RESUMO
Sitting on a therapy ball or standing may be a passive means of increasing energy expenditure throughout the workday. The purpose of this study was to determine the energy expenditure and liking of performing clerical work in various postures. Subjects included 24 men and women employed in sedentary clerical occupations. Energy expenditure was measured while word processing in three standardized postures; sitting in an office chair, sitting on a therapy ball, and standing. Adults ranked their comfort, fatigue, and liking of each posture and were asked to perform their choice of 20 min of additional clerical work in one of the postures. Energy expenditure was 4.1 kcal/h greater (p Assuntos
Metabolismo Energético
, Decoração de Interiores e Mobiliário
, Obesidade/prevenção & controle
, Equilíbrio Postural
, Postura
, Processamento de Texto
, Local de Trabalho
, Adulto
, Comportamento de Escolha
, Feminino
, Frequência Cardíaca
, Humanos
, Masculino
, Pessoa de Meia-Idade
, Fadiga Muscular
, Obesidade/metabolismo
, Obesidade/fisiopatologia