Sedentary lifestyle

This article is about the medical term. For the anthropologic concept, see sedentism.
"Couch potato" redirects here. For other uses, see Couch potato (disambiguation).
Exercise trends such as watching television are a common characteristic of a sedentary lifestyle.

Sedentary lifestyle is a lifestyle type, in which one is physically inactive and does little or no physical movement and/or exercise.[1] A person living a sedentary lifestyle is often sitting or lying down while engaged in an activity like socializing, watching TV, playing video games, reading or using a mobile phone or computer for much of the day. A sedentary lifestyle contributes to poor health quality, diseases as well as many preventable causes of death.[2][3][4][5][6]

Sitting time is a common measure of a sedentary lifestyle. A global review representing 47% of the global adult population found that the average person sits down for 4.7 to 6.5 hours a day with the average going up every year.[7][8][9][specify] The CDC found that 25.3% of all American adults are physically inactive.[10]

Screen time is a term for the amount of time a person spends looking at a screen such as a television, computer monitor, or mobile device. Excessive screen time is linked to negative health consequences.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][6][excessive citations]

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