Walk@Work Effectiveness

The Walk@Work program has been carried out with funding from the Ministry of Science and Innovation (DEP2009-11472) and the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (DEP2012-37169) and, the Institute of Health Carlos III (PI17/01788) during the 2009-2012, 2013-2016 and 2018-2021 periods respectively. Check the effects of using the Walk@Work app by viewing the results published in several scientific journals and conferences.

Scientific Publications
Publication no. 1:
  • Puig-Ribera A, Bort-Roig J, Giné-Garriga M, González-Suárez AM, Martínez-Lemos I, Fortuño J, Milà R, Muñoz-Ortiz L, Gilson ND, McKenna J. Can a workplace ‘sit less, move more’ programme help Spanish office employees achieve physical activity targets? Eur J Public Health. 2017 Oct 1;27(5):926-928.

What are the results?

  • Walk@Work secured sustained increases on activity-related energy expenditure from increasing light intensity physical activity; providing evidence that active living in office employees can be increased.
Publication no. 2:

What are the results?

  • The W@W-App provided valid measures for monitoring occupational sedentary patterns in real life conditions; a key issue for increasing awareness and changing occupational sedentariness. Measurements recorded for the W@W-App during were compared with the Golden Standard instrument for measuring sedentary behaviour (ActivPal device).
Publication no. 3:
  • Puig-Ribera A, Bort-Roig J, Giné-Garriga M, González-Suárez AM, Martínez-Lemos I, Fortuño J, Martori JC, Muñoz-Ortiz L, Milà R, Gilson ND, McKenna J. Impact of a workplace ‘sit less, move more’ program on efficiency-related outcomes of office employees. BMC Public Health. 2017 May 16;17(1):455. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5434625/

What are the results?

  • Being part of the Walk@Work program improved workers’ workplace productivity by 1.7% at the end of the programme and by 2% after two months compared with the staff that did not participate. Better performance was linked to employees being more active and spending lower sitting time during workdays.
Publication no. 4:
  • Puig-Ribera A, Bort-Roig J, González-Suárez AM, Martínez-Lemos I, Giné-Garriga M, Fortuño J, Martori JC, Muñoz-Ortiz L, Milà R, McKenna J, Gilson ND. (2015). Patterns of impact resulting from a ‘sit less, move more’ web-based program in sedentary office employees. PLoS One. 2015;10(4):e0122474. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4382156/pdf/pone.0122474.pdf

What are the results?

  • The Walk@Work program is a practical, sustainable and effective program that cuts back sitting time at work, increases the number of steps walked during working hours and reduces waistline, keeping its effect after two months, confirmed by follow-up.
Publication no. 5:

What are the results?

  • Time spent sitting at work and during working hours is associated with poorer mental well-being and productivity of employees with high levels of physical activity. Overall time spent sitting during weekends also adversely affects wellbeing and work productivity.
Publication no. 6:

What are the results?

  • Walk@Work users find that the program offers easy and feasible strategies that are integrated into the daily work of office staff, which help to sit less and move more during working hours.
Publication no. 7:

What are the results?

  • New-generation smart mobile devices (Smartphones) have the ability to measure physical activity levels and periods of time spent sitting, which can positively influence the acquisition of active lifestyles.
Publication no. 8:
  • Judit Bort Roig, Anna M. Puig Ribera, Ángel M González Suárez, Iván Martínez Lemos, María Giné Garriga, Jesús Fortuño, Joan C. Martori, Nicholas Gilson (2013). Walk@WorkSpain: Factores asociados a la reducción de grasa abdominal después de participar en un programa de
    “sentarse menos y moverse” más en empleados de oficina. Revista Española de Cardiología, 66 Supl 1:121. http://www.revespcardiol.org/controladores/congresos-herramientas.php?id…

What are the results?

  • Walk@Work program participation resulted in a reduction of abdominal fat especially in women and people who had a higher body mass index and waistline, regardless of their levels of physical activity.
Publication no. 9:
  • Bort-Roig Judit, Puig-Ribera Anna, Gilson Nick, González M. Angel. Martínez-Lemos Iván, Giné-Garriga Maria, Fortuño Jesús (2012). A 5-months workplace pedometer-based intervention: Did it change employees’ sedentary behaviour 2 months after removal? Journal of Sciences and Medicine in Sport, 15 (2013): S197. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1440244012006949#

What are the results?

  • People who participated in the Walk@Work program cut down daily sitting time, not only at work but also in their leisure time.
Publication no. 10:

What are the results?

  • Participants perceived Walk@Work as a feasible program to promote sustained changes in their physical activity levels and cutting back their daily sedentary time. The program’s success lies in improving participants’ awareness and in gradual introduction of strategies to reduce sitting time.
Publication no. 11:

What are the results?

  • Sitting less than 7 hours throughout the day was associated with lower workplace presenteeism (low work performance due to health reasons) and ease of implementation of various routine tasks in office work.