Bike Desks in the Office: Physical Health, Cognitive Function, Work Engagement, and Work Performance

Tine Torbeyns; Bas de Geus; Stephen Bailey; Kevin De Pauw; Lieselot Decroix; Jeroen Van Cutsem; Romain Meeusen

doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000000911

Bike Desks in the Office: Physical Health, Cognitive Function, Work Engagement, and Work Performance

Tine Torbeyns, Bas de Geus, Stephen Bailey, Kevin De Pauw, Lieselot Decroix, Jeroen Van Cutsem, Romain Meeusen

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the longitudinal effect of implementing bike desks in an office setting on physical health, cognition, and work parameters.

METHODS: Physical health, cognitive function, work engagement, and work performance measured before (T0) and after (T2) the intervention period were compared between office workers who used the bike desk (IG, n = 22) and those who did not (CG, n = 16).

RESULTS: The IG cycled approximately 98 minutes/week. The IG showed a significantly lower fat percentage and a trend toward a higher work engagement at T2 relative to T0, while this was not different for the CG. No effects on other parameters of health, cognition, or work performance were found.

CONCLUSIONS: Providing bike desks in the office positively influences employees' fat percentage and could positively influence work engagement without compromising work performance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1257-1263
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Volume	58
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000911
Publication status	Published - Dec 2016

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