Better Breaks: Strength Breaks vs Walk Breaks for Sedentary Behavior Breaks

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Conditions studied: Sedentary Employees

In brief

This study investigates the benefits of two different types of 2 minute activity breaks during sedentary workdays for people who sit for long periods of time in sedentary jobs.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06909097

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

40

Starts

2024-10-05

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-25

Who can join

Age: 30 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Identify inclusion criteria.
• Sedentary occupation (e.g., clerical work, data entry, call center, receptionists)
• Full time employment remote or on-site
• Able to safely perform bodyweight squats and lunges
• Over 30 years old
• Not currently doing a strength training program
• Not currently taking planned activity breaks at work
• Has a smart phone with a camera and unlimited text plans
• Interested in participating
• Fluent in English
• Not currently on insulin or any glucose lowering medication

You may not qualify if…

• Yes to any of the physical activity readiness criteria questionnaire (e.g. cardiac symptoms with increasing heart rate, dizziness upon performing exercise)
• Participating in another research study on diet, weight loss, or any physical activity.
• If their doctor has ever said to not strength train
• Having insulin dependence

Where it is running

• Stanford Prevention Research Center — Palo Alto, California, United States (enrolling)

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