Sedentary Behaviour Case Study

In today’s reality, sedentary behaviour has become the norm to characterize many of the work conditions and space. This message campaign idea will address the epidemic of sedentary behaviour in the workplace. Given the hierarchical and bureaucratic structures of many corporations and organizations, the solution to reduce sedentary behaviour in the workplace extends beyond an individual employee’s control. It is the desired outcome of this campaign to raise the awareness of this issue among workplace decision makers, therefore this campaign will target senior and upper management to lead a change in the workplace sedentary behaviour environments, increasing employee’s capacity to engage and maintain their physical wellbeing, even while at work.

N., Ling, E. P., Chu, A. H., Ng, S. H., Chia, A., Lim, Y. W., & Müller-Riemenschneider, F. (2016). Assessing and understanding sedentary behaviour in office-based working adults: a mixed-method approach. BMC public health, 16(1), 360. The benefit of this article is its definition of what entails sedentary behaviour. It categorizes sitting as the behaviour that defines what sedentary behaviour is about. It addresses the prevalence of sedentary behaviour in workplace settings particularly this phenomenon has increased over the last century due to advances in technology. Ultimately the study discusses barriers and strategies in implementing a workplace environment that reduce sedentary behaviour and enhance workers’ or employees’ physical wellbeing.

This study was a mixed-methods study. Some of the barriers mentioned include the workplace culture and the normalization of the sedentary behaviour. Furthermore this issue is exacerbated by the physical infrastructure of workplaces that inhibit one’s ability to be active. Connecting these findings to the mentioned health campaign, it sheds light on the critical role that senior management can play in changing workplace culture and influencing employees’ attitudes towards sedentary behaviour. It also addresses their role in choosing appropriate workplace environments where the infrastructure is capable of supporting employees’ physical

The value of the research emphasizes the contribution the workplace plays in increasing sedentary behaviour among individuals. The results of the study conclude that time spent during work hours involved greater sedentary behaviour than hours spent outside the workplace. Therefore, this shines light on the need to ensure that workplace enable workplace health-enhancing behaviours. The article focuses specifically on office work, which has previously been viewed as a safe environment as compared to other work environments. This article demonstrates the opposite, where it links sedentary behaviour to the development of cardiovascular disorders and increased