Table 1.
Activity | Description |
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Deskwork | Participants sat at a desk, browsed the internet, made a phonecall, and typed for ten minutes. |
Elevator | Participants travelled up and down three floors in an elevator. |
Washing and drying dishes |
Participants washed and dried dishes at a sink for ten minutes |
Stairs | Participants ascended and descended one flight of stairs. |
Indoor walking | Participants walked indoors along a straight 10 m walkway at a self-selected speed. |
Walking with obstacles | Participants walked indoors at a self-selected speed navigating around objects on the ground. |
Outdoor walking | Participants walked outdoors along a predefined route on a path that included straight paths, bends, and stepping on and off curbs, at a self-selected speed. |
Stationary cycling | Participants cycled for 10 minutes at a self-selected speed on an upright cycle ergometer. |
Driving | Participants who arrived to their appointment by car drove a predefined loop of the university campus at 20 mph |