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

For this study, participants are randomly assigned to one of two physical activity breaks and for 8 weeks are to do 4 per day and track their daily breaks and productivity. There are many measurements including: in-person strength assessments at baseline, 1 month, and 2 months; daily tracking of breaks; pre and post oral glucose tolerance tests; pre and post 10-day diet tracking; pre and post 10-day Continuous Glucose Monitoring with a Dexcom; genome with saliva at pre; and -omics at pre and post.

Inclusion criteria

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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

Exclusion criteria

• 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