Subjective and objective assessment of sedentary behavior among college employees

• Main Authors: Samuel Headley (Author), Jasmin Hutchinson (Author), Sarah Wooley (Author), Kristen Dempsey (Author), Kelvin Phan (Author), Gregory Spicer (Author), Xanne Janssen (Author), Jerold Laguilles (Author), Tracey Matthews (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background High levels of sedentary behavior are linked to increased mortality. In the United States, individuals spend 55-70% of their waking day being sedentary. Since most individuals spend large portions of their daily lives at work, quantifying the time engaged in sedentary behavior at...