Torbeyns, Tine, de Geus, Bas, Bailey, Stephen, De Pauw, Kevin, Decroix, Lieselot, Van Cutsem, Jeroen, and Meeusen, Romain (2016) Bike desks in the office: physical health, cognitive function, work engagement, and work performance. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 58 (12). pp. 1257-1263.

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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 98minutes/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.

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