Research

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Adults in four European countries exhibit high levels of sedentary time (mean 530 min/day) and physical inactivity (72% not meeting WHO recommendations), with older and obese individuals being the most at-risk demographics.

Use objective tracking (like an accelerometer) rather than memory to assess your daily movement. Most adults sit for nearly 9 hours a day, and feeling 'active' is not a reliable indicator of meeting health guidelines. Focus on reducing total sitting time, especially if you are older or have a higher BMI, as these groups are statistically most likely to be highly sedentary and inactive.

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On average, participants were sedentary for 530 min/day, and accumulated 36 min/day of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity. ... 72% did not meet the physical activity recommendations. ... Older people and obese people were most likely to display these behaviours and thus deserve special attention in interventions and policy planning.
Anne Loyen et al. · Sports Medicine · 2016

Why this rating

Large pooled sample (n=9509) from multiple countries using objective accelerometer data, though cross-sectional design limits causal inference.

Source

Sedentary Time and Physical Activity Surveillance Through Accelerometer Pooling in Four European Countries

Anne Loyen et al. · Sports Medicine · 2016

cross_sectional · n=9509Cited 194×
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