| Title: |
Effects of breaking up deskwork with physical activity accompanied with tea consumption on cerebrovascular function, mood, and affect |
| Authors: |
Speretta, G; Fornasiero, A; Johns, J; Hopkins, ND; Thijssen, DHJ; Low, DA |
| Publisher Information: |
Brazilian Society of Cardiology |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
Liverpool John Moores University: LJMU Research Online |
| Subject Terms: |
BF Psychology; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; RC1200 Sports Medicine |
| Description: |
Background: Prolonged sitting, typical of office deskwork, decreases cerebral blood flow (CBF) and mood and affect. Conversely, short physical activity breaks from sitting may prevent these detrimental effects and provide cardiometabolic benefits. Objective: We evaluated the effect of interrupting prolonged sitting with light and short duration physical activity breaks accompanied by tea consumption on CBF, cerebral autoregulation (CA), mood, and affect in desk workers. Methods: Nineteen healthy desk workers (ten male, 27±10 years) conducted deskwork in a laboratory for 6 hours during two separate intervention days: tea breaks (TEA-BREAK: 1 cup of tea/hour combined with walking breaks to prepare the tea) and sedentary (SED: 1 cup of water/hour whilst seated). Before and after deskwork, we examined mean arterial pressure (MAP), middle cerebral artery blood velocity (MCAv) and CA. Questionnaires were used to assess mood (Bond & Lader, PANAS) and affect (Affect grid) before and after the intervention. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Two-way ANOVA with repeated measurements followed by Sidak post hoc test was used. Paired Student t-test was also used to compare changes (∆) between trials. Statistical significance was at p |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
text |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2359-4802 |
| Relation: |
https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14533/9/2359-4802-ijcs-34-06-0644.x30149.pdf; Speretta, G, Fornasiero, A, Johns, J, Hopkins, ND, Thijssen, DHJ and Low, DA (2021) Effects of breaking up deskwork with physical activity accompanied with tea consumption on cerebrovascular function, mood, and affect. International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences, 34 (6). pp. 644-653. ISSN 2359-4802 |
| DOI: |
10.36660/ijcs.20200209 |
| Availability: |
https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14533/; https://doi.org/10.36660/ijcs.20200209 |
| Rights: |
cc_by |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.7862FE6A |
| Database: |
BASE |