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  • Exercise physiology
  • Sedentary behavior research

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  • Prolonged sitting and inactivity are independent health risks.
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  • Exercise snacks offer a strategy to break up sedentary time and accumulate activity.

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  • To pilot the MOV'D (Move Often Every Day) intervention.
  • To assess the feasibility and acceptability of a remote, peer-supported program.
  • To interrupt prolonged sitting with exercise snack breaks during the workday.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited 70 full-time sedentary workers for a 4-week intervention and 4-week follow-up.
  • Randomly assigned participants to a Fitbit control or MOV'D intervention group.
  • MOV'D included a social support group, behavior change videos, and daily exercise suggestions.

Main Results:

  • 70 participants enrolled; 68 completed all study assessments.
  • Data collection occurred from March to October 2022.
  • The study demonstrated high completion rates, indicating feasibility.

Conclusions:

  • The MOV'D protocol integrates multiple scientific disciplines.
  • It promotes establishing an exercise snack habit to combat sedentary work.
  • Pilot results indicate the intervention is feasible and acceptable.