Sedentary behavior
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- Work cat.: Youth physical activity and sedentary behavior, 2008.
- Oxford Dictionary of English (revised edition), Oxford University Press, 2005, via Oxford Reference Online, May 24, 2010(sedentary: of a person: tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive; of work or a way of life: characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise; Zoology & Anthropology: inhabiting the same locality throughout life; not migratory or nomadic)
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Sedentary lifestyle is a lifestyle type, in which one is physically inactive and does little or no physical movement and/or exercise. 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. 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. The CDC found that 25.3% of all American adults are physically inactive. 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.
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