Here at team BeUpstanding, we are all about sitting less and moving more. The BeUpstanding program helps teams to achieve this through raising awareness and creating a culture change so that a more dynamic workplace is the norm. But what if you need some additional support to help you move more? Or even just to prompt you to sit less? Can something like an activity tracker be useful? Final year Bachelor of Health Science student Lok Yiu Tam delved into the literature to help us address these questions. Check out what she found below. Research methods A literature review was conducted to investigate a) the usage of commercially-available activity trackers; b) the effectiveness of activity trackers to change sedentary behaviour in the workplace; and, c) the factors that help to facilitate any changes. PubMed, Google Scholar, and UQ library databases were searched, and over ten articles were found – the majority of which were from the past five years. A selection of articles was reviewed in more depth to address the questions posed. Firstly – what do we mean by an activity tracker? An activity tracker is an easily accessible device for self-monitoring activity patterns related to physical activity, sedentary time, and…
