ReviewIndustrial health2022
Does breaking up sitting in office-based settings result in cognitive performance improvements which last throughout the day? A review of the evidence.
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- The impact of breaking up prolonged sitting with physical activity during simulated dayshifts and nightshifts on sleep architecture: a randomised controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- The relationship between circadian type and physical activity as predictors of cognitive performance during simulated nightshifts: A randomised controlled trial.Chronobiology international · 2025Trial
- Short-term effects of brief stair climbing interruptions on postprandial hyperglycemia during prolonged sitting: a randomized cross-over trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Early sensorimotor restriction in rats induces age-dependent mitochondrial alterations in skeletal muscles and brain structures.The Journal of physiology · 2026Article
- Short bouts of accumulated exercise: Review and consensus statement on definition, efficacy, feasibility, practical applications, and future directions.Journal of sport and health science · 2025Article
- The Influence of Workplace-Integrated Exercise Snacks on Cognitive Performance in Sedentary Middle-Aged Adults-A Randomized Pilot Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Ten-Minute Physical Activity Breaks Improve Attention and Executive Functions in Healthcare Workers.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Move the night way: how can physical activity facilitate adaptation to shift work?Communications biology · 2024Review
- Effects of physical activity breaks during prolonged sitting on vascular and executive function-A randomised cross-over trial.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2023Article
- A Deep Learning Approach to Classify Sitting and Sleep History from Raw Accelerometry Data during Simulated Driving.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Sedentary behavior at work contributes to detrimental cognitive outcomes (e.g., decreases in attention). The length of time that cognitive performance benefits are sustained following bouts of breaking up sitting (e.g., using sit-stand desks or walking) is not known. A narrative review of the literature was conducted using a systematic search strategy, with keywords related to breaking up sitting interventions in office-based environments and cognitive performance outcomes in the period immediately post the cessation of the breaking up sitting intervention. Three types of office-based breaking up sitting interventions were identified; 1) sit-stand desks, 2) walking desks and 3) cycling desks. From the eight studies which met the criteria, the impacts of these interventions on cognitive performance outcomes were mixed, with significant benefits in some studies and others reporting no benefit. Of the cognitive domains assessed, working memory, attention, and psychomotor function showed significant sustained improvement for up to 30 minutes post intervention. While there are benefits to a key set of cognitive performance domains following breaking up sitting interventions in office-based settings, no studies have evaluated whether benefits to cognitive performance persist for longer than 30 minutes after the breaking up sitting intervention. Furthermore, specific applications of these cognitive benefits to tasks outside of work (e.g., driving home from work) are unknown.
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