title: The potential of bike desks to reduce sedentary time in the office: a mixed-method study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the use of bike desks in an office setting and office workers' experiences of bike desks.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mixed-method study; quantitative data of cycling desk use in combination with qualitative data of users' experience were obtained via questionnaires.
  
  
  METHODS
  Bike desks were provided in an office setting during a five-month period. The amount of cycled time, distance and the cycling intensity were registered. At the end of the intervention period, participants filled out a questionnaire about their experiences of cycling desks in the office.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants cycled for approximately 98 min/week. Most participants were very positive about their bike desk experience and almost all of them would continue using them. About one third of the participants experienced a positive effect on attention and work performance and for about two thirds it positively influenced their motivation during work. Furthermore, about half of the participants felt more energetic, more self-confident and perceived a positive effect on their health and lifestyle.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Providing bike desks in an office reduces office workers sedentary time. Furthermore, people experienced positive effects on several personal and work-related parameters. Therefore, providing bike desks in office settings seems to be a promising means to reduce sedentary time.
authors.affiliation: Human Physiology Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Torbeyns
authors.affiliation: Human Physiology Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: de Geus
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy Education, Elon University, Elon, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.affiliation: Human Physiology Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Decroix
authors.affiliation: Human Physiology Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia. Electronic address: rmeeusen@vub.ac.be.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meeusen
mesh_terms: D001642:Bicycling / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015444:Exercise; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D016272:Occupational Health; D036301:Qualitative Research; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace
keywords: Active workstation; Office workers; Sedentary behaviour