Office workers are highly sedentary, increasing their risk of health problems, and multicomponent interventions using individual, organizational, and environmental strategies can effectively reduce sitting.

Sedentary behaviour in the workplace: prevalence, health implications and interventions.

Improved reporting on all RE-AIM dimensions is crucial for effective translation of sedentary behavior interventions in office workers.

An Integrative, Systematic Review Exploring the Research, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance of Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Office Workers

Occupational health nurses can help reduce sedentary behavior in the workplace by promoting healthy lifestyles, implementing technology-based interventions, and fostering a supportive work environment.

Mitigating the Health Risks of Sedentary Work

This review of reviews aims to identify and evaluate workplace interventions aimed at reducing sedentary behavior and promoting physical activity among adults, aiding policy-makers and employers in promoting health at work.

Reducing sedentary behaviour and physical inactivity in the workplace: protocol for a review of systematic reviews

Multi-component and environmental workplace interventions effectively reduce sedentary time among white-collar workers, with multi-component interventions showing the greatest reduction.

A systematic review and meta‐analysis of workplace intervention strategies to reduce sedentary time in white‐collar workers

The Creative Concept, consisting of a Comfort Map, lounge design, work pad, and workplace health training, empowers office workers to address work-related health risks and promote a health-enabling work environment.

A Creative Concept to empower office workers addressing work-related health risks.

Employers should promote promoting 2 hours of standing and light activity during working hours for desk-based workers, aiming for 4 hours/day, to reduce the risk of cardiometabolic diseases and premature mortality.

The sedentary office : a growing case for change towards better health and productivity Expert statement commissioned by Public Health England and Active Working C.I.C.

The STAND+ workplace intervention with sit-stand workstations effectively reduces sedentary time and improves cardiometabolic risk factors and body weight in employees with prediabetes or diabetes.

Efficacy of the ‘Stand and Move at Work’ multicomponent workplace intervention to reduce sedentary time and improve cardiometabolic risk: a group randomized clinical trial

Standing up and walking around for at least two hours during the working day can reduce the health risks of prolonged sitting at work, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and some cancers.

Stand during working day to prevent health risks of sedentary jobs, says guidance

Activity-permissive workstations effectively reduce occupational sedentary time without compromising work performance.

Reducing occupational sedentary time: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of evidence on activity‐permissive workstations

Sedentary behavior at work poses health risks, and evidence-based decisions in policy and workplace practices are needed to address this issue.

[Workshop on Health Risks of Sedentary Behavior at Workplace - Solutions Part II].

Workplace environments, such as sit-stand desks and exercise facilities, can promote active lifestyles and reduce sedentary behavior among employees.

Healthy workplaces, active employees: A systematic literature review on impacts of workplace environments on employees’ physical activity and sedentary behavior

Sedentary behavior at work poses health risks, but research gaps remain in etiology, compensation, determinants, and intervention strategies, with insufficient documentation of gender differences.

[Workshop on Health Risks of Sedentary Behavior at Work - Part I Scientific Perspectives].

The integrated health protection/health promotion intervention increased occupational physical activity and adherence to activity permissive workstations, leading to improved health and work productivity outcomes for overweight/obese sedentary office workers.

Total Worker Health Intervention Increases Activity of Sedentary Workers.

Leisure time physical activity (LTPA) is beneficial for all workers, with larger risk reductions for those in low compared to high occupational physical activity jobs.

The effect of leisure time physical activity and sedentary behaviour on the health of workers with different occupational physical activity demands: a systematic review

Office work contributes significantly to overall sedentary exposure, with sustained sedentary time and fewer brief duration light intensity activities compared to non-work hours.

The contribution of office work to sedentary behaviour associated risk

Sedentary lifestyles increase health risks such as increased mortality, cardiovascular disease, cancer risk, and metabolic disorders, highlighting the need for reducing sedentary behaviors and increasing physical activity for public health benefits.

Sedentary Lifestyle: Overview of Updated Evidence of Potential Health Risks

Sedentary behavior, including cognitive work, is linked to metabolic risk and may increase glycemic instability, leading to higher energy intakes and potential solutions to reduce sedentary behaviors and increase physical activity.

Sedentariness and Health: Is Sedentary Behavior More Than Just Physical Inactivity?

Sedentary time is independently associated with increased risk of cardiovascular and noncardiovascular diseases, but the relative hazards are attenuated in individuals who participate in higher levels of physical activity.

Sedentary Time and Its Association With Risk for Disease Incidence, Mortality, and Hospitalization in Adults

Promoting physical activity and exercise training can help prevent chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, by improving cardiorespiratory fitness.

Sedentary Behavior, Exercise, and Cardiovascular Health

How can I address the health risks associated with sedentary work?

These studies suggest that addressing health risks associated with sedentary work can be achieved through multicomponent interventions, promoting standing and light activity, and using activity-permissive workstations.