The “Sitting Disease” is real, and it can be deadly, Here are 12 of the latest statistics on sedentary lifestyle and sitting that will get you off of your chair and moving more. Source: http://ergonomictrends.com/sedentary-lifestyle-sitting-statistics/

1. SEDENTARY
LIFESTYLE
The Shocking
Statistics
That Will Get You
off Your Chair

2. Sitting is more dangerous than
smoking, kills more people
than HIV and is more
treacherous than parachuting

3. SITTING OURSELVES
TO DEATH

4. 1 One in four American adults spend more than eight
hours a day sitting
Latest federal
research done by
the Center for
Disease Control and
Prevention
25% of Americans spend more than 8 hours a day sitting
44% report doing no moderate to vigorous physical activity at all
weekly
11% spend 8 hours or more a day sitting whilst doing little leisure-
time physical activity
Only 4% spend less than 4 hours a day sitting while being active as
well

5. 2 A sedentary lifestyle increases death rate by 71%
A recent study with 184,190
participants reported that
People who spent
more than 6 hours
per day sitting
With low levels of
physical activity have
a 71% increase in
mortality rate
With 4-7 hours of
moderate to
vigorous exercise
weekly
Sitting for 5-6 hours a
day watching TV still
increases mortality
rate by 50%
Comprehensive study

6. 3 The US ranks 143 out of 168 Countries in
Physical Fitness

7. THE 5 LEAST PHYSICALLY ACTIVE
COUNTRIES ARE
1. Kuwait
2. Iraq
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Costa Rica
5. Portugal
SOME OF THE MOST
PHYSICALLY ACTIVE
COUNTRIES ARE:
1. Uganda
2. Mozambique
3. Lesotho
4. Myanmar
5. China

8. 4 6% of Deaths Globally are linked to Physical
Inactivity
According to the
WHO (World Health
Organization),
physical inactivity is
the fourth leading
risk factor for
global mortality
6% of deaths globally
22% of heart disease
22% of colon cancer
12% diabetes and hypertension

9. 5
People who sit for 30 minutes or less at a time have
a 55% lower risk of death compared to those who sit
longer
Looking at 8,000 adults, they found that people who sat in
30-minute stretches had a 55% lower death risk compared to
those that sat for longer periods at a time
People that often sit for more than 90 minutes at a time have
a nearly two-fold greater risk of death

10. 6 Cardiovascular disease risk goes up by 147% for
people with high levels of sedentary behavior
According to an analysis of several studies, high levels of
sedentary behavior increases the risk of cardiovascular
disease by up to 147%
Based on research called sedentary behavior and subclinical
cardiac injury, sitting all day can cause troponin buildup

11. 7 Sedentary behavior increases the risk of some types
of cancer by up to 66%
Sedentary
behavior was
linked to a greater
risk
Increases risk of colon cancer by 24%
Increases risk of endometrial cancer by 66%
Increases risk of lung cancer by 21%

12. 8 Sitting for long periods of time is linked to a 112%
increase in the risk of diabetes
Being sedentary can have negative effects on one’s glucose
levels and increases insulin resistance
Frequent uninterrupted bouts of sitting can increase your
chances of developing diabetes by 112%

13. 9
People who sit for more than 7 hours per day or
more are much more likely to develop depression,
dementia and alzheimers
According to a study of 8,950 middle-aged women, sitting for
more than 7 hours daily increases the risk of
depression by 47%
Frequent uninterrupted bouts of sitting can increase your
chances of developing alzheimer's by up to 12 times.

14. 10 Since 1950, sedentary jobs have increased by 83%
American Heart Association reported that only 20% of the
current workforce possess physically active jobs
Sedentary jobs have seen an 83% increase since 1950

15. 11 Moving just 2 minutes every hour can decrease
premature death risks by 33%
According to a study by the University Of Utah School Of
Medicine, just two minutes of physical activity for every hour
of sitting can lower the risk of premature death by
as much as 33%
To make it easier for you to remember to take this much
needed 2-minute break, you can use an extension like Healthy
Browsing if you’re a Chrome user

16. 12 Recommended Physical Activity Guidelines
The ODPHP
released the
Physical Activity
Guidelines for
Americans 2nd
Edition in 2018
Preschool children under 5 years should be physically active
throughout the day
Children and adolescents who are 6 to 17 years old need to do at
least 1 hour of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity each day
Adults should do at least 150 to 300 minutes a week of moderate-
intensity or 75 minutes to 150 minutes a week
Older adults should do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity
aerobic activity a week with consideration for existing conditions
Pregnant and post-partum women should consult their obstetrician and
if possible, do a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic
activity spread out through the week

17. DO MORE TO
REAP MORE
HEALTH BENEFITS

18. READ THE ENTIRE
FINDINGS
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