19
Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2011
Primary Completion Date
August 31, 2012
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2012
Sedentary
In this condition, participants will engage in 8 hours of uninterrupted sedentary behaviour.
Sedentary With Breaks
In this condition participants will engage in 8 hours of sitting, although the sitting will be interrupted every 20 minutes. During these interruptions participants will spend 2 minutes walking at an intensity equivalent to 30% of VO2peak.
Sedentary With Breaks and Physical Activity
In this condition participants will engage in 8 hours of sitting, although the sitting will be interrupted every 20 minutes. During these interruptions participants will spend 2 minutes walking at an intensity equivalent to 30% of VO2peak. Participants will also engage in 20 minutes of structured physical activity at an intensity of 60% of VO2peak in both the morning and afternoon.
Behavioural Metabolic Research Unit, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
University of Ottawa
OTHER
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
OTHER