Participation in a Nationwide Workplace Step Count Competition Is Associated With Improved Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being: A Longitudinal, Repeated-Measures Analysis.

IF 2.6 4区 医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Journal of physical activity & health Pub Date : 2025-03-07 Print Date: 2025-06-01 DOI:10.1123/jpah.2024-0526
Samuel J Warne, James A Ainge, Gozde Ozakinci
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Background: The widely recognized health benefits of physical activity have led to the development of programs designed to increase activity levels within workplaces, where inactivity is often prevalent. We aimed to evaluate how participation in a Scotland-wide workplace walking program (Step Count Challenge [SCC]) influenced participants' physical fitness and mental well-being.

Methods: A 3-part multistudy design was employed, each using the 2-minute step test and Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale to measure physical fitness and mental well-being, respectively. Study 1 (Spring, 8 wk, N = 475) and study 2 (Autumn, 4 wk, N = 336) were repeated-measures online-based nationwide cohort studies in 2021, and study 3 (N = 38) was an in-person experimental design with a control group in 2023.

Results: Studies 1 and 2 found significant improvement in physical fitness (Spring: P < .001, η2 = .19; Autumn: P = .014, η2 = .13) and mental well-being (Spring: P < .001, η2 = .13; Autumn: P = .007, η2 = .05). Study 3 found a significant group × time interaction for physical fitness (P = .018, η2 = .172) such that the SCC group significantly improved over time (P = .042, η2 = .131) and found no significant differences for mental well-being.

Conclusions: The findings of studies 1 and 2 demonstrate that participation in SCC is associated with a positive effect on physical fitness and mental well-being regardless of seasonal and duration differences. Study 3 also showed improvement in physical fitness, with a significantly greater increase for those who participated in SCC. This supports the promotion of future workplace walking programs.

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参加全国范围内的工作步数比赛与改善身体健康和心理健康有关:一项纵向,重复测量分析。
背景:人们普遍认识到体育活动对健康的好处,因此制定了旨在提高工作场所活动水平的计划,而工作场所往往普遍缺乏体育活动。我们的目的是评估参与苏格兰范围内的工作场所步行计划(步数挑战[SCC])如何影响参与者的身体健康和心理健康。方法:采用3部分多研究设计,每部分分别采用2分钟步进测验和沃里克-爱丁堡心理健康量表测量身体健康和心理健康。研究1(春季,8周,N = 475)和研究2(秋季,4周,N = 336)是2021年基于在线的重复测量的全国队列研究,研究3 (N = 38)是2023年与对照组的现场实验设计。结果:研究1和研究2发现身体健康有显著改善(Spring: P < .001, η2 = .19;秋季:P = 0.014, η2 = 0.13)和心理健康(春季:P < 0.001, η2 = 0.13;Autumn: P = .007, η = .05)。研究3发现身体健康存在显著的组间交互作用(P = 0.018, η2 = 0.172), SCC组随着时间的推移显著改善(P = 0.042, η2 = 0.131),心理健康无显著差异。结论:研究1和2的研究结果表明,无论季节和持续时间的差异如何,参加SCC对身体健康和心理健康都有积极的影响。研究3也显示了身体健康的改善,参与SCC的人的身体健康有了显著的提高。这支持了未来工作场所步行项目的推广。
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Journal of physical activity & health
Journal of physical activity & health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Physical Activity and Health (JPAH) publishes original research and review papers examining the relationship between physical activity and health, studying physical activity as an exposure as well as an outcome. As an exposure, the journal publishes articles examining how physical activity influences all aspects of health. As an outcome, the journal invites papers that examine the behavioral, community, and environmental interventions that may affect physical activity on an individual and/or population basis. The JPAH is an interdisciplinary journal published for researchers in fields of chronic disease.
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