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The physical activity paradox: six reasons why occupational physical activity (OPA) does not confer the cardiovascular health benefits that leisure time physical activity does

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  • Andreas Holtermann National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Niklas Krause Departments of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Allard J van der Beek Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Leon Straker School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Andreas Holtermann, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkalle, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; aho{at}nrcwe.dk
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Holtermann A, Krause N, van der Beek AJ, et al
The physical activity paradox: six reasons why occupational physical activity (OPA) does not confer the cardiovascular health benefits that leisure time physical activity does
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2018;52:149-150.

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  • First published August 10, 2017.
Online issue publication 
October 11, 2022

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