To understand how common are our Sedentary behaviors, this study
used data from a nationally representative survey of about 5,900 adults to examine sitting time and leisure-time physical activity.
The study estimates how much time adults sit, how many are physically inactive.
Sedentary Lifestyle Could Harm Your Health
Sedentary lifestyle is one that has very little or no physical activity at all, whether at work or at home.
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‘By understanding the combined effect of Sedentary behaviors, this study can help practitioners decide on whether to prioritize interventions against sedentary time or physical activity or both.’
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Researchers report 1 in 4 adults sit for more than 8 hours a day, 4 in 10 are physically inactive with no moderate or vigorous activity during the week, and 1 in 10 reported both sitting more than 8 hours a day and being physically inactive.
Limitations of the study include self-reported data. Practitioners can help support programs and policies that help adults sit less and move more.
Bottom Line: Sitting too long and being physically inactive can be bad for your health, and it's important to understand how common these behaviors are among U.S. adults.
Source: Eurekalert
Bottom Line: Sitting too long and being physically inactive can be bad for your health, and it's important to understand how common these behaviors are among U.S. adults.
Source: Eurekalert
Sedentary Lifestyle, the Leading Cause of Heart Diseases in India
Doctors suggest that sedentary lifestyle, stress and smoking are increasingly responsible for marked increase in CVD, especially in young adults.
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 Osteoporosis, Sedentary Lifestyle in 2000-year-old MummyKhor-Ero, an Egyptian who died in his 40's was physically inactive, ate carb-rich diet and had osteoporosis. | Advertisement
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Sedentary Lifestyle Escalates Pain Conditions in Children
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