Brits spend more than 14 hours per day sitting
The average Brit now sits on their backside for a whopping 14 hours and 39 minutes every day, it has been found.A study found commuting to work, a day at the office and then an evening in front of the television means millions of adults spend hardly any time on their feet.
Research looked at 3,000 people finding most adults spend four hours and 17 minutes at their desk and a further two hours and 27 minutes parked in front of the TV.
Once home they will sit down again to use a laptop or home computer for another two hours and 25 minutes.
Admit it, you were thinking this could't be true and then you realised you were sitting down as you read it weren't you?
The research also shows the average Brit spends an hour and 41 minutes driving car each day and another 52 minutes on public transport.
Meal times mean they sit down for a further 33 minutes, while 54 minutes are dedicated to playing computer games. Finally, before settling down to sleep at night, most people also spend an hour and 10 minutes reading books.
Commenting on the findings, a spokesperson for Weight Watchers UK, which conducted the study, said: "In a recession we have to work harder and for longer hours to make ends meet.
"So we therefore have less time and money to spend on exercise - but to spend over half our day sitting down is a health bomb waiting to happen.
"Incredibly, the average person only does 50 minutes of exercise each week - that's just a quarter of what is recommended for a healthy lifestyle."
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Meal times mean they sit down for a further 33 minutes, while 54 minutes are dedicated to playing computer games. Finally, before settling down to sleep at night, most people also spend an hour and 10 minutes reading books.
Commenting on the findings, a spokesperson for Weight Watchers UK, which conducted the study, said: "In a recession we have to work harder and for longer hours to make ends meet.
"So we therefore have less time and money to spend on exercise - but to spend over half our day sitting down is a health bomb waiting to happen.
"Incredibly, the average person only does 50 minutes of exercise each week - that's just a quarter of what is recommended for a healthy lifestyle."
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Weight Watchers UK
