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10 Feb 2022
Our new research article published today:
70,000 workers followed for 2 years shows that micro-exercises at the workplace can potentially prevent 13% of all long-term sickness absence i Denmark.
Full-text article:
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Stress news:
- 30 min daily physical activity reduces severe stress risk by 26%.
- Protection starts at ~2 min/day.
74,000 persons, objective tracking.
Simple workday ideas:
1. Walk-and-talk meetings,
2. Active exercise breaks
3. Active commuting
doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2026.1…
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Lars L. Andersen retweeted
13 Mar 2025
1: Et nyt dansk studie viser, at selvvalgt ugentlig arbejdstid på op til 64 timer ikke udgør et generelt sikkerheds- og sundhedsproblem set fra et samfundsperspektiv. doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-2…. En tråd 🧵 ⬇️ #arbejdsmiljø #arbejde #dkpol #sundpol
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21 Feb 2025
NIVA course on Prolonging Working Life among Senior Workers coming to Malmö, Sweden! 🇸🇪
Join us May 13-15, 2025 at Radisson Blu.
niva.org/course/prolonging-w… #OccupationalHealth #SeniorWorkers
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18 Feb 2025
Regular physical activity can help prevent diagnosed depression:
40 minutes of physical activity per day is a good compromise between amount and effectiveness.
Our research paper with 74,715 adults followed during 8 years:
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Lars L. Andersen retweeted
11 Feb 2025
Trends in depression in the European population aged 50 years and older is now online in AJE. From 2004 to 2022, the prevalence of depression in Europe decreased significantly by 5.9%. Find more👉academic.oup.com/aje/advance…
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Lars L. Andersen retweeted
4 Feb 2025
Optimal dose and pattern of physical activity to reduce risk of depression. Our new study conducted with data from the UK Biobank is now online.👇 cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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Lars L. Andersen retweeted
31 Dec 2024
Last paper of 2024. 👉High occupational physical activity is associated with higher mortality risk among Spanish working men. Prospective cohort study with more than 500,000 individuals. sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @ActiveBuildings @LarsLAndersen @jcalatayud
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Lars L. Andersen retweeted
26 Dec 2024
The triad of physical activity for cardiovascular health. ⏩A review on why a combination of moderate, vigorous and muscle-strengthening physical activity is superior than either of these singular modalities to improve cardiovascular health. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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21 Feb 2024
🚀 Excited to announce the 3rd International PEROSH Conference on Prolonging Working Life! 🌍 📅 24-25 Oct 2024 | 📍TNO, Leiden, The Netherlands & Online
tno.nl/en/newsroom/events/3r…
#ProlongingWorkingLife #HealthyAging #TNOEvent
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30 Dec 2023
New Year's resolution about healthier living? Then you can find a bunch of inspiration in this comprehensive review with 145 references:
"Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention at the Workplace."
annualreviews.org/eprint/IMM…
Feel free to share with colleagues and friends
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7 Oct 2023
Unlock the secrets of workplace health promotion! 🌟 Over 150 research studies distilled into one comprehensive review. 📚 Want a personal copy? 📩 Retweet and I'll send it your way! 🔗 annualreviews.org/doi/10.114…
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14 Oct 2023
The journal gave me a free shareable link to the article annualreviews.org/eprint/IMM…
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Lars L. Andersen retweeted
13 Oct 2023
Original: @JVinstrupain, @LarsLAndersen et al. highlight that pain control beliefs are associated with disability pension among eldercare workers with persistent pain.
— Individual pain-related cognitions may influence the experience of pain
Full: jpain.org/article/S1526-5900…
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13 Oct 2023
Do you want to know what the SWOLE model of Workplace Health Promotion is? 💪
Based on almost 150 research articles, here is - summed up in one review article - all you need to know about Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention at the Workplace:
annualreviews.org/eprint/IMM…
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8 Oct 2023
It seems that I can only send messages to connections, so click the follow button and retweet if you want the article or alternatively provide your email in the comments
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11 Sep 2023
Mental health and vitality predict spinal pain 💥
Couldn't imagine one of my PhD papers would be a collaboration with the top cited researchers in my PhD grant application 4 years ago 😯
Thanks to @LarsLAndersen for giving me this opportunity 😁
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3 Jul 2023
Just published:
Trends in adherence to the muscle-strengthening activity guidelines in the US over a 20-year span
doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsy…
@jcalatayud_ @rlopezbu
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7 Jun 2023
Just published: Regular use of painkillers and anxiety/sleep meds among workers markedly increases the risk of early death.
In this study we interviewed and followed 7700 workers for 11 years in a national register: academic.oup.com/eurpub/adva…
#opioids #drugs #depression #pain
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Lars L. Andersen retweeted
23 May 2023
Our new #CoDA paper shows that increasing MVPA associates with decreasing BMI & waist circumference, whereas increasing sleep associates with increasing BMI during retirement transition: doi.org/10.1038/s41366-023-0…
@SariStenholm @LeskinenTuijaH @nidhigupta2911 @LarsLAndersen
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Lars L. Andersen retweeted
19 May 2023
📰Our new paper is finally out in @CurrProbsCardio
Longitudinal dose-response association between handgrip strength and hypertension.
💡Significant hypertension risk reduction observed:
🚩Minimum level: 28 Kg
🚩Optimal level: 54 kg
👉Pre-proof available
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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