X
		Non-work-related tasks	X	X
		Phone calls		X
		Attending to pets			X
Theme		Notifications
	Sub-themes	Digital reminders	X	X	X
		Analogue reminders	X	X	X
Theme		Other
	Sub-themes	Environmental temperature		X
		Changes in the outside environment			X
Current Movement Behaviours
Theme		Office Layout
	Sub-themes	Somatic Sensations*
		Drinks and food	X	X	X
		Bathroom	X	X	X
		Intentional movement	X	X	X
		Job related tasks	X	X	X
Theme		Social Environment
	Sub-themes	Informal meetings	X	X	X
		Formal meetings	X	X	X
Theme		Active Breaks
	Sub-themes	Non-job-related tasks		X	X
		Attending to Pets		X	X
		Phone calls		X	X
Theme		Other
	Sub-themes	Adjusting the environment		X	X
		Family responsibilities		X

Note: Using somatic sensations to cue the plan of using the office layout to increase the amount of physical movement performed.