ActiveLifeTrainer - Prof. Christoph Leonhard, Ph.D. ABPP
Christoph Leonhard, Ph.D. ABPP
is professor of clinical psychology specializing in behavioral medicine at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, LA. After five years as an instructor at Harvard Medical School he accepted a professorship in Chicago where he has been researching and developing seated elliptical exercise machines to help sedentary office workers to be active at work. The main aspects of his developments are protected by international patents including in the US, China, and Germany.
The efficacy of the elliptical exercise machines developed by Dr. Leonhard, such as activeLife Trainer™, has been proven in several independent scientific studies at well known universities and research institutes in Germany, the US, and the Netherlands. Please find a reference list below:
Peer-refereed scientific publications regarding exercise machines and related technology developed by Professor Leonhard:
Carr, L.J., Leonhard, C., Tucker, S., Fethke,N., Benzo,R., & Gerr, F. (2015). Total Worker HealthTM Intervention Targeted to Sedentary Office Workers: A Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2015.06.022
Carr, L.J, Bemzo,R, Leonhard,C., Ferrer,A, & Ramesh,S. (2015). Efficacy of Active Sitting Desks for Reducing Occupational Sedentary Time and Improving Health. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 49(51):S170.
Carr, LJ, Maeda, H, Luther, B, Rider, P, Tucker, S and Leonhard, C. (2014) Acceptability and Effects of a Seated Active Workstation During Sedentary Work: A Proof of Concept Study. International Journal of Workplace Health Management., 7, 2-15 DOI: 10.1108/IJWHM-03-2013-0008
Carr, LJ Luther, B, Rider, P and Leonhard, CL. (2013) Comparing the Physical, Cognitive and Work Performance Effects of Using an Active Elliptical Machine Desk versus a Standard Desk. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 45(S2):B159.
Eva-Maria Burford, Juliane Botter, Dianne Commissaris, Reinier Könemann, Suzanne Hiemstra-van Mastrigt, Rolf Peter Ellegast. "The Effect of Dynamic Workstations on the Performance of Various Computer and Office-Based Tasks" In: Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics, and Risk Management. Human Body Modeling and Ergonomics - Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Volume 8026, 2013, pp 205-212; New York: Springer.
Juliane Botter, Eva-Maria Burford, Dianne Commissaris, Reinier Könemann, Suzanne Hiemstra-van Mastrigt, Rolf Peter Ellegast. "The Biomechanical and Physiological Effect of Two Dynamic Workstations," in: Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics, and Risk Management. Human Body Modeling and Ergonomics Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Volume 8026, 2013, pp 196-204; New York: Springer.
Scientific Presentations on exercise machines and related technology developed by Professor Leonhard:
2017 June
Leonhard, C. (2017). Interprofessional Disease prevention: Active Motion Sitting to combat Occupational Sedentariness. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Louisiana Psychological Association, Harrahan, LA.
2015 June
Leonhard, C.& Carr,L.J. (2015). The Effect of Active Motion Sitting on Worker Productivity and Occupational Sedentariness. Paper presented at the Symposium of the Institute for Occupational Safety in Sankt Augustin, Germany.
2015 April
Carr,L.J., McKenzie O’Neill,M., Ramesh,S., Ferrerr,A., Benzo,R., & Leonhard,C. (2015). Efficacy of Active Sitting Desks for Reducing Occupational Sedentary Time and Improving Health. Paper presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine Convention in San Antonio, TX.
2015 March
Leonhard, C. & Carr, L.J. (2015). Optimal Default Settings in Prevention/Physical Activity Promotion. Paper presented at the 8th Annual Xavier Health Disparities Conference, New Orleans, LA.
2014 August
Carr, L. J., & Leonhard, C. (2014). Acceptability and Feasibility of Active Sitting Desk for Reducing Sedentary Time in the Workplace. Paper presented at the XX World Congress for Safety and Health at Work, Frankfurt, Germany.
2014 August
Carr, L.J., & Leonhard, C. (2014). Comparing the Physical, Cognitive and Work Performance Effects of Using an Active Sitting Desk versus a Standard Desk. Paper presented at the XX World Congress for Safety and Health at Work, Frankfurt, Germany.
2014 August
Carr, L .J., & Leonhard, C. (2014). Long-term Efficacy of Active Sitting Desks for Reducing Occupational Sedentary Time and Improving Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Paper presented at the XX World Congress for Safety and Health at Work, Frankfurt, Germany.
2013 March
Carr, LJ Luther, B, Rider, P and Leonhard, CL. (2013) Comparing the Physical, Cognitive and Work Performance Effects of Using an Active Elliptical Machine Desk versus a Standard Desk. Paper presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine Convention in San Francisco, CA.
2012 April
Carr., L. J., Muscher, P. J., & Leonhard, C. (2012). Acceptability and Feasibility of LifeBalance Station® for Reducing Sedentary Time in the Workplace. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Society for Behavioral Medicine in New Orleans, LA.
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