Friday 2 November Posters / Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 15 (2012) S265–S327 S305 the characteristics of urban public transport workers of a medium- sized city in southern Brazil. Methods: A sample of 227 drivers and conductors answered a questionnaire including sociodemographic, economic, behav- ioral, nutritional, health and work questions. International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) long version was used to check total, transportation and leisure physical inactivity of these profession- als. Results: The mean age and schooling level were respectively 36.3 and 9.2 years. Almost all the respondents were male, 77.5% were white, 64.3% were married/living with a partner. As for the self-perception of health, 14.7% of respondents reported their health as fair/poor, 3/4 were classified as overweight/obese by BMI, more than 20.0% of respondents admitted smoking at the present time and only 3.1% were classified as positive for alcoholism. Almost 40% of workers did not reach the minimum physical activity recom- mended for health promotion in the leisure time and transportation domains together (47.6 and 72.6 were considered insufficiently active in leisure time and transportation domains, respectively). The prevalence of pain in the lower back, chest, neck and shoul- ders were high and 9.0% of respondents tested positive for minor psychiatric disorders. Discussion: Drivers and conductors show disturbing prevalence of factors associated with chronic diseases. Programs to encour- age physical activity and healthy habits are needed to improve the quality of life and work of this occupational category. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2012.11.742 740 Which men can increase physical activity & lose weight after a gender-sensitive intervention delivered in a male-friendly set- ting? C. Donnachie 1,* , K. Hunt 1 , C. Gray 2 , N. Mutrie 3 , S. Wyke 2 1 MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow 2 Institute of Health and Well-being, Glasgow University 3 Strathclyde University Introduction: Obesity and lack of physical activity (PA) increas- ingly threaten individual and public health. Scotland has the highest levels of obesity in men in Europe. Gender-sensitisation is needed to attract overweight/obese men to weight management and PA interventions. Few studies have: focussed solely on men; assessed the impact of such interventions on both self-reported and objectively measured PA or of feeding back objective PA data to men; or identified predictors of success in achieving increased PA in this high-risk group. We have shown that the professional soc- cer setting can attract ‘high-risk’ men, a traditionally hard-to-reach group. Objective: We report on: changes in self-reported and objec- tively measured PA (pre/post intervention) in overweight/obese men aged 35–65 taking part in Football Fans in Training (FFIT)), a 12-week, gender-sensitised group intervention, delivered via Scot- tish Premier League (SPL) clubs. We also examine; acceptability of wearing objective PA monitors (activPALs); impact of providing feedback on objectively measured PA on weight loss and PA; which sub-groups are least able to achieve health-relevant PA/weight loss targets. Methods: 11 SPL clubs delivered FFIT to 203 overweight/obese men in February–April 2012. At 4 clubs, men were invited to wear activPALs prior to starting FFIT and 12 weeks later. Height, weight, waist and blood pressure were measured at baseline and 12 weeks; data on socio-demographic status, health behaviours (diet, IPAQ, smoking, alcohol), self-efficacy in relation to changing PA and diet, and health and physical functioning (longstanding illness, joint pain, SF12, health service use) were also obtained. Results: 63/73 men attending FFIT at four SPL clubs agreed to wear activPALs. Their mean age was 44.78 (sd10.29), 85.7% were married/cohabiting, and 30.1% lived in deprived com- munities. At baseline, men were at high risk of subsequent morbidity (mean BMI = 35.60 (sd5.26); mean waist circumfer- ence = 117.36cms (sd11.96)), and many had particular challenges to increasing PA: 63% had pre-existing joint pain; 57.1% reported their fitness as poor/very poor. At baseline mean daily PA meas- ures were: time sitting/lying 17.78 h (sd1.62); step count 7953.70 (sd2973.21); time standing 4.54 h (sd1.36); time stepping 1.66 h (sd0.58); sit to stand transitions 31.80 (sd12.08); EE (MET) 33.80 h (sd1.22). Discussion: This programme reaches a population group that does not traditionally enrol in existing weight loss services. These baseline characteristics suggest we have recruited the correct tar- get group, but identify specific challenges for increasing their PA levels and success in losing weight; future programmes must be tailored to these needs. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2012.11.743 741 Sitting time and physical activity in the UK working population: A cross sectional study M. Duncan * , A. Kazi, C. Haslam, S. Clemes, L. Kerr Loughborough University Introduction: Working late, a large scale Research Programme underway at the Work and Health Research Centre, Loughborough University, is exploring how the health of people in the work- place can be improved and maintained. This paper presents findings from a first phase of the research project which involved exploring self-reported activity levels and sedentary activity among the UK working population. Method: The research was conducted using a cross-sectional questionnaire, distributed to employees in 145 UK organisations in both the private and public sectors. Data on self-reported physical activity levels, sitting time, work-related variables, health promo- tion initiatives and demographic variables were collected. Results: Of the 1141 employees who responded to the ques- tionnaire, 55% were female, with a mean age of 43 (SD = 11.9, range 18–65) years. Overall, the mean sitting time on a workday was 9 hours 18 minutes. More time was reported sitting at work (5 hours 7 minutes) than any other sitting activity, with work sitting time accounting for more than half of the average sitting time on a workday (55%). On average, more time was spent sitting on a work- day than a non-workday (8 hours 25 minutes). The mean sleeping time on a workday was 6 hours 42 minutes whereas on a non- workday this was 7 hours 20 minutes. The results therefore suggest that participants spend as much time sitting as they do sleeping. Results for individuals in the Body Mass Index categories of nor- mal and overweight showed significantly lower mean sitting times on a workday compared to those individuals in the obese category. On average, those in the obese BMI group sat for approximately 60 to 90 minutes longer than those in the overweight or normal BMI categories. Furthermore, two thirds (66.7%) of the respondents indicated they regularly engaged in physical activity and/or exer- cise during their leisure time. However, only 26.6% actually met minimum recommended guidelines for physical activity.