Office-Cycling: A Promising Way to Raise Pain Thresholds and Increase Metabolism with Minimal Compromising of Work Performance

Table 1

The protocol for the three experimental conditions. The outcome measures were taken either continuously during the experiment (metabolic expenditure) or at a specified time related to when the experimental activity started.

	Before start	10 min	20 min	30 min	60 min	65 min	75 min	105 min
LC	PPT; TPT	Mouse pointing; Typing performance; Stroop Colour & Word; RPE	Mouse pointing; Typing performance; Stroop Colour & Word; RPE	RPE; PPT (only trapezius)		Mouse pointing; Typing performance; Stroop Colour & Word; RPE	RPE; PPT; TPT	PPT; TPT
MC	PPT; TPT	Mouse pointing; Typing performance; Stroop Colour & Word; RPE	Mouse pointing; Typing performance; Stroop Colour & Word; RPE	RPE; PPT; TPT	PPT; TPT
Standing	PPT; TPT	Mouse pointing; Typing performance; Stroop Colour & Word; RPE	Mouse pointing; Typing performance; Stroop Colour & Word; RPE	RPE; PPT; TPT	PPT; TPT

PPT = pressure pain threshold, TPT = thermal pain thresholds (heat and cold), RPE = ratings of perceived exertion, LC = low intensity cycling, and MC = moderate intensity cycling.