Affiliations: [a] Laboratory of the Metabolic Adaptations to Exercise under Physiological and Pathological Conditions (AME2P), Clermont Auvergne University, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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CRNH-Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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INRA, UMR 1019, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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University Clermont 1, UFR Medicine, Clermont-Ferrand, France
| [e] Biostatistics unit (DRCI), Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France
| [f] Department of Sport Medicine and Functional Explorations, Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital, G. Montpied Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Correspondence:
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Address for correspondence: Pauline Genin, Clermont University, Blaise Pascal University, EA 3533, Laboratory of the Metabolic Adaptations to Exercise under Physiological and Pathological Conditions (AME2P), BP 80026, F-63171 Aubière cedex, France. Tel./Fax: +33 4 73 40 76 79; E-mail: pauline_genin@hotmail.com.
Abstract: While worldwide public health policies have emphasized the necessity to create a culture that favors regular physical activity, stakeholders and health institutions keep looking for new strategies and opportune settings. Workplaces have been identified since employees spent a considerable part of their time at work and several worksite interventions have been developed lately. While the actual scientific literature clearly points out the beneficial effects of physical activity programs implemented within companies on employees overall health, available evidences however seem to question their adherence to such interventions. Based on previously published results and new observations, this paper discusses the adherence rate during workplace physical activity programs and suggests new strategies to favor increased physical activity among employees, considering their dropouters or finishers’ profiles.
