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Exceeding the Recommended Energy Limits Due to Age and Gender in Occupational Aerobic Workloads

Exceeding the Recommended Energy Limits Due to Age and Gender in Occupational Aerobic Workloads

Cesar Omar Balderrama Armendariz, Jose de Jesus Flores Figueroa, Judith Lara Reyes, Ludovico Soto Nogueira
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781668424056|ISBN10: 1668424053|EISBN13: 9781668424063
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-2405-6.ch030
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Armendariz, Cesar Omar Balderrama, et al. "Exceeding the Recommended Energy Limits Due to Age and Gender in Occupational Aerobic Workloads." Research Anthology on Changing Dynamics of Diversity and Safety in the Workforce, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 585-599. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2405-6.ch030

APA

Armendariz, C. O., Figueroa, J. D., Reyes, J. L., & Nogueira, L. S. (2022). Exceeding the Recommended Energy Limits Due to Age and Gender in Occupational Aerobic Workloads. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Changing Dynamics of Diversity and Safety in the Workforce (pp. 585-599). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2405-6.ch030

Chicago

Armendariz, Cesar Omar Balderrama, et al. "Exceeding the Recommended Energy Limits Due to Age and Gender in Occupational Aerobic Workloads." In Research Anthology on Changing Dynamics of Diversity and Safety in the Workforce, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 585-599. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2405-6.ch030

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Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to analyze the physical aerobic work in terms of the metabolic expenditure and compare it with the recommended boundaries of energy found in literature, proposing an alternative to the potential work overload through a compensatory equation introduced in the standard time of the workstation. To support the study, information considering the estimated metabolic expenditure in workers was applied to a novel procedure to reduce the metabolic demand of the task according to age and gender. Results of the study indicated that women older than 30 years exceeded the energy limits from moderate to very heavy load activities, and men older than 40 years exceeded the energy limits in heavy and very heavy workloads. The proposal of compensatory equation statistically reduced the energy loads below the recommended limits of energy. The aerobic workload is a sensitive factor for age and gender groups and can be potential risks for developing cardiovascular diseases as well as some musculoskeletal disorders.

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