Strategy category | Intervention targets, n (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|
• Common strategiesa | Stand Up | Sit Less | Move More |
Phone-based strategies | 76 (55.9) | 21 (15.4) | 1 (0.7) |
• Stand up at the end of or after a phone call | 34 (25.4) | – | – |
• Stand up before making or taking a phone call | 23 (17.2) | – | – |
Work tasks | 57 (41.9) | 16 (11.8) | 37 (27.2) |
• Stand up after completing a task | 29 (21.6) | – | – |
• Walking to a colleague instead of emails | – | – | 36 (26.9) |
Listening to your body | 43 (31.6) | 8 (5.9) | 65 (47.8) |
• Stand up when you feel tired or uncomfortable | 40 (29.9) | – | – |
• Using glasses to drink water and filling up glass more regularly | – | – | 35 (26.1) |
• Drinking more water | – | – | 29 (21.6) |
Work environment | 3 (2.2) | 1 (0.7) | 91 (67.9) |
• Using the stairs more frequently | – | – | 35 (26.1) |
• Using a toilet further away from your desk | – | – | 20 (14.9) |
• Using a printer further away from your desk | – | – | 18 (13.4) |
Work breaks | 1 (0.7) | 24 (17.6) | 76 (55.9) |
• Standing for a defined block of time before or after lunch | – | 17 (12.7) | – |
• Walking during breaks | – | – | 38 (28.4) |
• Having lunch away from your desk | – | – | 22 (16.4) |
Colleague prompts | 68 (50.0) | – | – |
• Stand up when you see a colleague standing | 54 (40.3) | – | – |
Strategies promoting regular interruptions during the day | 3 (2.2) | 39 (28.7) | – |
• Standing up at the start of the day | – | 19 (14.2) | – |
• Standing for regular blocks of time throughout the work day | – | 14 (10.4) | – |
Timer or clock prompts | 64 (47.1) | – | – |
• Stand at regular intervals using a timer, clock, stopwatch or alarm | 59 (44.0) | – | – |
Transport and commuting | – | – | 23 (16.9) |
• Parking your car further away | – | – | 14 (10.4) |
Work environment prompts | 2 (1.5) | – | – |
Self-monitoring | 2 (1.5) | – | – |
Maintenance of activity | – | – | 4 (2.9) |
Self-monitoring | – | – | 1 (0.7) |
Social support prompts | – | – | 1 (0.7) |