title: The energy expenditure of sedentary behavior: a whole room calorimeter study.
abstract: It has recently been recommended that sedentary behavior be defined as sitting or reclining activities expending less than 1.5 metabolic equivalents (METs), which is distinct from the traditional viewpoint based on insufficient moderate-vigorous activity or formal exercise. This study was designed to determine the energy expenditure associated with common sedentary behaviors. Twenty-five African American adults (BMI 27.8 ± 5.5) participated in the metabolic chamber study. Participants entered the metabolic chamber in the morning and their basal metabolic rate was estimated. They were fed breakfast and then engaged in four different sedentary behaviors sequentially, lasting 30 minutes each. The activities included reclining, watching TV, reading, and typing on a computer. In the afternoon, the participants were fed lunch and then the activities were repeated. The results show that the energy expenditure values between the morning and afternoon sessions were not significantly different (p = .232). The mean energy expenditure of postprandial reclining (0.97 METs) was slightly, but significantly, lower than postprandial watching TV (p = .021) and typing (p<.001). There were no differences in energy cost (1.03-1.06 METs) between the seated (i.e., reading, typing, watching TV) sedentary activities. The energy expenditure of several common sedentary behaviors was approximately 1.0 METs in the postprandial state. The results support the conclusion that the average energy cost of common sedentary behaviors is narrowly banded around 1.0 METs in the postprandial state.
authors: Preventive Medicine and Healthy Aging, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America. Robert.Newton@pbrc.edu
authors: Robert L
authors: RL
authors: Newton
authors: Hongmei
authors: H
authors: Han
authors: Theodore
authors: T
authors: Zderic
authors: Mark T
authors: MT
authors: Hamilton
authors: Marc
authors: M
authors: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D001481:Basal Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002151:Calorimetry; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D019518:Postprandial Period; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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