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Specific Approaches to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Overweight and Obese People

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Sedentary behaviour reduction could be a health-promoting strategy for individuals with overweight and obesity who may have substantial barriers to engaging in moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity. Several intervention studies have explicitly targeted sedentary behaviour reduction in adults with overweight and obesity. Nearly all are small, short-term (only one lasted longer than 12 weeks), acceptability, and feasibility studies. Findings suggest that reducing sedentary time is feasible with reductions of up to 110 min per day. A variety of approaches have been tested including smartphone applications, workplace pedal machines, and television restriction. In the small number of studies measuring health outcomes, there was some evidence of improvements in waist circumference, blood pressure, and physical function, but none of the studies reduced weight. Overall, more research is needed from randomized trials with longer follow-up periods and more intensive interventions to determine if there are health benefits for reducing sedentary time among overweight and obese populations.

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  1. Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA

    Dori E. Rosenberg

  2. Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA

    Sara Ann Hoffman & Christine Ann Pellegrini

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  1. Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

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    Carmen Jochem

  3. Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

    Daniela Schmid

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Rosenberg, D.E., Hoffman, S.A., Pellegrini, C.A. (2018). Specific Approaches to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Overweight and Obese People. In: Leitzmann, M., Jochem, C., Schmid, D. (eds) Sedentary Behaviour Epidemiology. Springer Series on Epidemiology and Public Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61552-3_21

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