Health promotion for workers focusing on physical activity and sedentary behavior: Epidemiological studies in occupational health at the Physical Fitness Research Institute

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  • Kai Yuko
    Physical Fitness Research Institute, Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare
  • Kitano Naruki
    Physical Fitness Research Institute, Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare
  • Jindo Takashi
    Physical Fitness Research Institute, Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare
  • Tsunoda Kenji
    Faculty of Social Welfare, Yamaguchi Prefectural University
  • Nagamatsu Toshiya
    Yamano College of Aesthetics
  • Arao Takashi
    Physical Fitness Research Institute, Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare

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  • 身体活動と座位行動に着目した勤労者の健康づくり －体力医学研究所における労働衛生分野の疫学研究－
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<p>Health issues with workers include many aspects that scientific research in physical fitness and sports medicine can contribute to. Nevertheless, in Japan, there are few studies on the health problems in workers reported in the field of physical fitness and sports medicine. One reason could be the difficulty of obtaining cooperation in research from companies. This paper introduces results of epidemiological studies on health problems in workers by the Physical Fitness Research Institute. Our research serves as an example of physical fitness and sports medicine studies, including methods for securing fields for research. For the last decade, various epidemiological studies on worker’s mental health, sleep, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and labor related issues have been conducted in our research institute. Most of these studies indicated that lack of physical activity is associated with these indicators in Japanese workers. In recent years, we have also been conducting observational and interventional studies focusing on sedentary behavior in workers. Physical activity is deeply linked to worker’s health, therefore, the important approach to start a research in occupational health is to plan research that solves the company’s health challenges. In occupational health, the needs to promote physical activity and to reduce sitting time are growing under the movement of “Health and Productivity Management” and burden of the COVID-19 pandemic. We believe that current challenges provide an opportunity to advance physical fitness and sports medicine research in occupational health.</p>

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