The Delayed Effect of Treadmill Desk Usage on Recall and Attention


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État de publication: Publiée (2015 )

Nom de la revue: Computers in Human Behavior

Volume: 46

Intervalle de pages: 1-5

URL: https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0747563215000102?token=CBB7DA853BC9AB3A0F19B525831EBF11FFCD2F43DB12BFFDB18FA4A3E0127256131F5B88ED58046F552A1B1CA69487F3

Résumé: The treadmill desk is a new human–computer interaction (HCI) setup intended to reduce the time workers spend sitting. As most workers will not choose to spend their entire workday walking, this study investigated the short-term delayed effect of treadmill desk usage. An experiment was conducted in which participants either sat or walked while they read a text and received emails. Afterward, all participants performed a task to evaluate their attention and memory. Behavioral, neurophysiological, and perceptual evidence showed that participants who walked had a short-term increase in memory and attention, indicating that the use of a treadmill desk has a delayed effect. These findings suggest that the treadmill desk, in addition to having health benefits for workers, can also be beneficial for businesses by enhancing workforce performance.