Cycling on a Bike Desk Positively Influences Cognitive Performance

Torbeyns, Tine [VUB] de Geus, Bas [UCL] Bailey, Stephen [Department of Physical Therapy Education, Elon University, Elon, United States of America] De Pauw, Kevin [VUB] Decroix, Lieselot [VUB] Van Cutsem, Jeroen [VUB] Meeusen, Romain [VUB] et al.[show all]

Cycling desks as a means to reduce sedentary time in the office has gained interest as excessive sitting has been associated with several health risks. However, the question rises if people will still be as efficient in performing their desk-based office work when combining this with stationary cycling. Therefore, the effect of cycling at 30% Wmax on typing, cognitive performance and brain activity was investigated.

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Document type	Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type	Accès interdit
Publication date	2016
Language	Anglais
Journal information	"PLOS ONE" - Vol. 11, no.11, p. e0165510 (2016)
Peer reviewed	yes
Publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
e-issn	1932-6203
Publication status	Publié
Affiliation	UCL - SSH/IACS - Institute of Analysis of Change in Contemporary and Historical Societies
Keywords	Multidisciplinary
Links	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165510[DOI] http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/259299[Handle]

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