This study aimed to examine cycling time and distance when inactive subjects were provided with electrically assisted bicycles, and secondly, to examine changes in cardiorespiratory fitness.
Method: Inactive employees in a selection of public and private corporations in three Norwegian cities were invited to participate. Inclusion criteria were: a desire to cycle to work, residence more than 3km from the workplace, and not physically active according to guidelines. There were 25 participants in the study and we provided them all with electrically assisted bicycles fitted with GPS bike computers to record usage. The participants were followed for three to eight months, 226 days on average. Measures of maximal oxygen uptake were performed before and after the intervention. Demographic characteristics and prior transportation habits were reported in a questionnaire at baseline.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
25
25 participants were provided with electrically assisted bicycles fitted with GPS bike computers to record usage
Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen
Bergen, Norway
Department of Public Health, Sport and Nutrition, University of Agder
Kristiansand, Norway
Department of Education and Sports Science, University of Stavanger
Stavanger, Norway
examine cycling time
when inactive subjects were provided with electrically assisted Bicycles for 12 months
Time frame: 12 months
examine cycling distance
when inactive subjects were provided with electrically assisted Bicycles for 12 months
Time frame: 12 months
examine changes in cardiorespiratory fitness
Measurements of V02 max pre- post
Time frame: 12 months
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