Sitting Is Stupid

Presentation given to Institute of Design students.

Transcript

1. Sitting Is Stupid Ernesto Ramirez @e_ramirez
3. Why Exercise?
6. 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 1 2 3 4 5 Mortality (Relative Risk) Fitness Group Male Female
8. 3%
10. > 30%
11. Transportation
12. Home
13. Work
14. Sedentary Behavior (< 1.5 METs) 60% | 15hrs (either way its too much)
15. So what? Obesity Diabetes Cancer Risk All Cause Mortality
16. We have a problem
17. We (may) have a solution BREAKS  BMI  Waist Circumference  Blood Glucose  Triglycerides
18. Work
19. Sedentary Work 20% since 1950    4 to 9 hours per day
20. This is Poorly Designed (so what are our options?)
21. FitBit+ http://www.geekdesk.com/
22. h#p://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/mf-­‐standing-­‐desk/   http://bit.ly/WiredStandingDesk
24. Previous Research •  Dr. Levin (and others) - “walk and work” – Proof of concept (Thompson et al., 2007) •  Treadmill desk works •  Participants enjoyed it •  Steps day -1 increased by 2000 – EE while working (Levine & Miller, 2007) •  Sitting = 72 kcal hr-1 •  Walking = 191 kcal hr-1 – Additional studies confirm findings
26. Previous Research •  Radiologists successfully interpreted CT images while using treadmill desk (Fidler et al., 2008) –  High reliability with conventional workstation •  Productivity is not sig. altered during treadmill walking (Dinesh et al., 2008) –  Selective attention –  Processing speed –  Reading comprehension –  Small decreases in fine motor skills and math comprehension
28. FitBit+ An intelligent persuasive system for promoting sedentary time reduction.
29. FitBit+ Components Sensor Layer Data Layer Message Layer
30. FitBit+ Sensor Layer Tri-Axial Accelerometer Wireless Communication Records Multiple Data Points •  Steps •  EE •  Distance •  Activity Intensity
31. FitBit+ Data Layer API Access Web Service Store Multiple Values •  Inter-day •  Intra-day •  Distance Data Manipulation
32. FitBit+ Message Layer Application Accesses Data Layer Provides Prompts/Feedback •  Behavioral reminders •  Actionable behaviors
33. FitBit+  says:   “You’re  doing  great!   Keep  on  moving!”  
34. FitBit+  says:   “You’ve  been  siEng  for   30  minutes.  Why  don’t   you  take  a  break.”  
35. FitBit+  says:   “You’ve  been  siEng  for   45  minutes.  You  should   get  up  and  stretch”  
36. FitBit+  says:   “One  hour  of  siEng!  Get   up  and  move  to  stay   healthy  and    energized”  
38. Some Other Ideas  FloorSquare
39. MOVE. ALL DAY. EVERY DAY. Thank You Ernesto Ramirez | @e_ramirez