"non-working day" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a day when someone does not have to work, such as a holiday or weekend. Example: I'm so glad tomorrow is a non-working day, I can finally relax and spend time with my family.
It was hypothesized that the intervention enhances different types of walking and decreases sedentary time during working and non-working day and is feasible and low-cost.
Primary outcome questions were "walking at work", "walking for transportation", "walking for leisure" and "walking stairs" as well as sedentary time during working and non-working day.
In the preliminary meeting the employees in STEP were instructed to assess their average number of daily steps with a pedometer during three days including two working and one non-working day, which has been shown to be sufficient for predicting weekly PA ([ 25]).
Total sitting time on last working day and non-working day was computed by adding time spent sitting in each domain.
The UV dosimeter is worn at the wrist and is either polysulphone, in which case two dosimeters are supplied, one to be used on a usual working day and the other on a usual non-working day, or an electronic dosimeter to be worn each day for the diary week.
Sedentary behavior was assessed with five items asking about time spent sitting in the last working and non-working day across five domains [ 51].
They are asked to fill out a brief version of the internet survey on the device on two to three moments a day, on both working and non-working days.
This was followed by normative feedback on their own amount of sitting on working and non-working days, which was related to four categories, being: <8 h per day, <12 h per day, <16 h per day, and ≥16 h per day- mainly based on research confirming the association of sedentary behaviour with all-cause mortality [ 51].
Associations with sex, age, education level, occupation type and perceptions towards physical activity were tested separately for each sedentary exposure, stratified by day type (working days vs. non-working days) using multiple linear regressions.
They reported an average of 34.3 minutes and 26.9 km traveling in vehicles daily if weighted by both the number of working days plus non-working days for each subject on a 7-day basis.
Also [42] indirectly use the 1) method, even they are introducing a 'working day' dummy which is zero on working days and non-zero on non-working days.
