Short Bouts of Intensive Exercise During the Workday Have a Positive Effect on Neuro-cognitive Performance

Wollseiffen, Petra; Ghadiri, Argang; Scholz, André; Strüder, Heiko K.; Herpers, Rainer; Peters, Theo; Schneider, Stefan

doi:10.1002/smi.2654

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“…There are, of course, many factors that could affect this. The study of (Wollseiffen et al, 2016) examined how different types of activities influence work performance and decision-making tasks. The results indicate that it might be possible that higher intensity activities had a bigger impact on these parameters.…”

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Exercise at workplace: an overview

Todorović¹,

Štajer²,

Korovoljev³

et al. 2020

Zdravje Delovno Aktivne Populacije / Health of the Working-Age Population

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Introduction: Exercise programs may have a significant impact on worker(s) efficiency and the implementation of an exercise intervention at the workplace could be positively related to the reduction of unnecessary societal costs. The aim of this review is to systematically analyze the evidence from studies that examined workplace interventions which implemented physical exercise programs and subsequent impact on work performance and health. Methods: Research on available literature was conducted on PubMed (Medline) and Kobson database. Only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) including exercise or physical activity at the worksite were examined. Results: Following the review of the literature, we found 309 studies that included the keywords: exercise, workplace, health, intervention. After reading the abstract or full text, a total of 10 studies were included in the research. Most studies, five of them, based their interventions on resistance training and/or strength training, two studies examined the effects of flexibility exercises, while the remaining three studies examined the effects of several different types of training. The results of most studies indicated improvements in health, work productivity, and motivation. Discussion and conclusion: Altogether, studies retrieved for analysis in our review demonstrate that there is moderate to strong evidence to perform exercise at the workplace. The benefits depend on the length and the type of intervention. The evidence supports the use of short, simple exercise for workers at the worksite. Strength exercises have led to the greatest benefits. In terms of intensity, opinions are divided, but both moderate and high-intensity exercises appear to lead to improvements. Exercise length is estimated to be optimal for about 10-15 minutes per session.

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Exercise at workplace: an overview

Todorović¹,

Štajer²,

Korovoljev³

et al. 2020

Zdravje Delovno Aktivne Populacije / Health of the Working-Age Population

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“…In den letzten Jahren haben sich psychiatrische Erkrankungen und psychische Störungen zu den häufigsten Fehlzeiten am Arbeitsplatz in den Industrieländern Europas entwickelt (Wollseiffen et al 2016;WHO 2013). Die Europäische Agentur für Sicherheit und Gesundheitsschutz am Arbeitsplatz (EU-OSHA) beschreibt arbeitsbedingten psychischen Stress als erlebt "…wenn die Anforderungen des Arbeitsumfelds die Fähigkeit der Arbeitnehmer übersteigen, mit ihnen umzugehen (oder sie zu kontrollieren)" (übersetzt vgl.…”

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“…Die Auswirkungen auf die Stimmung werden vor allem bei hoher Arbeitsbelastung beobachtet (Ilies et al 2010). Die physiologischen Reaktionen vor allem auf chronischen Stress, wie er am Arbeitsplatz induziert wird, sind zunehmend als gesundheitsschädlich einzustufen (Wollseiffen et al 2016). Chandola (2010) konnte zeigen, dass arbeitsbedingter Stress kurzfristig mit Schlafstörungen, Stimmungsschwankungen und Müdigkeit verbunden ist.…”

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Bewegende Pause: Der Einfluss einer Bewegungsintervention auf die kognitive Leistungsfähigkeit im Arbeitskontext

Buuck¹

2020

Schriften Aus Der Fakultät Humanwissenschaften Der Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg

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“…[ 32 – 34 ] In addition, PA in adolescents improves brain function and cognitive performance and may help reduce body-mind stress and mood alterations, reductions that can improve academic performance in school. [ 35 – 39 ] As a traditional Chinese mind-body aerobic exercise, Qigong has a thousands of years history and is based on Taoist philosophy and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theories. [ 40 – 43 ]…”

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The effect of Three-Circle Post Standing (Zhanzhuang) Qigong on the physical and psychological well-being of college students

Guo

Zhang³

et al. 2018

Medicine

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Background:The physical and mental health of college students tends to continuously decline around the world due to lifestyle or behavior habits changes, and pervasive presence of the Internet. Thus it is urgent to improve their health in college life. As a traditional Qigong form is practiced mainly in a standing posture. Three-Circle Post Standing Qigong (TCPSQ) is suitable for regular practicing and has beneficial effects on improving the physiological function and psychological emotion by adjusting body, breathing, and mind. The aim of the 3 adjustments is to achieve a state of harmonious unity-integrating these adjustments into “one.” In this study protocol article, we will systematically explore the effectiveness and safety, feasibility of TCPSQ on physical and psychological outcomes of the college students and deeply understand the state of harmonious unity-integrating adjustments of body, breath, and mind into “one.”Method/design:We will conduct a randomized, assessor, and statistician blinded, parallel-controlled trial comparing the beneficial effect of TCPSQ in college students. A total of 80 eligible college students from the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM) will be recruited and randomly allocated into TCPSQ training or unaltered lifestyle control group according 1:1 allocation ratio with allocation concealment. TCPSQ intervention will last 10 weeks. The study period is 18 weeks including a 10-week supervised intervention and a 8-week follow-up. The relevant physical and psychological outcomes, adverse events, and safety will be evaluated at baseline, 6 weeks (at the mid-point of intervention), 11 weeks (at the end of intervention), and 19 weeks (after the 8-week follow-up period) by blinded independent outcome assessors.Discussion:This is the first randomized controlled trial protocol from the perspective of Qigong connotation to systematically investigate the effect of TCPSQ for the physical and mental health of a college student population. If the results in our study prove a significant intervention effect, this would provide preliminary higher-quality evidence and establish an optimal guidance for the application of TCPSQ exercise program among a college student population.Ethics and dissemination:The study was approved by the ethics committee of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (approval number: 2018BZHYLL0109). A SPIRIT checklist is available for this protocol. The trial was registered in Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (WHO ICTRP member). Registration number: ChiCTR-BON-17010840.

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Short Bouts of Intensive Exercise During the Workday Have a Positive Effect on Neuro-cognitive Performance

Cited by 39 publications

References 53 publications

Exercise at workplace: an overview

Exercise at workplace: an overview

Bewegende Pause: Der Einfluss einer Bewegungsintervention auf die kognitive Leistungsfähigkeit im Arbeitskontext

The effect of Three-Circle Post Standing (Zhanzhuang) Qigong on the physical and psychological well-being of college students

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